“A sound I’ve used many times on all sorts of tracks going back years”: David Gilmour demonstrates his trademark “swell” technique – one of the secrets of his emotive soloing approach

The master of delays, David Gilmour, has provided more insight into how he achieves the sound he describes as “swell” – a multi-delay effect that somewhat mimics a synth pad.

“It’s a sound I call ‘swell’, because it’s a swelling sort of sound. A sound I’ve used many times on all sorts of tracks going back years and years and years,” says Gilmour in a new video breaking down his guitar techniques.

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