Dobro is an American brand of resonator guitars owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone . The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar .
83-682: The Dobro was originally a guitar manufacturing company founded by the Dopyera brothers with the name "Dobro Manufacturing Company". Their guitar design, with a single outward-facing resonator cone, was introduced to compete with the patented inward-facing tricone and biscuit designs produced by the National String Instrument Corporation . The Dobro name appeared on other instruments, notably electric lap steel guitars and solid body electric guitars and on other resonator instruments such as Safari resonator mandolins . The roots of
166-411: A 1985 interview, he said, "I can't play like Eddie Van Halen , I wish I could [...] Sometimes I think I should work at the guitar more. I play every day but I don't consciously practice scales or anything in particular." In 2006, Gilmour said, "[My] fingers make a distinctive sound... [they] aren't very fast, but I think I am instantly recognisable." The Pink Floyd technician Phil Taylor said, "It really
249-520: A Bill Lewis 24-fret guitar during the Meddle and Dark Side of the Moon recording sessions, and a Steinberger GL model which was his main guitar during A Momentary Lapse of Reason recording sessions. Gilmour has used acoustic guitars including a Gibson Chet Atkins classical model, and a Gibson J-200 Celebrity, acquired from John Illsley of Dire Straits . Gilmour used several Ovation models including
332-457: A Stratocaster. Gilmour also owns an early 1954 Stratocaster, believed to predate Fender's commercial release of the model. Along with the Fender models, Gilmour has also used a Gibson Les Paul goldtop model with P-90 pick-ups during recording sessions for The Wall and A Momentary Lapse of Reason . Gilmour also plays a Gretsch Duo-Jet , a Gretsch White Falcon , and a "White Penguin". He played
415-457: A TIG ( Tungsten Inert Gas ) welder. CAD and CAM systems are not limited to cutting guitar bodies alone. They are utilized by several manufacturers in cut necks, fretboards, and other parts of the guitar quickly and efficiently. The advantage of CNC machining is the accuracy and precision of the cutting. These machines can make thousands of parts with tolerances of mere ten-thousandths of an inch. C.F. Martin & Company uses CNC machines to cut
498-422: A black pickguard and maple neck. It was auctioned for charity in 2019 for $ 3.9 million, making it one of the most expensive guitars ever sold at auction. In November 2006, Fender Custom Shop announced two reproductions of Gilmour's Black Strat for release on 22 September 2008. Phil Taylor, Gilmour's guitar technician, supervised this release and has written a book on the history of this guitar. The release date
581-694: A concert at the Cavern Club , in Liverpool, England. This resulted in the concert film Live at the Cavern Club , directed by Geoff Wonfor. In 2001 and 2002, Gilmour performed six acoustic solo concerts in London and Paris, along with a small band and choir, which was documented on the In Concert release. On 24 September 2004, he performed a three-song set at the Strat Pack concert at London's Wembley Arena , marking
664-417: A guitar made out of aluminum, for example, the top, sides, and back of the body are drawn in a modelling program and a 3D model can be created by combining these 2D features. This representation gives the ability to see the final product before any material is cut. A popular choice for a CAM ( Computer Aided Manufacturing ) software suite is MasterCAM . It is also used by Taylor Guitars. The CAM software takes
747-419: A guitar. A common choice of a CAD ( Computer Aided Design ) system is Solidworks , which is utilized by Taylor Guitars . With a CAD system, a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the guitar can be designed and seen before a physical model is created. This allows for consistency and convenience in the design process, whether the guitar is made out of wood, metal, polymer, or any machinable substance. For
830-577: A major shareholder in National. By 1932, the Dopyera brothers had gained control of both National and Dobro, which they merged to form the National-Dobro Company. By the 1940s, National-Dobro had been purchased by Valco . Valco ceased production of Dobro-branded guitars after World War II ; however, the Dopyera brothers continued to manufacture resonator guitars under various other brand names. In 1964,
913-493: A masterpiece of phrasing, spacing, tone and articulation", and said the second solo in "Comfortably Numb" was "an utter master at work, leaving space, repeating and building on licks to give a sense of structure, not overplaying, building to a shrieking climax, and then fading out while leaving the listener wanting more". Gilmour also plays bass, keyboards, banjo , lap steel , mandolin, harmonica, drums, and saxophone. Gilmour said he played bass on some Pink Floyd tracks, such as
