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Celebrating 50 years of The Dark Side of the Moon: inside the magical guitar sounds of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece

By David Mead published 1 June 23

How one of rock’s greatest studio albums came together onstage, and what David Gilmour used to craft some of the most sought-after guitar tones in music history

Snowy White performs with Roger Waters at the O2 Arena in London on May 19, 2008

Snowy White: "It's funny that I used a Strat for Pigs on the Wing. I was so used to my Les Paul – I was surprised I felt as comfortable as I did. I still hated it, but I got through it"

By Andrew Daly published 31 May 23

The rock guitar gun for hire reveals why he was initially hesitant to play with Pink Floyd, how he divvied up parts with David Gilmour, and what it was like navigating the tension between Gilmour and Roger Waters

Session guitar legend Michael Landau reveals what it takes to play with the biggest artists of all time and explains why “Strats are the ultimate couch guitar”

By Amit Sharma published 24 May 23

As Fender releases two signature Stratocasters for the session guitar hero, he reflects on recording with the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell – and what it’s like to play on a Pink Floyd track in front of David Gilmour

Michael Landau recalls recording guitar in front of David Gilmour: “Playing for Pink Floyd was one of the most bizarre things ever”

By Matt Owen published 9 May 23

The session heavyweight was once brought onboard to record a lead line that Gilmour “didn’t want to do”

David Gilmour performs onstage with Pink Floyd at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on June 28, 1975

Watch David Gilmour wail on the Black Strat in 1975 in newly unearthed 8mm Pink Floyd live footage

By Jackson Maxwell published 7 April 23

Featuring The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety – and a number of songs from the then-yet-to-be-released Wish You Were Here and Animals – the footage (complete with killer audio) captures Floyd at a fascinating stage in their evolution

David Gilmour (left, foreground) and Roger Waters (right, background) perform with Pink Floyd at the Live 8 Festival in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005 in London

Watch David Gilmour play the Black Strat with Pink Floyd for the final time

By Jackson Maxwell published 24 February 23

Gilmour's long-icy relationship with estranged Floyd bassist and songwriter Roger Waters thawed just long enough for the band's classic lineup to perform one last time at the 2005 Live 8 benefit concert

Roger Waters says he was misquoted calling David Gilmour’s solos “horrible”

By Matt Owen published 20 February 23

“Dave’s guitar solos constitute a collection of some of the very best guitar solos in the history of rock and roll,” Waters said in a statement on social media

Kenny Wayne Shepherd performs at the Jim Irsay Collection Concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on December 10, 2022 in San Francisco, California

Kenny Wayne Shepherd: "Once I found out we were going to be playing Comfortably Numb, I was quietly hoping Jim Irsay would ask me to play the Black Strat"

By Andrew Daly published 14 December 22

The blues guitar ace reflects on what it was like to play one of the most famous Stratocasters in history, and why he chose to give listeners "a bit of old and a little bit of new" with a re-recorded version of Trouble Is…

Kanami Tōno performs with Band-Maid at the MCM London Comic Con at The London ExCel on May 28, 2016 in London

From cosmic collaborations to blistering, chug-powered breakdowns: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 1 December 22

Kick off December with a bang with invigorating new songs from Metallica, Donovan & David Gilmour, Band-Maid, Leap, Jack Gardiner, Bury Tomorrow, Subsonic Eye, Miniature Tigers, and more

David Gilmour (left) and Donovan perform onstage

Hear David Gilmour play guest lead guitar on Donovan's new single, Rock Me

By Jackson Maxwell published 29 November 22

The Pink Floyd legend appears on multiple tracks on the singer/songwriter's forthcoming album, Gaelia

Kenny Wayne Shepherd plays David Gilmour's Black Strat

Watch Kenny Wayne Shepherd play Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb on David Gilmour's Black Strat

By Jackson Maxwell published 13 September 22

The performance – a celebration of the kickoff of the Indianapolis Colts' 2022 season – was the legendary guitar's most prominent public outing since its sale in 2019

10 David Gilmour-style lead ideas you need to try

By Jon Bishop published 29 July 22

From funky doublestops to wide interval bends, learn some of the Pink Floyd prog maestro’s masterful soloing techniques

Derek Trucks on the magic of Pink Floyd: “David Gilmour created his own universe on guitar through his tone and approach”

By Amit Sharma last updated 3 August 22

The Tedeschi Trucks Band’s resident slide master on how David Gilmour stamped his musical identity all over Pink Floyd’s earliest recordings, and why no one can replicate it

How ThorpyFX harnessed Syd Barrett’s signature Selmer tones for the Scarlet Tunic

By Jamie Dickson published 18 July 22

British pedal maker ThorpyFX has teamed up with Lee Harris of Saucerful of Secrets to capture the sound of Syd’s Selmer, but as we find out, there is a lot more to the Scarlet Tunic besides nailing those early Pink Floyd guitar tones

8 David Gilmour techniques that will change your playing style

By Jon Bishop published 18 July 22

This primer in the signature approaches of the Pink Floyd prog legend shows you the rudiments of his playing, from how he grips his pick and bends the strings, to chord fretting and more

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett on Pink Floyd’s Shine on You Crazy Diamond

By Ellie Rogers published 12 July 22

The metal god discusses the British prog rock icons nine-part epic and watching David Gilmour play

Muse’s Matt Bellamy on the genius of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – “You get this feeling of floating around indefinitely when you’re listening to David Gilmour play”

By Amit Sharma published 8 July 22

The latter-day prog rock superstar tells us how he first came to hear the 1973 Pink Floyd classic, and what makes David Gilmour a player beyond compare

Pink Floyd perform at Pavillon de Paris, France on February 22, 1977

Pink Floyd announce release of long-delayed Animals remaster

By Jackson Maxwell published 30 June 22

The remix of the band's 1977 best-seller had been held back over disputes between Roger Waters and David Gilmour regarding its liner notes

Tony Franklin, Kate Bush and David Gilmour

Bass legend Tony Franklin recalls teaming up with David Gilmour and Kate Bush to perform Running Up That Hill in 1987

By Matt Owen last updated 29 June 22

The one-off performance at the London Palladium featured the Pink Floyd guitarist on a headless Steinberger, with fretless flair from the former Firm bassist Franklin, and it ruled

David Gilmour's 1985 Gibson J-200 Celebrity Edition

David Gilmour's 1985 Gibson J-200 Celebrity has been put up for sale on Reverb.com

By Jackson Maxwell published 17 June 22

The guitar – which was used by the Pink Floyd legend onstage at the band's 2005 Live 8 reunion set, among other high-profile shows – is currently listed at $325,500

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