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yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 3:09 am

Leader,which Gilmour tone are you after,up to Wish You Were Here,or afterward.If you look up Pete Cornish's website and google him,you will fimd a lot of Gilmour related data.
Dave has always had his own take on blues,but used his own modalities to create his signature sound,andwas able to make his lead breaks soar through the airwaves,particulary from Dark Side of the Moon.
One tape I have is a Tribute to Les Paul from his friends and David's contribution is particularly brilliant,David can use effects in a way to enhance his playing,and you almost don't notice the effect,due to his brilliant adaptation of them!
He has had various eras of amplification,starting with the beloved Highwatts and various others,here are some links:

So Leader,I think that should keep you going for a while as far as Mr.Gilmour is concerned,I have a '57 Stratocaster Vintage reissue,black with maple fingerboard and I absolutely love it,one of my favorite Strats.Jeff Beck bought a sunburst '82 or '83 and dave Gilmour a red and one other color '57,I felt I was in good company with these too,as they are great guitars!
David's tone is a very complex one to decipher and I could kick myself for having a chance to buy a Bulldog 50 watt Hiwatt combo from the seventies in England for not much money,but that sort of thing has always happened and i feel lucky to have had the chance.
The AC/DC debate over JTM45's versus JTM100's,ect as to Angus's tone,I think he uses a combination of heads at one time,but more on him later.
Enjoy!
yngwie308

Leader · Post by **Leader** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:53 am

Gilmour's simple approach to soloing is amazing. Riff pause, riff pause. The pauses build tension. Some people can paint a picture from a scale but Gilmour can create a world from 3 notes. Now the AC/DC tone that most people forget is the beautiful sound of Malcolm's rig. I'm pretty sure he used a 100 watt super bass. For the early stuff anyway. Thats the tone I love.

I'm more interested in creating my own tone instead of copying others. I am influenced by early Malcolm Young rhythm tone, Gilmour's style of soloing using a neck pickup on a Les Paul using a Marshall. Think of that Slash lead tone.

I like lots of different sounds and use effects to change up my sound to keep it interesting.

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:53 am

As Close As You Get,Gary's new cd,out soon.has an Ecard to watch and there are some good shots of his remaining '59 Burst Stripe #9-2227,also I will include some pics of a Thin Lizzy show with Phillo and the boys!Also Huey Lewis in one of the shots!

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T.J.Fuller · Post by **T.J.Fuller** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 4:50 pm

...I just stumbled on this thread and wanted to take a few minutes to share a Gary Moore story.

I'm not sure of the year ( I'm sure a die-hard Gary fan will figure it out)

but, I saw Gary Moore at a very popular local rock club in Columbus,OH (the Alrosa Villa....yeah same place Dimebag was killed).

The loudest band I had ever experienced up until this point was The Who or Nugent.

Gary Moore this night was so FRIKKIN LOUD it was INSANE!!!!!

Now granted this club holds only 1500 tops BUT, Gary had brought the same gear and equipment he was using while on tour as an opening act for Rush.

Just the hiss from his guitar, before hitting a note - was louder than most bands I had ever seen.

NO ONE was within 15 ft. of the PA speakers

Billy Squire's Drummer was the drummer on tour with him- and everytime he did a double bass roll - My Heineken would wobble all over the table!!!

Gary was awesome though!!!!!

but, for the sake of protecting my hearing, I left after the 5th song.

A good thread would be-

Who is the loudest Band you've ever seen live?

believe it or not for me - Gary Moore 198????????

wow.

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:03 pm

Leader wrote:.... Now the AC/DC tone that most people forget is the beautiful sound of Malcolm's rig. I'm pretty sure he used a 100 watt super bass. For the early stuff anyway. Thats the tone I love.

...

In a interview, Mal said he used a superbass on pretty much everything, starting with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976). But Ballbreaker was a jtm45/100 w/GEC kt66s

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:12 pm

T.J. you probably heard the Wild Frontier tour in 1987,Gary used at least 3 Marshall 100 watt heads with numerous cabinets.
The 1972 Super Bass being the master amp and the others slaving off of it!
Gary used this identical set up in stadiums,so that would account for it being so F@#%*&g LOUD!!!!
Earplugs were probably required,although I never used them pre tinnitus days

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The loudest concert I had heard in the early days was Robin Trower in London,I was right by the PA bins and he had at least 4 100 watt stacks for his guitar!My ears were ringing for a good day afterward

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yngwie308

T.J.Fuller · Post by **T.J.Fuller** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:32 pm

yngwie308 wrote:T.J. you probably heard the Wild Frontier tour in 1987,Gary used at least 3 Marshall 100 watt heads with numerous cabinets.
The 1972 Super Bass being the master amp and the others slaving off of it!
Gary used this identical set up in stadiums,so that would account for it being so F@#%*&g LOUD!!!!
Earplugs were probably required,although I never used them pre tinnitus days !
The loudest concert I had heard in the early days was Robin Trower in London,I was right by the PA bins and he had at least 4 100 watt stacks for his guitar!My ears were ringing for a good day afterward !
yngwie308

Wow Yngwie... I'm impressed !

You really do know your music stuff, that's for sure!

What is so interesting about your comments, is that you mention Robin Trower.

Of course, for fun, I share this story often...but, I told a friend of mine this story in the late 80's and he said that ROBIN TROWER in a similar club almost blew his hearing too.

And I think you nailed the year of the show too!

I know the main reason I went was to see him play the End of the World Intro....

Thank God he did it 5th song into the set.

yngwie308 · Post by **yngwie308** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:55 pm

Yeah thanx T.J.,I knew all this reading and researching would one day come in handy!
Gary dosen't like touring in the States much ,the last tour being the After Hours tour,his second blues period album.
I have a bootleg video of Gary from Chicago on that WF tour,audience shot,and the energy is incredible.
My hearing only really went over the edge,on a small rehearsal room in Pa. where I had my blackface Princeton at the time and the biggest amp of the other two guys were 50 watts,this put me over the edge,just like Jeff Beck,when he was playing with Slash in Paris,on the G&R tune Locomotive,Jeff had just finished a long tour with SRV,and that one time in Paris,just pushed him over the edge.
For years,it felt as if an icepick was being shoved into my ear from loud sounds.I went to the top ear,nose and throat guy in Philadelphia,he treated opera singers,ect.
I had a comprhensive hearing test,which revealed some top and mid range loss,my psycho-acoustic pain eventually subsided,thank God,alhough,every so often it comes back.
I started out with my first amp in my bedroom in London,a 100-watt Super lead stack,so I am used to a loud level from the age of 14-15 years of age!
Loudness for it's own sake is not really the best thing anymore,for example when I saw Yngwie in '05,I was right in front of his vocal mike,hence my avatar photo,and I had plugs in,which Yngwie never wears!
Sorry you didn't stay past the 5th song,but great story!

yngwie308