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#1733086328351996-546: A modern guitar is wood. Typical woods used for the body and neck of a guitar today are Mahogany , Ash , Maple , Basswood , Agathis , Alder , Poplar , Walnut , Spruce , and holly . Woods from around the world are also incorporated into modern acoustic and electric guitars. Some of these exotic tonewoods include Koa , Rosewood , Bubinga , Korina , Lacewood , Zebrawood , Padouk , Redwood , and Wenge . With modern manufacturing techniques, almost any wood can be used if it can be obtained in an acceptable quantity. Abundance
1079-401: A non-performing songwriter. One of the band's business partners, Peter Jenner , said the plan was to have Gilmour "cover for Barrett's eccentricities". By March 1968, working with Barrett had become too difficult and he agreed to leave the band. Mason later said that "After Syd, Dave was the difference between light and dark. He was absolutely into form and shape and he introduced that into
1162-472: A range of artists and produced the Dream Academy , including their US top-ten hit " Life in a Northern Town " (1986). Gilmour co-wrote five songs on Roy Harper's album The Unknown Soldier (1980), including "Short and Sweet", which was first recorded for Gilmour's first solo album. In April 1984, Harper made a surprise guest appearance at Gilmour's Hammersmith Odeon gig to sing "Short and Sweet". This
1245-587: A range of topics, from his relationship with Waters to the murder of John Lennon . Gilmour toured Europe and the US, supported by the Television Personalities , who were dropped after the singer, Dan Treacy, revealed Barrett's address on stage. Mason also made a guest appearance on the UK leg of the tour, which despite some cancellations eventually turned a profit. When he returned from touring, Gilmour played guitar with
1328-625: A record $ 112,500. Existing and past models of resonator guitars manufactured by the Gibson Company are: Guitar manufacturing Guitar manufacturing is the use of machines, tools, and labor in the production of electric and acoustic guitars . This phrase may be in reference to handcrafting guitars using traditional methods or assembly line production in large quantities using modern methods. Guitar manufacturing can also be broken into several categories such as body manufacturing and neck manufacturing, among others. Guitar manufacturing includes
1411-778: A recording studio. He produced the Pink Floyd studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987, with contributions from Mason and Wright. Gilmour believed Pink Floyd had become too driven by lyrics under Waters' leadership, and attempted to "restore the balance" of music and lyrics . In March 1987, Gilmour played guitar for Kate Bush's performance of " Running Up That Hill " at the Secret Policeman's Third Ball . Pink Floyd released their second album under Gilmour's leadership, The Division Bell , in 1994. In December 1999, Gilmour played guitar, alongside Mick Green , Ian Paice , Pete Wingfield , and Chris Hall, for Paul McCartney , at
1494-482: A series of livestreams with his family, performing songs by Barrett and Leonard Cohen . In July, he released "Yes, I Have Ghosts", his first single since 2015. Its lyrics were written by Polly Samson and features his daughter Romany making her recording debut on backing vocals and harp . In 2021, Rolling Stone noted that Gilmour and Waters had "hit yet another low point in their relationship". In early 2023, Gilmour's wife, Polly Samson, wrote on Twitter that Waters
1577-499: A shame, but this is the end." There was no supporting tour, as Gilmour felt it was impossible without Wright. In August 2015, Gilmour reiterated that Pink Floyd were "done" and that to reunite without Wright would be wrong. In September 2015, Gilmour released his fourth solo album, Rattle That Lock . On 14 November, he was the subject of a BBC Two documentary, David Gilmour: Wider Horizons. On 13 September 2017, Gilmour's live album and film Live at Pompeii , which documents
1660-602: A spare. Gilmour used the Black Strat, a Fender Stratocaster , in most Pink Floyd concerts and for every Pink Floyd studio album recorded between 1970 and 1983. Gilmour bought it at Manny's Music in New York City in 1970, after Pink Floyd's US tour was cancelled due to the theft of their equipment in New Orleans. It originally had a rosewood fretboard and a white pickguard and underwent a number of modifications, finishing with
