Solo Tone

Coming Back to Life (Live from the Luck and Strange Concerts)

David Gilmour

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster (Black Strat)

AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 Head + Yamaha RA-200 Rotary Speaker (parallel setup)

PickupsCustom-wound single-coil pickups (bridge: Seymour Duncan SSL-5, middle: Fender Custom Shop '69, neck: Fender Fat '50s)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionBoss or Origin Effects Compressor pedal (likely Boss CS-2 or Origin Effects Cali76)

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi Fuzz

delayFree The Tone or Boss Delay pedal (likely Free The Tone Flight Time FT-2Y or Boss DD-2/3)

chorusBoss Chorus pedal (likely Boss CE-2 or CE-3)

flangerElectro-Harmonix Flanger pedal (likely Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress)

Notes

Live performance from the Luck and Strange Concerts (2024). Gear based on Gilmour's current touring rig and recent interviews. No explicit pedalboard photo for this exact show, but consistent with his modern live setup. Effects inferred from both sources and clear audio evidence.

Tone Character(9)

singing sustainsmooth, vocal-like lead tonelush delay repeatsmodulated ambiencecrystal-clear note definitionwarm neck pickup characterslightly compressed attackairy, open highstouch-sensitive dynamics

Difficulty

The solo requires strong bending and vibrato technique, careful control of dynamics for sustain, and precise phrasing to align with delay repeats, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

David Gilmour's current guitar gear, used on Luck & Strange | Guitar World David Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment | Equipboard David Gilmour's guitar tone on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb: how he got his sound | Guitar World David Gilmour's Guitars | Equipboard

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