Every Comfortably Numb Guitar Tone Archive (1979-2016)
Greatest guitar solo of all time, Comfortably Numb! We all love the solo and the tone but there are hundreds of versions! Personally, I want to feel like I’m playing the same so I decided to make an archive for me and you, to get the tones I want!
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Oliver Klein
Rudy Leferve
Joe Clark
Jonathan Glover
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Jimmy Lipham
Kyle Shively
Timothy Bowser
Andy L
Kim Michael Albrecht
Gboom (Gabrielea)
Lynden Warren
Paul Cristian
Wilhem Hagelsieb
Edoardo Daniele
Richard Smith
Gabriel Rodrigues
Tom Robinson
Peter Simpson
Adam Romero
Hilias
Kuba Gawłowski
Mj
Tom St John Eve
Antonio
John Anderson
Georgios Zazias
Richard Smith
Lau Henriksen
Diogo Cunha
Taylor
Patrick Fitzgerald
Ivan Gehring
Lusk Luther
Pink Side of The Moon
Cesar Camacho
Marc Andre
Some Awesome Fellow with (No Name)
Rodney Stewart
Rod Ballou
Adam Lewis Paulk
Rhys Willis
Jakob Chavera
Chris Stanek
Chris
Leonardo Barbiero
David Stohl
Mr Finn
Adam 33
Rodney C Tod
Mo
Julien Sire
BumblebeeTuna
Davey Lane
Ian Herszterg
Hugues Gaillard
Igor Feofilaktov
Arthur Mathie
Derek Jennings
Anas Alazri
Garrett Trojanek
Cristian
Suappo1
Jack Garland
00:00 David Gilmour’s Comfortably Numb Tones
00:07 Studio Version (1979)
02:00 The Wall Live (1980)
03:24 Solo Work (1984)
04:38 Weird Guitar (1986)
05:45 Delicate Sound Of Thunder (1988)
07:07 Venice (1989)
07:31 Knebwort (1990)
07:54 PULSE (1994)
09:57 In Concert (2002)
11:06 Live 8 (2005)
12:40 Live in Gdansk (2006)
13:57 Royal Albert Hall (2006)
14:36 Live At Pompeii (2016)
15:57 Final Thoughts…
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Originally posted by UCOu0QfI_KQdBMcS-I-hequg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSpU-8Rp_Q
26.04.2023 Edit: I think on 1988 Delicate Sound Of Thunder, chorus was TC Electronics' and not Boss CE-2. But for Venice and Knebworth, it's still CE-2 and video is correct.
Okay, there are minor editing mistakes I’ve made (sorry I really work a lot on a lot of things, I record and edit these videos mostly at nights)
First, at 13:30 Gdańsk tones, I’ve used Charlie Brown, not boss bd-2, correct signal chain at 13:50
Second, I got copyright issued (not just demonetized) so I had to cut short a few things
Third, on rotary cabinet signal chains, I only show rotary cabinets but actually it’s split chain and one goes to rotary one goes to hiwatts, I don’t know why I didn’t do that…
Every isolated guitar sound is at my Patreon page for you to download, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/comfortably-numb-81418161?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
A TON OF my tone guides are there with pedal and amp settings for the covers I do, tabs, backing tracks and more to come! It’s AN ARCHIVE for Gilmour (and a little Hendrix…)
And please remember that any pedal setting I'd show might only work on my rig, maybe not work on yours, I don't want to misguide you, just want to give you a guideline…
Also, all the extracted guitar sounds are, well, extracted from original recordings, so there are missing frequencies and stuff, so yeah, the pedals are correct, but since it’s isolated, it sounds A LOT better normally…
I love to be wrong, this is just MY guide and archive for myself, if there’s anything you need to add or correct, let’s talk more!
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???? Here are the 9 CHEAP AND BEST pedals I recommend for almost all the tones I get: https://thmn.to/thocf/xxm4h02xts
✅ Here are all my gear that I can't live without: https://thmn.to/thocf/at2lukfwk3
➡ Check Out My Jams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZE1z4lCW33MVR-33x4zk9aecfnJiUIfj
I wish my tone always sounded like 1979 with missing frequencies
I like the reunion version. Raw and straight. Old school.
0:36 isnt there phaser in the mix?
The key observation is that the sound foremost is a gorgeous deep digital delay. Then there is something to boost the tone's brightness to get way out there and stand out in the mix, and this is what a Tube Driver can do, because relative to the square-wave muffs, the Tube Driver is functioning like a clean treble boost. As for the various distortions, the point is to have several available in the chain, so you pick a differnt one on each lead break to provide variety and to keep the audience wanting even better lead tones as the song progresses, to climax at the best lead tone on the last lead break. A question then ensues, how many lead breaks are there in "Comfortably Numb" ?? I count two. That is how many different lead tones you are gonna need. David can play it clean or distorted with several variations. After all, David wants you to buy not only one of his albums, but all of them! So he is changing up these lead tones on every tour so that his die hard fans are continuouslu kept on edge wondering just what is this tonemaster going to do next? ????
