In the early to mid 1970s he placed the overdrive after the fuzz, and by the late 1970s he placed fuzzes both before and after the overdrive. The overdrive can be placed before or after the fuzz, and Gilmour has done it both ways throughout his career. His various overdrives included the Colorsound Power Boost, Mesa Boogie Mark I (used as an overdrive in the signal chain), and the Butler Tube Driver. His compressors have been first in line ever since.īOOST/OVERDRIVE BEFORE OR AFTER THE FUZZ / DISTORTION? - David often boosted/blended an overdrive with his Big Muff fuzz pedals or distortion boxes. In the 1980s he began combining a compressor with an overdrive or fuzz, so the comp was moved to the beginning of the signal chain. I believe at that time he was only using it to compress his clean tone, so it really could have gone anywhere in the chain. Experiment and find what works best for you and your rig.ĬOMPRESSOR PLACEMENT - When David first started using a compressor on his pedalboard in the late 1970s it was placed in the middle of the signal chain. The best examples of why they were placed in this order and how they were used are the song-by-song chains from David's 1994 Pink Floyd Tour, the 1990 Knebworth concert, and 2015/15 Rattle That Lock tour. GUITAR > COMPRESSOR > FUZZ/DISTORTION > OVERDRIVE > EQUALIZER > VOLUME PEDAL > MODULATION > DELAY > AMPILIFIER Below is a general signal chain order for most eras of Pink Floyd and Gilmour solo work. Modulations and delays are usually last in line. The volume pedal is always before the delays. Overdrives are typically placed after the fuzz/distortions because David likes to blend them together and use the overdrive to EQ the fuzz. A compressor is usually placed in the front of the chain to compress the clean signal before any other effects, or to add compression and gain to overdrive and fuzz/distortions that follow it. While there are many choices available for each of those effects to achieve similar tones as David, it is important to place them in the correct signal chain order to make them process the sound in the same manner to achieve those tones. SIGNAL CHAIN ORDER - David Gilmour has used a wide variety of effects on his pedalboards throughout his career - compressors, fuzz/distortion boxes, overdrives, equalizers, modulations like phasers/flanger/chorus, and delays.
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