1743-667: A surprise performing appearance during "Comfortably Numb" with Waters at the O2 , London and, with Nick Mason, played with the rest of the band on " Outside the Wall " at the conclusion of the show. That October, Gilmour released an album with the electronic duo the Orb , Metallic Spheres . Pitchfork wrote that Gilmour "sweeps in and out on guitar, dropping little shiver-inducing melodic runs like it's no big deal. Though his playing here meanders by design, Gilmour sounds neither lazy nor indulgent, more like
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#17330863283511826-461: A virtuoso who doesn't want to actually seem like he's sleepwalking through his performance." Gilmour and Mason revisited recordings made with Wright during the Division Bell sessions to create a new Pink Floyd album, The Endless River , released on 7 November 2014. Gilmour said it would be Pink Floyd's last album: "I think we have successfully commandeered the best of what there is ... It's
1909-403: Is a Fender Stratocaster with a white body, maple neck, three-way pick up selector and a gold anodised pickguard and gold-plated hardware. Seymour Duncan said it was a "partscaster", as he assembled it from two different guitars. The model was used as a spare and for slide guitar in subsequent years. In 2019, the 0001 Strat was sold at auction for $ 1,815,000, setting a new world auction record for
1992-448: Is both a contraction of 'Dopyera brothers' and a word meaning 'good' in their native Slovak , but also in many Slavic languages . An early company motto was "Dobro means good in any language." In 1930, the Dobro company name was changed to Dobro Corporation, Ltd., with additional capital provided by Louis and Robert Dopyera. Dobro was, during this period, a competitor of National. The Dobro
2075-422: Is just his fingers, his vibrato , his choice of notes and how he sets his effects ... In reality, no matter how well you duplicate the equipment, you will never be able to duplicate the personality." The author Mike Cormack wrote that Gilmour's playing from The Dark Side of the Moon onwards "defines the sound of Pink Floyd". He cited Gilmour's third solo in " Dogs " as "perhaps the finest in his entire career,
2158-400: Is merely a tool to reduce variance between guitars, allowing the craftsman to do their jobs more efficiently and quickly. Gibson Guitar Corporation has had 2 policies relating to the manufacturing of quality instruments throughout their 100 plus years of manufacturing: "Buy or invent machines for dangerous or repetitive operations requiring great accuracy and employ a highly skilled worker when
2241-454: Is not the only characteristic taken into consideration during the selection of a type of wood; woods have unique acoustic properties and produce different sounds and resonances at different frequencies and points. Woodgrain, pattern and defects (understand defects as genetic defects of the tree-like quilt, flame...) also are factors that contribute to the beautify of the instrument. This happens especially on guitar tops or veneers. Other parts of
2324-407: Is still a popular method of guitar manufacturing for luthiers and large manufacturer custom shops, the major players in the guitar industry are shifting to computer-controlled mass production of guitars. This approach maintains the quality of their instruments while increasing efficiency and productivity. Most manufacturers use some form of geometric modelling and CNC machining software when designing
2407-805: The Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology , but not finishing the course, he eventually learned to speak fluent French. Barrett was also a student at the college, and he spent his lunchtimes practising guitar with Gilmour. In late 1962, Gilmour joined the blues rock band Jokers Wild . They recorded a one-sided album and a single at Regent Sound Studio, in Denmark Street , west London, but only 50 copies of each were made. In 1965, 19-year-old Gilmour hitchhiked to Saint-Tropez , France. Barrett and his friends also drove there and met up with Gilmour. before they were arrested for busking . He and Barrett later traveled to Paris, where they camped outside
2490-474: The G8 leaders, I will not profit from the concert. This is money that should be used to save lives." He called upon all Live 8 artists to donate their extra revenue to Live 8 fundraising. After the concert, Pink Floyd turned down an offer to tour the US for £150 million. In 2006, Gilmour said that Pink Floyd would likely never tour or write material again: "I think enough is enough. I am 60 years old. I don't have
2573-571: The UK Albums Chart , and six with Pink Floyd. He produced two albums by the Dream Academy , and is credited for bringing the singer-songwriter Kate Bush to public attention, paying for her early recordings and helping her find a record contract. As a member of Pink Floyd, Gilmour was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2003, Gilmour
