Robert Keeley and his crew at Keeley Electronics have put out a number of interesting pedals this year, the most recent of which is the Dark Side: The Dark Side is the latest release in Keeley’s Workstation Series. The Dark Side produces Phaser and U-Vibe effects as well as a Rotary speaker and Flanger sounds that are all vintage inspired but with modern … [Read more...]
Gilmourish
Speaking of David Gilmour, I recently found a site called Gilmourish.com, which is a fan site written by Bjorn Riis and is devoted to all things David Gilmour. Bjorn claims that Glimourish is "the largest David Gilmour gear resource on the net" and I think he's probably right. There is a ton of information about David's gear throughout the years, including a description of his … [Read more...]
Pink Floyd: The Black Strat
Last September, I posted about Phil Taylor's book Pink Floyd: The Black Strat: A History of David Gilmour's Black Fender Stratocaster about David Gilmour's famous black Fender Stratocaster. Since that post, I have picked up a copy of the book, and it's a very interesting look at Gilmour's Strat through the years. The guitar has gone through several neck and pickup changes … [Read more...]
David Gilmour Live at Gdansk
Last week, I met some friends at a local movie theater for a showing of David Gilmour's Live at Gdansk DVD. I've been on a bit of a David Gilmour kick over the past few weeks, and I've recently watched Gilmour's Remember That Night - Live at Royal Albert Hall and Pink Floyd's Pulse. So, I was pretty pumped to see this new DVD. Much like the Live at Royal Albert Hall DVD, the … [Read more...]
Fender David Gilmour Mini-Site
Fender has launched a mini-site for the release of the NOS and Relic David Gilmour Signature Series Stratocasters. The mini-site has a lot of great features, including a timeline of the guitar, details about the guitars, the story behind the guitars, and media from Gilmour's recent Live at Gdansk DVD. … [Read more...]