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![David Gilmour performs during the David Gilmour concert as part of the Luck and Strange tour at Madison Square Garden on November 04, 2024 in New York, New York.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eVSDixE5UuGiLsFo4JuMXD-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour revealed his favorite solo and the guitar behind Pink Floyd’s biggest songs (it’s not the Black Strat)
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitar icon shared insights into his guitar style and the origins of his pedal-steel guitar with Guitar Player in 2003
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Jimi Hendrix predicted the rock guitar act that would lead "mind-blowing" music into the future. He wasn't wrong
By Phil Weller published
Hendrix’s comments strike up an interesting debate about what makes an artist “mind-blowing”
![Guitar master Jeff Beck poses for a portrait in 1985 in Los Angeles, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/boz74S6AQraqniWu8oCkqU-320-80.jpg)
Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones
By Jonathan Graham published
Ever imagined "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" or "Start Me Up" with Beck's signature guitar work? It almost happened
![David Gilmour joins Richard Thompson on stage at his 70th Birthday Celebration Show at the Royal Albert Hall on September 30, 2019 in London, England.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GZWiWjCbGXC9rqMb9biUa4-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour weighs in on the links between Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wizard of Oz'
By Jonathan Graham published
Promoting his new album, the guitarist made a surprising revelation about the connection between the iconic album and classic movie
![David Gilmour performs at Royal Albert Hall on September 23, 2015 in London, England.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ptr8BYf5czPKRYLB6QdywR-320-80.jpg)
Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important guitar technique
By Ken Sharp published
The Pink Floyd producer offered his insights while sharing details about recording Gilmour's most famous solo
![David Gilmour performing with Pink Floyd at the Hyde Park Free Concert, London, July 18, 1970.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EcumnekZWdLyXybnW6z8fK-320-80.jpg)
Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident
By Jackson Maxwell published
Having spent years attempting to settle on a sonic direction in the wake of the departure of Syd Barrett in 1968, Echoes was the sound of a band finally locking into place
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David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test
By Phil Weller published
The prog icon sold the famed guitar at auction for just under $4 million. But he's got something he considers just as good
![David Gilmour performs onstage at the Arena Verona on July 10, 2016](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5yPR7TRXfBAZ7xaR8zh5PS-320-80.jpg)
“It’s all done”: David Gilmour dismisses talk of future Pink Floyd shows
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though two of the surviving members of Floyd reunited for the 2022 Ukrainian aid single, Hey Hey, Rise Up, Gilmour says there are no further plans to resurrect the band
![David and Romany Gilmour](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kxbAH8aewVmyusCwUz4zug-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet
By Phil Weller published
Of course, it’s normally not very cool when your dad tries to muscle in on your set, but when your dad is David Gilmour, it’s a little different
![David Gilmour performs live onstage at in Verona, Italy on July 10, 2016](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ViJTAGj66VqHMjx84y65T-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour is set to release his first solo album in 9 years, and he reckons it's some of his best work
By Phil Weller published
The prog legend has credited a backroom team that has a lack of respect for his sparkling CV for the record's success – and wants to release a follow-up with the same team in the near future
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