Ellerine sağlık, hangi uygulamayı tercih etmeliyim? Bias fx 2 mi, Guitar Rig mi?
Hello! Love your videos! Would you happen to have the tab for the DSOT version of the solo? I checked your patreon and didn’t see it. Nobody seems to have it. Thanks!
Great vid thanks
Bealtifull explanation….thanks
Thank you so much for your accurate analysis, and the share of your work !
12:48 I totally agree. The 1977 in the flesh tour has THEE best gilmour tones. Just perfection
I love the isolated tracks. You can really hear his attack on the strings
I would love to see your review of the new "Fender Tone Master Pro" guitar modeler. and what kind of Gilmour tones can you get out of her? please please!
The "weird" guitar at the 1986 Royal Albert Hall concert was a 1981 Charvel Glendora Brown-Burst with an EMG pickup and a rosewood neck. I assume that an EMG81 pickup was used, as that is the first year they made that pickup and that is the typical location for it (Bridge).
It always fascinates me how thick it sounds considering it's the bridge pickup. Is there any specific element that makes it sound so fat and bassy? I use Bias FX 2 and my resources are limited like for so many people.
so at least the secret weapon for this sound is the Electric Mistress….
Do you think I should get the boss rt-20 if I already have the keeley dark side work station?
Holy fried crab brains in a smoked okra and monkey snot sauce. The 1980s "Wall Live" tone is like a generic teenage Van Halen fanboy with an el cheapo Vester, Peavey's cheapest amp, a flanger with the same settings used for covering "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love", and a randomly-set delay. The "In Concert" tone is like trying to cover this song using Albert King's set-up. And the "Live At Pompeii" is the bastard child of the two previous ones. Ick.
It was a Charvel with a single bridge humbucker ….the volcano benefit 86…..it went in the auction
Outstanding stuff, fascinating presentation. Interesting how he's kind of come full circle to a more gritty Ram's head/flanger tone. I do like the 80s/90s tones though. The Flanger seems to cut more where the chorus makes things a bit mushy. I think chorus works better on clean tones and the Flanger. 'Yowzah' indeed! Have you tried the Mojo FX fuzzes, made in Texas, very cool pedals? There's one called 'Iron Bell' which is all Gilmour fuzzes in one. FYI Gretsch is basically pronounced 'Gre-tch' with no 'S' sound but it really doesn't matter, your accent is very cool!
Thank you so much for this video and breaking it all down, also the isolated tracks are the clearest that I have heard, normally it isn't the easiest to get the guitar separated from the other instruments that great. One thing I had a question about with the 1979 studio recording of Comfortably Numb was reverb, I'm pretty sure there is some but what kind would it be. One other thing is that he might possibly have used his Colorsound power boost pedal for the recording.
Thank you! Great tone and playing!
Live at pompeii has the best tone, it was fuckin awesome
I think DSoT sound 1988 is best. It has great romantic delay. The sound is rich, long and most atmospheric.
I would have love to hear that without active picl ups for the studio version because I dont thi k EMGs were yet used by him in 79 I dont even know if they were actually invented yet
Hi! I follow your videos since a while to understand how to achieve DG sound in PULSE! Can you share the pedals settings (or is there a video where you explain them)? Thanks in advance!!
Awesome video thankyou.For me Knebworth 90 is my favourite but from the Knebworth 90 album the guitar sounds ever so slightly harsher and the 2nd solo is not edited i couldnt understand why you would ever cut bits out of a David Gilmour solo
joe satriani the forgotten lutfen
And the settings?????????????? ????????????????
The effects for the tone rotary speaker delay Rams Head
But you don't give the RT20 settings or the delay settings???
Great video. However, the tone is also caused by David Gilmour’s touch and feel. Besides, we don’t have the same hands and fingers than DG. And finally, speaking for myself in the first place, we lack the genius and talent ????
No one can match the secret tone ????
Devtech make a good G2 clone.
Kink FX make a great HM2 clone
Great job capturing the variations of each era. I think that CE-2 is key to almost all the tones, especially if you don’t have an RT-20 (or a Yamaha rotating speaker!). Lots of good CE-2 clones out there, like the Ensemble King. There’s a Waza Craft version, but those are a little pricey. There’s also a Waza version of the HM-2; I actually gave a Behringer HM300, and aside from being pink and plastic, it does the HM-2 well, especially Gilmour’s settings. The Mooer E Lady is one of the best Gilmour flangers out there; it’s so close to the original big box and is pedal board friendly. And of course, all of the EHX Muff reissues have been spot on.
https://youtu.be/BwAbRboFxww
What are your thoughts on this version of the solo? I f*cking love it
Can you do this but for the Time solo? This is awesome info!
great work and fantastic tones ????