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Prodigy
10-30-2008, 10:52 PM
Not sure if this is the right place to post this...Ah well. I don't want to cop Gilmour's tone at all, but I'm just curious as to who has pretty much nailed his tone without having to buy all the rack units and crazy expensive pedals etc...
It would be great to see clips if possible. i love it when guys can cop a famous player's tone with their own gear and hands, just using a bare bones approach.
Bill Brasky
10-31-2008, 12:47 AM
Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUG9JyPgnMs
jazzandmetal?
10-31-2008, 12:57 AM
Sadly, I sold the house AND didn't get the tone:(



Nice tones there Bill.
Sid
10-31-2008, 02:50 AM
The skreddy lineup is your best option...i have a video done for the pinkmour(top fuel) on their website....
MBreinin
10-31-2008, 08:37 AM
Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUG9JyPgnMs

Nice! That was pretty damn close there.
burningyen
10-31-2008, 09:42 AM
Lots of people report nailing his tone with a BYOC Large Beaver (Ram Head version).
Prodigy
10-31-2008, 11:28 AM
The skreddy lineup is your best option...i have a video done for the pinkmour(top fuel) on their website....

What's the difference between Skreddy's Pink Floyd type pedals?
Prodigy
10-31-2008, 11:30 AM
Lots of people report nailing his tone with a BYOC Large Beaver (Ram Head version).

I've been told the BE Musket Fuzz can get the Large Beaver tones easily. Would love to A/B them.
straticus
10-31-2008, 11:56 AM
IMHO, coping Gilmore's sound is more a matter of style than tone. For example, Gilmour's tone is different now than it was back in the Pink Floyd days. But there's still no mistaking who's playing when you hear him today.

Here's a song (Innocence and Fear) my band recorded that has a definite "Floyd" style to it. The lead ( at around 2:30) is pretty Gilmour-ish. I wasn't trying to cop his tone, just his style. I used a Grosh strat, Fargen Bordeaux, and D13 Dyna-ranger.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=801655
HHB
10-31-2008, 12:02 PM
well I'm getting a Large Beaver just cause it seems like a thing to buy LOL
GuitarTone
10-31-2008, 12:10 PM
I've used a Tonelab to get some kind of Gilmour tone, tone was basically shite, but it was fun to play.

Gilmour's tone is more in his style than his pedalboard, IMO.

Here's my Tonelab.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=4271759
A440
10-31-2008, 12:11 PM
I haven't gone for it lately, but used to cover a lot of Floyd like Comf Numb, Time, Young Lust.

I think you can approach it with:

compressor (I used a boss cs-2 -wish I still had this one), rat, chorus, and delay. also sprinkle in some amp reverb
Bearded
10-31-2008, 01:38 PM
It's all in the fingers.

I've played my strat into my Skreddy Top Fuel into a comp into my Hiwatt, and it still sounds like ME and not Gilmour. ;)
orangewizard
10-31-2008, 01:44 PM
Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUG9JyPgnMs NICSHE! :cool:

Care to share amps,effects,etc?
hobbes1
10-31-2008, 10:02 PM
www.gilmourish.com (http://www.gilmourish.com)

all you need to know.....
TwinandTwang
11-01-2008, 11:41 AM
Used to do it with 57 RI Strat into Boss Delay into Boogie Mark III.
I think alot of it was the Strat
Ted Witcher
11-01-2008, 01:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV-XdCFR3NY&feature=related
KPO
11-03-2008, 05:08 AM
As said here before, it's a lot in the style of playing. I use a Carl Martin Quattro: comp, little overdrive and delay on my marshall JMP 50 watts and can sound pretty much like Gilmour.
The Guy
11-03-2008, 06:56 AM
IMHO, coping Gilmore's sound is more a matter of style than tone. For example, Gilmour's tone is different now than it was back in the Pink Floyd days. But there's still no mistaking who's playing when you hear him today.

Here's a song (Innocence and Fear) my band recorded that has a definite "Floyd" style to it. The lead ( at around 2:30) is pretty Gilmour-ish. I wasn't trying to cop his tone, just his style. I used a Grosh strat, Fargen Bordeaux, and D13 Dyna-ranger.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=801655

wow. . . you guys are good. keep it up
seiko
11-03-2008, 10:28 AM
Despite the Cornish stuff there's an awful lot of mass-produced pedals in his rig. I would think Strat -- MXR or Ibanez compressor -- Big Muff -- MXR Phase 90 -- MXR Carbon Copy -- Loud Clean tube amp would be a good start, then you could things like a RAT and a Boss GE7 EQ over time.
straticus
11-03-2008, 11:11 AM
wow. . . you guys are good. keep it up

Thank you very much!

We've been working on a CD for about a year now. I just got an email from the mastering house this morning telling us it will be finished today. It's our first CD so we're pretty excited!

peace.............BC
Stratman76
11-03-2008, 11:17 AM
Didn't Gilmour, at least at some point, use a Strat with some pretty hot pickups (EMGs)? Were they active pups?
dayn
11-03-2008, 05:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Brasky http://img.thegearpage.net/board/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?p=4951285#post4951285)
Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUG9JyPgnMs

NICSHE! :cool:

Care to share amps,effects,etc?

He was using a Roland VG-88.

Even better on the new Roland VG-99...the Gilmour sounds are the best!