Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

[Evan Skopp]

First thing, click here.

[Dr. Vegetable]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

"First off – bending. David bends a lot. And we’re not just talking bending the seventh up to the root here. We’re talking one-and-a-half, two, even two-and-a-half step bends. Sometimes he plays an entire melodic lick by bending one note up and down through the different notes that make it up. There are lots of quarter bends. The one thing that is completely consistent is that the bends are absolutely to pitch. If you want to be able to play like David, then your number one priority is to be able to bend to pitch accurately, every time. In fact, you even need to be able to bend the string to pitch accurately before you play the note. So get practicing."

This is one of those things I've always wondered. Did Gilmour do that just to mess with our minds? Playing a song like Dogs, you have to be able to bend to pitch before you hit the notes. It's like some awesome inside joke for guitarists only.

Great blog entry. Thank you!

[everdrone]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

I hate that string bending stuff. cramps up my fingers, Ill just slide up instead. also throws the guitar out of tune.

I wonder if it is any easier on a strat cause of the whammy bar springs.

[JOLLY]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

Great article, but I'm not even going to try and sound like him....lol

[Agileguy_101]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

I love pre-bending notes. It's so much fun. I really like to pre-bend up a whole step and then bend up another half step (or step depending on the tune) and then go back to the original note.

[GilmourD]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

I love pre-bending notes. It's so much fun. I really like to pre-bend up a whole step and then bend up another half step (or step depending on the tune) and then go back to the original note.

Yeah, I picked that trick up, too. Makes for some nice phrasing.

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[Kais]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

I figure I would pass these along to anyone interested, no affiliation. This store also makes a replica of the #1 strat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/920D-Custom-MIM-Strat-w-Duncan-SSL-5-Fender-Custom-Shop-69-Fat-50-Pickups-/200927036019?pt=Guitar&hash=item2ec82f4273

affordable version of the black strat

http://www.ebay.com/itm/920D-Custom-Loaded-Strat-Pickguard-Duncan-Fender-BK-WH-SSL-5-69-Fat-50s-/111209625327?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item19e49c36ef

loaded pickguard from the black strat

[jeremy]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

does anyone proof read these articles before they hit the web?

[GilmourD]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

does anyone proof read these articles before they hit the web?

What rid you spot?

I'll admit than I haven't had a chance to sit down and read the entire thing, yet... Posting from work. LOL

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[Scott Olson]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

does anyone proof read these articles before they hit the web?

Yes, they are proofed - did you want to be more specific Jeremy and send on a list of suggested corrections?

[jeremy]

Re: Blog: How to Sound Like David Gilmour

wasn't trying to be a jerk, it was an honest question. this kinda jumped out at me

Pickups

The neck and bridge pickups on the black Strat are the pickups that came with the guitar, but the bridge pickup is a custom pickup that Seymour wound especially for David