Category Archives: Classic tone

Echorec from Pulsar Audio
Posted on February 21, 2022 by Bjorn in Classic tone, Reviews.
Is this the ultimate echo plugin for your David Gilmour tones?

The Echorec is emulating the classic Binson Echorec machine designed in Italy in the […]

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Coloursound Power Boost
Posted on July 13, 2019 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
David Gilmour is often associated with the Big Muff and Tube Driver but it was really the Power Boost from London based Colorsound that created […]

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David Gilmour’s slide guitars
Posted on June 29, 2019 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
David Gilmour’s slide guitars has always been an important part of the Pink Floyd sound. In the early days, he followed the tradition of Syd, […]

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David Gilmour’s phaser tones
Posted on March 31, 2019 by Bjorn in Classic tone, Tone guides.
In this video we’ll look at the MXR Phase 90 phaser and how you can use this single pedal to cover all of David Gilmour’s […]

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Dark Side of the Moon 46th anniversary
Posted on March 3, 2019 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
Pink Floyd’s iconic album, Dark Side of the Moon, celebrates its 46th anniversary this March.

The album got released March 1st 1973. It charted in the […]

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David Gilmour’s Run Like Hell and Binson delay/echo settings
Posted on July 16, 2018 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
In this video I’m adressing some of the comments you posted on my last clip where we discussed David Gilmour’s four signature delay settings. […]

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David Gilmour’s delay sounds explained
Posted on June 23, 2018 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
David Gilmour is famous for his unique use of delay and echo. Although he often blends different types of delays, creating rich textures and layers, […]

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David Gilmour’s rotary sounds with pedals
Posted on May 17, 2018 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear, Tone guides.
In this video I’m explaing how you can use a phaser and flanger to simulate David Gilmour’s classic rotary sounds from the Animals and Wall […]

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The Colorsound Power Boost- My favourite David Gilmour tones
Posted on May 4, 2018 by Bjorn in Classic tone, Reviews.
In this video I’m presenting one of my all time favourite pedals. The Colorsound Power Boost. I bought mine new in 2005 at Macari’s in […]

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The Colorsound Power Boost
Posted on April 8, 2018 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
The Colorsound Power Boost was one of the very first overdrive pedals available. It offered a wide range of tones and soon became a favourite […]

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David Gilmour’s debut solo album – the history and the tones
Posted on August 28, 2015 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
David Gilmour’s solo career started way back in the late 70s, when Pink Floyd was in the middle of their hay days. Often overlooked, David’s […]

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How to set up your Endless River guitar tones
Posted on December 11, 2014 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
Although The Endless River is an unusual album in the Floyd catalog it sure is filled with many beautiful moments and great guitar playing. Itâ€™s […]

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Animals 1976 studio outtakes!
Posted on January 27, 2014 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
Just when you think thereâ€™s nothing left in the vaults, a real surprise appears – the 1976 Animals demos! Described by Pink Floyd as a […]

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Delicate Sound of Thunder 25th anniversary
Posted on December 1, 2013 by Bjorn in Classic tone, David's gear.
This November marks the 25th anniversary for Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder. Loved by some and hated by others the live album is a […]

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Dark Side of the Moon 40th anniversary tone tutorial
Posted on April 2, 2013 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
This March marks the 40th anniversary for Dark Side of the Moon. The album took Pink Floyd into super stardom over night and they soon […]

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Comfortably Numb – Greatest guitar solo of all time
Posted on November 3, 2010 by Bjorn in Big Muff, Classic tone.
As Brian Damage reports today, David’s tone on Comfortably Numb is voted “the greatest guitar tone of all time” by Guitarist magazine. Of course, this […]

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Classic tone: Time
Posted on July 6, 2010 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
Pink Floyd is synonymous with epic classics like Echoes, Comfortably Numb and Shine On You Crazy Diamond but Iâ€™ve always loved their ability to make […]

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Echoes “seagull” effect tutorial
Posted on October 26, 2009 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
One of the very first â€œeureka!â€ moments I had when I started doing research on Davidâ€™s gear was when I learned how he did the […]

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Classic tone: Dogs
Posted on March 8, 2009 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
In past articles weâ€™ve looked at classic Floyd songs like Echoes and Comfortably Numb, which both are favourites to many and the essence of Davidâ€™s […]

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Classic tone: Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Posted on November 16, 2008 by Bjorn in Classic tone.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is for many what Pink Floyd is all about. Itâ€™s the perfect combination of the instrumental Floyd and Rogerâ€™s lyrics […]

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