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2656-509: The fretless bass on " Hey You ", as he could do it more quickly than Waters; he said that Waters would thank him for "winning him bass-playing polls". According to MusicRadar , Gilmour is "a household name among the classic rock crowd, and for a lot of younger guitar fans he's the only 1970s guitarist that matters. For many he's the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen." The MusicRader writer Billy Saefong wrote that Gilmour "isn't as flashy as Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page on
2739-499: The 1986 album Persona by classical guitarist Liona Boyd . In 1985, Waters declared that Pink Floyd were "a spent force creatively" and attempted to dissolve the band. Gilmour and Mason announced that they intended to continue without him. Waters resigned in 1987, leaving Gilmour as the band leader. In 1986, Gilmour purchased the houseboat Astoria , moored it on the River Thames near Hampton Court , London, and converted it into
2822-445: The 3D model created in the CAD system and uses a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, also known as a CNC router (typically a vertical machining center) to cut out the 2D pieces from, in the example above, a sheet of aluminum. This process can eliminate waste as well as decrease machining time and machine downtime. The pieces cut from the sheets of aluminum are assembled by a worker using
2905-466: The 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster . On 2 July 2005, Pink Floyd reunited with Waters to perform at Live 8 . The performance caused a sales increase of Pink Floyd's compilation album Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001). Gilmour donated his profits to charities that reflect the goals of Live 8, saying: "Though the main objective has been to raise consciousness and put pressure on
2988-652: The Dobro story can be traced to the 1920s when Slovak immigrant John Dopyera , instrument repairman and inventor, and musician George Beauchamp were searching for more volume for Beauchamp's guitars. Dopyera built an ampliphonic (or "resonator") for Beauchamp, which was patented in December 1929. In mid-1929, Dopyera left the National String Instrument Corporation to start the Dobro Manufacturing Company along with his brothers Rudy and Ed, and Vic Smith. National continued operating under Beauchamp, Barth et al. Dobro
3071-684: The Dopyera brothers revived the Dobro brand name. They sold the name to Semie Moseley in 1966. In 1970, the Dopyeras' Original Musical Instrument Company (OMI) yet again reacquired the Dobro name. In 1993, the Gibson Guitar Corporation acquired OMI along with the Dobro name. The company became Gibson's Original Acoustic Instruments division, and production was moved to Nashville in 2000. As of February 2012, Dobros were manufactured by Gibson subsidiary Epiphone . As of January 2023, Dobros were not listed on Epiphone's website. The Dobro
3154-591: The Everly Brothers piqued his interest in the guitar. Gilmour borrowed a guitar from a neighbour, but never gave it back. Soon afterward, he started teaching himself to play using a book and record set by Pete Seeger . At age 11, Gilmour began attending Perse School on Hills Road, Cambridge , which he did not enjoy. There he met the future Pink Floyd members Syd Barrett and Roger Waters , who attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys on Hills Road. In 1962, Gilmour began studying A-Level modern languages at
3237-538: The Gates of Dawn . That May, Gilmour briefly returned to London in search of new equipment. During his stay, he watched Pink Floyd record " See Emily Play " and was shocked to find that Barrett did not seem to recognise him after beginning to suffer mental health problems. In December 1967, after Gilmour had returned to England, Mason invited him to join Pink Floyd to cover for the increasingly erratic Barrett. Gilmour accepted; they initially intended to continue with Barrett as
3320-521: The Pin" on her fourth studio album, The Dreaming (1982), and played guitar on " Love and Anger " and "Rocket's Tail" on her sixth, The Sensual World (1989). In 1975, Gilmour played on Roy Harper 's album HQ (1975). By the late 1970s, Gilmour had begun to think that his musical talents were being underused by Pink Floyd. In 1978, he released his first solo album, David Gilmour , which showcased his guitar playing and songwriting. Music written during
