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Andy Fairweather Low was personally recruited by the Pink Floyd legend – but didn’t know who he was when he came calling
By Matt Owen published
In the 1980s, the rhythm guitar hero was sounded out by Waters for a new band, but there was a clumsy first introduction…
Tony Levin on playing for Pink Floyd in the post-Roger Waters era
By Janelle Borg published
The session icon discusses working with David Gilmour – and reveals he was asked to tour with Pink Floyd after his session work on 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason
Sophie Lloyd names the guitarist who overhauled her perspective on what makes a good solo
By Janelle Borg published
Lloyd may be known for her shredding playing style – but learning Comfortably Numb proved to be a revelation for her technique
“His finest work since The Dark Side of the Moon”: How David Gilmour made a blockbuster comeback with Luck & Strange
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: The prog icon's mystical solo album was only the start of it – who could have predicted a collaboration with Body Count?
Body Count rip through their Comfortably Numb reimagining on the Tonight Show, as Ernie C does his best David Gilmour
By Jackson Maxwell published
In an interview with host Jimmy Fallon, Ice-T recalled getting the approval (and assist) for the modern-minded reworking from Gilmour – while also getting the go-ahead from Roger Waters
David Gilmour explains the origins of his lauded ‘feel’ playing technique
By Janelle Borg published
In a new interview with Rick Beato, the Pink Floyd legend discusses the “David Gilmour effect” and picks apart his playing style, which has captured the hearts and minds of generations of guitarists
“I love driving people crazy”: The untapped guitar playing of David Gilmour’s solo albums
By Ryan Reed published
From his 1978 debut to the record he deemed his best since Dark Side of the Moon, we present a complete guide to the Pink Floyd icon’s solo material
David Gilmour on why the guitar is still a vehicle for giving “birth to new tunes” – decades deep into his career
By Janelle Borg published
Gilmour talks about how limitations and “getting discomfited” are crucial to his songwriting process – and to keeping things sounding fresh
A guide to everything David Gilmour used on his new solo album, Luck & Strange
By Henry Yates published
Gilmour's tech, Phil Taylor, provides GW with an exhaustive list of the guitar gear used to record the prog icon's first solo album in nine years – and there are some surprising pieces of kit
David Gilmour on his mindset for epic guitar solos and why one Black Strat is as good as another
By Henry Yates published
Luck and Strange, Gilmour’s first solo album in nine years, came together in a barn, features late Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright, a rotating cast of vintage guitars, and a producer who challenged him to take his sound to new places
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