David Gilmour, guitarist and vocalist of Pink Floyd, is revered for shaping progressive and psychedelic rock with his songwriting chops and transcendent solos on landmark albums such as The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall.
His “Black Strat” is perhaps his most notable guitar and the one that defined his signature tone – marked by soaring bends, vocal-like vibrato, sustain, and expansive delay.
His expressive solos across his repertoire, including those in pieces such as Comfortably Numb and Time, comfortably solidify his position in any “greatest of all time list,” including Guitar World’s. Beyond Pink Floyd, his solo work, including his latest, 2024’s Luck and Strange, continues to set the benchmark for emotive guitar playing.
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