3403-755: The Red Viburnum in the Meadow " performed by the Ukrainian musician Andriy Khlyvnyuk . Gilmour said the song was a "one-off for Pink Floyd". In 2024 Gilmour contributed guitar to a new version of Mark Knopfler 's " Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero " in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust . On 6 September, he released his fifth solo album, Luck and Strange . It was recorded over five months in Brighton and London with
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3486-755: The city for a week and visited the Louvre . During this time, Gilmour worked in various places, most notably as the driver and assistant for the fashion designer Ossie Clark . Gilmour travelled to France again in mid-1967 with Rick Wills and Willie Wilson , formerly of Jokers Wild. The trio performed under the name Flowers, then Bullitt, but were not commercially successful. After hearing their covers of chart hits, club owners were reluctant to pay them, and soon after their arrival in Paris, thieves stole their equipment. Also while in France, Gilmour contributed lead vocals to two songs on
3569-478: The cost of manufacture had priced the resonator guitar beyond the reach of many players. His failure to convince his fellow directors at National String Instrument Corporation to produce a single-cone version was a motivating factor for leaving. Since National had applied for a patent on an inward-facing single cone (US patent 1808756), Dopyera developed a design that reversed its direction: the guitar's bridge rested on an eight-legged cast aluminum spider sitting on
3652-572: The early 1980s, Pink Floyd had become one of the highest-selling and most acclaimed acts in music history. Following the departure of Roger Waters in 1985, Pink Floyd continued under Gilmour's leadership and released the studio albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994) and The Endless River (2014). Gilmour has released five solo studio albums: David Gilmour (1978), About Face (1984), On an Island (2006), Rattle That Lock (2015) and Luck and Strange (2024). He has achieved three number-one solo albums on
3735-410: The excellent strength to weight ratio and cost-effectiveness of carbon fibre in their guitar designs. Manufacturers such as Rainsong have built their businesses around carbon fibre bodied guitars. Rainsong in particular uses carbon fibre in the tops, backs, sides, necks, headstocks, and fretboards of their guitars, offering intricate patterns of the fibre on select models. While handcrafting guitars
3818-573: The film. In July that year, Gilmour played with Ferry at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in London. He contributed to Pete Townshend's 1985 album White City: A Novel , including the single " Give Blood ", and the 1985 Grace Jones album Slave to the Rhythm . Gilmour also played guitar on Paul McCartney 's 1984 hit single No More Lonely Nights , on the title track of Supertramp 's 1985 album Brother Where You Bound and on three tracks of
3901-469: The finishing stages of the album, but too late to be used, became " Comfortably Numb " on the Pink Floyd album The Wall (1979). The relationship between Gilmour and Waters deteriorated during the making of the Wall film and the album The Final Cut (1983). This negative atmosphere led Gilmour to produce his second solo studio album, About Face , in 1984. , in which he uses to express his feelings about
3984-526: The guitarist and songwriter of Spandau Ballet and a member of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets , argued that Gilmour's work on The Dark Side of the Moon "must make him the best guitar player in recent history". For Gilmour's 21st birthday, in March 1967, his parents gave him his first Fender guitar, a white Telecaster with a white pickguard and a rosewood fretboard . He used this guitar when he joined Pink Floyd in 1968, with one of Barrett's Telecasters as
4067-404: The human touch or the musician’s ear is required." David Gilmour This is an accepted version of this page David Jon Gilmour CBE ( / ˈ ɡ ɪ l m ɔː r / GHIL -mor ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who is a member of the rock band Pink Floyd . He joined in 1967, shortly before the departure of the founder member Syd Barrett . By
4150-467: The magazine Far Out in 2022, Jordan Potter described Gilmour as having a "unique and constantly developing guitar style" in Pink Floyd, adding that "drawing from a healthy pool of influence, he could devise his own characteristic style, recognised for its sonorous gravity and pitch-perfect lead excursions, which valued precision over speed." Gilmour's lead guitar style is characterised by blues -influenced phrasing, expressive note bends, and sustain. In
4233-483: The modern guitar such as tuners, frets, the bridge, and pickups are made out of metals and plastics. These materials offer increased performance and strength over wood or other organic material and are easy to obtain and machine. With modern machining methods, luthiers and companies are no longer confined to working with woods. In addition, as tonal woods that offer the best sound quality become increasingly hard to come by, manufacturers are exploring different materials for
