Solo Tone

High Hopes (Live)

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Shop 1955 Esquire (modified for lap steel, used for slide solo)

AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (with WEM Super Star 2000 slave amp and 4x12 cabs)

PickupsSingle-coil (custom-wound, bridge position only, Esquire configuration)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb4.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionBoss Boss CS-2 Compressor

overdriveBK Butler/Chandler BK Butler/Chandler Tube Driver

eqBoss Boss GE-7 Equalizer

flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (custom rackmount)

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus

delayFree The Tone Free The Tone Flight Time Delay

delayProvidence Providence Chrono Delay

otherErnie Ball Ernie Ball Volume Pedal (modified)

Notes

Live performance, 1994 Pulse tour. Gilmour used the Esquire lap steel for the solo section, running through his Pete Cornish pedalboard and rack system. Effects and amp settings are based on live rig documentation and pedalboard photos from the Pulse tour.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainliquid slide phrasinglush delay trailsmodulated ambiencerich harmonic overtonessmooth, compressed attackwide stereo imagecrystal-clear note separationethereal modulationhigh dynamic range

Difficulty

The solo requires expert slide technique, precise intonation, and expressive phrasing with dynamic volume control, making it challenging for most guitarists.

Sources

David Gilmour Tone Building David Gilmour Tone Building David Gilmour Tone Building PULSE 1994

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