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PINK FLOYD'S SORROW TONE - Here are some clips of my attempt at David Gilmour's guitar tone from Pink Floyd's Sorrow. I was not going for any particular performance, just a generic late 1980-mid 1990s tone. Part of this unique tone comes from the EMG neck pickup and the SPC filter David used, but a big part of the tone in my opinion is the Boss CS-2 sustainer and Boss CE-2 chorus. Gilmour used a Big Muff through Steiberger GL guitar for the studio version and his red strat with EMG pickups when playing live. The solo on the studio version sounds like Gilmour's Boss HM-2 pedal, the same one he used on the About Face album. Live versions may have used the HM-2, but I think it is more likely David used a Ram's Head Big Muff, Pete Conrnish P-2 (improved Muff clone), or Civil War Big Muff, depending on the tour. My clips are played with a 2008 American Standard Strat, Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge pickup, into a '65 Fender Twin Reverb RI..

Here are Pink Floyd clips of the incredible, but very simple, intro notes to Sorrow. The tone is quite different when played live than the studio version. Clips are in this order: studio version (Ram's Head Big Muff), live at the Omni 1987, Delicate Sound of Thunder CD 1988, Pulse CD 1994, live in Miami 1987, live in Italy 1994, Strat Pack DVD 2004.

Sorrow Intro Clips of Pink Floyd
[MP3] Pink Floyd Sorrow Intros

...and my attempts at the intro..

Playing the intro to Pink Floyd's Sorrow with a Pete Cornish P-2
[MP3] Raw Pete Cornish P-2 with some delay.

Playing the intro to Pink Floyd's Sorrow with a Civil War Big Muff
[MP3] Boss CS-2, Civil War Big Muff, Boss CE-2 chorus (L channel only), and TC Nova Delay at 440 ms

Here are clips of the second Sorrow solo played by David Gilmour from various times. Clips are in this order: studio version (Boss HM-2), live at the Omni 1987, Delicate Sound of Thunder CD 1988, Pulse CD 1994, live in Miami 1987, live in Italy 1994, Strat Pack DVD 2004.

Pink Floyd Sorrow Solo #2 Clips
[MP3] Pink Floyd Sorrow Solos

MY STEREO “SORROW” SOLO TONE - I was going for a general late 1980-mid 1990s tone here. Just four pedals. Boss CS-2 -> Distortion -> TC Nova Delay at 440ms -> CE-2 after the left Nova channel. The left channel is a 65 Fender Twin RI. Right channel is a Fender Cyber Twin set to match the 65 Twin. It does not have as much balls as the real twin so the volume is off a bit. I think the stereo delay and bit of modulation in one channel is what makes it sound big. Other than that, I think it is the CS-2 and a hot pickup that makes the tone Gilmourish. Played with a 2008 American Standard Strat, Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge pickup, into a '65 Fender Twin Reverb RI. Here are my setings.

Boss HM-2
[MP3] Boss HM-2

Ram's Head Big Muff
[MP3] Ram's Head Big Muff

B.Y.O.C. Large Beaver
[MP3] B.Y.O.C. Large Beaver (Triangle Muff clone)

Pete Cornish P-2
[MP3] Pete Cornish P-2 (improved Muff clone)

Civil War Big Muff
[MP3] Civil War Big Muff

B.K. Butler Tube Driver
[MP3] B.K. Butler Tube Driver set on overdrive

SORROW LIVE TONE WITH P-2 - In these Sorrow clips I was going for the DSOT/Pulse live tone, with combinations of the BK Butler Tube Driver, and Boss CS-2 compressor. On these clips I have a TC Nova delay in stereo and a Boss CE-2 chorus on in the left channel only so it does not dominate the sound. Played with a 2008 American Standard Strat, Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge pickup..

Pete Cornish P-2
[MP3] Boss CS-2 compressor, P-2, and Boss CE-2(left channel only)

Pete Cornish P-2
[MP3] Boss CS-2 compressor, BK Butler Tube Driver set for slight boost, P-2, and Boss CE-2(left channel only)