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#17330863283514316-414: The neck and body of guitars. Aluminum is a functional alternative for crafting guitar bodies. Its combination of high strength and low weight are attractive to guitarists around the world. Aircraft-grade aluminum ( 6061 ) is the composition of choice for guitar manufactures such as Normandy Guitars and Xtreme Guitars. It is highly machinable, weldable, and strong enough to withstand the tension created by
4399-415: The necks and neck pockets of their guitars. C.F. Martin uses the machines because of the precision and quality of cutting that CNC offers. The Plek machine is a CNC machine currently being implemented by a large number of guitar manufacturing companies. The machine is a time-saving way to level and shape fretboards through a process called fret dressing. CNC machining does not do all of the work, however. It
4482-553: The novelist Polly Samson , has contributed lyrics to many of his songs. David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946 in Cambridge , England. He has three siblings: Peter, Mark and Catharine. His father, Douglas Gilmour, was a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge , and his mother, Sylvia (née Wilson), was a trained teacher who later worked as a film editor for the BBC . At
4565-523: The original records". He plans to record another album with the same musicians soon after completing the tour. Gilmour credits guitarists such as Pete Seeger , Lead Belly , Jeff Beck , Eric Clapton , Jimi Hendrix , Joni Mitchell , John Fahey , Roy Buchanan , and Hank Marvin of the Shadows as influences. Gilmour said, "I copied – don't be afraid to copy – and eventually something that I suppose that I would call my own appeared." Writing for
4648-412: The past 200 years. As a result, guitars are currently made out of materials that better suit their intended use. Frets and strings, for example, are now almost exclusively made out of metal, which is much longer lasting and more ideal than organic material. The earliest guitars were not designed for mass production. Each guitar produced was a unique instrument artfully crafted by its luthier. This practice
4731-404: The perimeter of the cone (US patent 1896484), rather than on the apex of the cone as it did in the National design. In the following years, both Dobro and National built a wide variety of metal- and wood-bodied single-cone guitars, while National also continued with the tricone for a time. Both companies sourced many components from National director Adolph Rickenbacher , and John Dopyera remained
4814-421: The producer Charlie Andrew . Gilmour said Andrew challenged him musically as he "has a wonderful lack of knowledge or respect for this past of mine". Samson wrote the majority of the lyrics, which she said reflected themes of mortality and ageing. The album features keyboards recorded by Wright in 2007, lyrics from Gilmour's son Charlie, and harp and vocals from his daughter Romany. Gilmour felt Luck and Strange
4897-612: The production of alto, classical, tenor, and bass tuned guitars (with classical being the most widely used tuning). A luthier is a person who has learned the craft of making string instruments including guitars, generally on a very small scale. The guitar has been played for hundreds of years, since evolving from the Lute and the Vihuela . The earliest guitars were made almost entirely out of wood, with some using animal intestines for strings and frets. Materials have become easier to obtain over
4980-631: The song performed by Wright and David Bowie . It reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In early 2007, Gilmour reconvened his touring band and spent a week recording in a barn in his farm. Some of the recordings were released on his later solo albums. On 25 May 2009, Gilmour participated in a concert at the Union Chapel in Islington , London, with the Malian musicians Amadou & Mariam . The concert
5063-466: The soundtrack of the film Two Weeks in September , starring Brigitte Bardot . When he returned with Bullitt returned to England later that year, they could not afford petrol and had to push their bus off the ferry onto the landing. In 1967, Pink Floyd, composed of Gilmour's Cambridge schoolmates Barrett and Waters with Nick Mason and Richard Wright , released their debut studio album, The Piper at
