Gilmour Sound

So without a Fender you don't think it can sound anything like PF ok...D*** (are we allowed to swear) that sucks I thought my playing sounded pretty similar...D***!!

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Well ya might think im being rude, but i bet you dont have a trained ear....
And as i said, you cant play like DG without a fender.

And I said: You can.
Not all songs are played with a Fender on the studio versions.
To quote Gilmourish:
"Dave could make a P-bass sound like a strat."

It's the fingers.

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Whats, uh.... The deal?

Tarin, let me quote gilmourish too..
"Which Guitar?
You’ll need a single coil guitar. Whether you’re playing on a cheap copy or a vintage Fender, doesn’t really matter, but trying to achieve a decent Floyd sound with a Les Paul, will drive you insane."

No I dont think you're being rude but... I just feel angry for getting a IBANEZ!!!

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BTW could you guys list the best guitars to the worst(companys not exact makes) because even though I've been playing for 4 years I don't really know which guitars are the best I mean i know gibson,epiphone,and fender are good but...

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Speaking about guitars, what was that guitar that Gilmour was playing on the DSotM DVD when doing the Time solo, Breathe, Us and Them, etc. ? It looked like the neck was very wide.

Fender Strat.

Them crazy "baseball bat" strats.

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Well once again as i have posted before delay is the better of the two. But i must say ur effects should be based on the time period gilmour was playin. Here are some basic stuff from time periods. And it never hurts to use some reverb from your amp.

1968-1972 = Wah, Fuzz, Delay
1973-1975= Wah, Fuzz, Delay, Univibe, Phaser. (since univibe too expensive use Mxr phase 90 as sub.)
1976-1979= Wah, Fuzz, Big Muff Pi, Flanger, Phaser, Univibe (once again phaser is a great sub.), Delay, Compressor, and if you want Chorus.

As for the after stuff, just figure it out with ear.

And to quote Dave:
"I used my Taylor guitar for 'Money'".

He also used a Les Paul for "ABItWpt2".

So, you can't play all of David Gilmour with a Les Paul or a non-singlecoil guitar, but you can play some.

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Whats, uh.... The deal?

I never said he never played anything else, but to achieve his sound you need a single coiler. And i hardly think 3 songs are his sound. And he played strat live on those songs.

I read somewhere that DG played the taylor gtr on ' money ' b/c it had more frets on it - allowing him to play the ultra-hi notes we hear in the solo which is played thru a compressor unit

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The guitarist in The Machine uses a Fender with a humbucker. I must say that his guitar sounds were pretty damn close to gilmour too.