THE "DG ORIGINAL" BIG MUFF - According to Phil Taylor, that very first Big Muff Pi he gave to David "has often been preferred for most things" over others David owned. Shown above - David Gilmour's 2015 rehearsal pedal board with his first Big Muff from 1974, labeled with DG ORIGINAL. Shown above - A stock Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi from 1974 (left), and one of David Gilmour's 1970s Big Muffs (right) Also check out the wonderful Tone from Heaven website for a comprehensive look at David's gear from the Division Bell- Pulse era, On an Island, and David's custom Pete Cornish effects rigs.ĭavid Gilmour Big Muff Sound Clips - Here is a selection of various Gilmour solos using the Big Muff Pi, in this order: Dogs solo live from Oakland California, Dogs solo from Animals studio album (both 1977), Mother solo, Young Lust solo, and Comfortably Numb solo (all from The Wall 1977), Final Cut solo and Fletcher Memorial Home solo (from The Final Cut in 1983), On an Island second solo (from On an Island 2006) and the intro to Sorrow (from A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987).ĭavid Gilmour Big Muff Pi Solo Selections 3.9MB
* Note - for a very thorough and comprehensive guide to all of the gear David Gilmour used in these periods, look no further than Gilmourish.Com. Mid 1980s - early 1990s - It is likely that some of Gilmour's guest solos on other artists songs from this period featured a Big Muff, although he mostly used a Boss HM-2 comboed with a Mesa/Boogie amp and a ProCo Rat in this period.ġ987-1989 - the Momentary Lapse of Reason studio recordings and 1987-90 tour After that, the Big Muff appeared on many notable Pink Floyd / David Gilmour works:ġ976-77 - Animals album and In The Flesh tourġ978 - David Gilmour's first solo record, David Gilmourġ979-81 - The Wall studio recordings and live performances David's long time backline tech, Phil Taylor, said he introduced David to the Big Muff in 1974, although I do not believe David started using one regularly until around 1975 or '76. A Big Muff was prominently used on Pink Floyd's The Wall double album, including the legendary Comfortably Numb solos, as well as the massive and aggressive Big Muff tones heard on the 1977 In the Flesh tour for the Animals album.
The the 1970s V2 "Ram's Head" model seems to be the versions he preferred to use most, both in Pink Floyd, and in his solo recordings. THE LEGENDARY DAVID GILMOUR / PINK FLOYD RAM'S HEAD BIG MUFF - In the long list of great rock and roll guitarists associated with the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour is one of the most well known and accomplished users. David Gilmour and the Pink Floyd Big MuffsĪrticle written in 2010.
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