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

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

Watch David Gilmour play the Black Strat with Pink Floyd for the final time
By Jackson Maxwell published
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
“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: "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
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…

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
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
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