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#17330863283515146-460: The stage, but his guitar work outshines most for emotion." In 1996, Gilmour was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pink Floyd. He has been ranked one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including Rolling Stone and The Daily Telegraph . In January 2007, Guitar World readers voted Gilmour's solos for " Comfortably Numb ", " Time " and " Money " among
5229-400: The strings while maintaining a relatively low weight. Some companies have experimented with aluminum necks, although aluminum's high degree of thermal expansion can cause the instrument to go out of tune after a short time. Another popular alternative material for the body and neck of a guitar is carbon fibre. Advances in technology over the past century have allowed guitar manufacturers to use
5312-525: The time of Gilmour's birth, the family lived in Trumpington , Cambridgeshire. After several relocations, they moved to nearby Grantchester in 1956. Gilmour's parents encouraged him to pursue his interest in music, and in 1954 he bought his first single, Bill Haley 's " Rock Around the Clock " before enthusiasm was stirred the following year by Elvis Presley 's " Heartbreak Hotel ", and later " Bye Bye Love " by
5395-524: The top 100 greatest guitar solos. He was voted the 36th-greatest rock singer by Planet Rock listeners in 2009. Rolling Stone named Gilmour the 14th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2011 and the 28th-greatest guitarist in 2023. Gilmour was cited by the Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery as one of his three main influences. John Mitchell , the guitarist of bands including It Bites and Arena , also cited Gilmour as an influence. In 2013, Gary Kemp ,
5478-608: The top ten in the US, reaching number six on the Billboard 200 . On 21 September 2011 On an Island was certified gold in Canada, with sales of more than 50,000 copies. Gilmour toured Europe, US and Canada in May 2006, with a band including Wright and the Pink Floyd collaborators Dick Parry , Guy Pratt , and Jon Carin . A DVD, Remember That Night – Live at the Royal Albert Hall ,
5561-454: The two shows he performed on 7 and 8 July 2016 at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii , were shown at selected cinemas. The album was released on 29 September 2017 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart . To celebrate the event, Mayor Ferdinando Uliano made Gilmour an honorary citizen of Pompeii. Waters and Gilmour continued to quarrel, arguing over subjects including album reissues and
5644-400: The use of the Pink Floyd website and social media channels. Mason, who remains close to both, said in 2018 that Waters did not respect Gilmour, as that Waters "feels that writing is everything, and that guitar playing and the singing are something that, I won't say anyone can do, but that everything should be judged on the writing rather than the playing". From April 2020, Gilmour appeared in
5727-516: The wilder numbers we'd created. We became far less difficult to enjoy, I think." In 1970, Gilmour attended the Isle of Wight Festival and assisted in the live mix of Jimi Hendrix 's performance. In the 1970s, Gilmour received a copy of a demo tape by the teenage songwriter Kate Bush from Ricky Hopper, a mutual friend of both families. Impressed, Gilmour paid for Bush, then 16, to record three professional demo tracks to present to record labels. The tape
5810-465: The will to work as much any more. Pink Floyd was an important part in my life, I have had a wonderful time, but it's over. For me it's much less complicated to work alone." On 6 March, Gilmour's 60th birthday, he released his third solo album, On an Island . It featured guest musicians including Wright and lyrics by Gilmour's wife, the writer Polly Samson . It debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and became Gilmour's first solo album to enter
5893-410: The work in manufacturing a guitar is necessary to complete by hand. Handcrafting guitars is a time and labor-intensive method of production. Some common tools used by luthiers today are a Band saw, Drill Press, Table Saw, Stationary Sander, Jointer, C Clamps, Sanding Board, Column Sander, Power Planer, Dovetail Saw, Scraper blades, Hand Files, Router, and Sand Paper. The majority of material comprising
5976-582: Was accused of computer hacking. A retitled cover of the Graham Nash song " Chicago ", it featured MicKinon, Chrissie Hynde and Bob Geldof . It was produced by the longtime Pink Floyd collaborator Chris Thomas. On 11 July 2010, Gilmour performed for the charity Hoping Foundation with Waters in Oxfordshire, England. According to onlookers, it seemed that Gilmour and Waters had ended their feud, laughing and joking with their partners. On 12 May 2011, Gilmour made
6059-455: Was antisemitic and "a lying, thieving, hypocritical, tax-avoiding, lip-synching, misogynistic, sick-with-envy megalomaniac". Gilmour responded to the tweet on Twitter: "Every word demonstrably true." In April 2022, Gilmour and Mason reformed Pink Floyd to release the song " Hey, Hey, Rise Up! " in protest of the Russian invasion of Ukraine . It samples a performance of the 1914 Ukrainian anthem " Oh,
6142-614: Was chosen to coincide with the release of Gilmour's Live in Gdańsk album. Both guitars are based on extensive measurements of the original instrument, each featuring varying degrees of wear. The most expensive is the David Gilmour Relic Stratocaster which features the closest copy of wear on the original guitar. A pristine copy of the guitar is also made, the David Gilmour NOS Stratocaster. The 0001 Strat
6225-539: Was common until the turn of the 18th century when the powers of the world experienced the Industrial Revolution. While early mass production of guitars dramatically increased the number of guitars in circulation, each instrument was still handcrafted by a single or team of luthiers. For luthiers who still choose to handcraft their instruments, methods have changed very little over the past 500 years. As more advanced tooling options become available, however, less of
6308-467: Was first introduced to country music by Bashful Brother Oswald , who played dobro with Roy Acuff starting in January 1939. The first and second prototypes of the Dobro created by the brothers reside at the invention's birthplace of Taft, California, in a museum about the town's oil production history. On June 19, 2019, a 1933 Dobro Resonator Guitar Model 27, owned by David Gilmour was sold at auction for
6391-574: Was his best work since The Dark Side of the Moon . It became Gilmour's third album to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart . Gilmour contributed guitar to a cover of "Comfortably Numb" by the American metal band Body Count , released in September 2024. He began a tour for Luck and Strange in September 2024, with performances in London, Rome, Los Angeles and New York. He replaced some musicians in his touring band, saying he wanted to use more creative musicians and avoid "sticking quite so slavishly to
6474-565: Was included in Gilmour's Live 1984 concert film. Harper also provided backing vocals on Gilmour's second solo studio album About Face (1984). In 1985, Gilmour played on Bryan Ferry 's sixth solo studio album Boys and Girls , as well as the song "Is Your Love Strong Enough" for the US release of the Ridley Scott – Tom Cruise film Legend (1985). The music video for "Is Your Love Strong Enough" incorporated Ferry and Gilmour into footage from
6557-521: Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He received the award for Outstanding Contribution at the 2008 Q Awards . In 2023, Rolling Stone named him the 28th-greatest guitarist. Gilmour has taken part in projects related to issues including animal rights , environmentalism, homelessness, poverty, and human rights. He has married twice and is the father of eight children. His wife,
6640-582: Was part of the Hidden Gigs campaign against hidden homelessness, organised by the charity Crisis . On 4 July, Gilmour joined his friend Jeff Beck onstage at the Royal Albert Hall , London. Gilmour and Beck traded solos on "Jerusalem" and closed the show with " Hi Ho Silver Lining ". In August 2009, Gilmour released an online single, "Chicago – Change the World", to promote awareness for Gary McKinnon , who
6723-561: Was produced by Gilmour's friend Andrew Powell , who went on to produce Bush's first two studio albums, and the sound engineer Geoff Emerick . Gilmour arranged for EMI executive Terry Slater to hear the tape, and he signed her. Gilmour is credited as the executive producer on two tracks on Bush's debut studio album, The Kick Inside (1978), including her second single " The Man with the Child in His Eyes ". He performed backing vocals on "Pull Out
6806-497: Was released on 17 September 2007. For the final show, Gilmour performed with the 38-piece string section of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic orchestra. It was released as Live in Gdańsk (2008). In December 2006, Gilmour released a tribute to Barrett, who died that year, in the form of his own version of Pink Floyd's first single, " Arnold Layne ". Recorded live at London's Royal Albert Hall, it featured versions of
6889-405: Was the third resonator guitar design by Dopyera, but the second to enter production. Unlike his earlier tricone design, which had three ganged inward-facing resonator cones, the Dobro had a single outward-facing cone, with its concave surface facing up. The Dobro company described this as a bowl-shaped resonator. The Dobro was louder than the tricone and cheaper to produce. In Dopyera's opinion,
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