David Gilmour's Sound On A Budget | Pedalboard Build | Thomann

This week Guillaume puts together a compact David Gilmour inspired pedalboard within a 1000$ budget! Let us know in the comments if you want to see more videos like that, and if so which artist should we cover next?
Gear used: tho.mn/ij02a
Recorded in Presonus Studio One: bit.ly/S1Pro6
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: tho.mn/sonar
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:51 Introducing the Harley Benton Spaceship 40 Pedalboard
1:02 Today´s selection
1:24 TC Electronic Forcefield Compressor
2:07 Electro Harmonix Nano Big Muff Distortion Sustainer
2:55 Behringer Vintage Tube Monster
3:46 Harley Benton MiniStomp Rodent
4:22 Wampler Terraform Multimode Modulator
5:30 UAFX Del Verb Ambience Companion
7:20 Tipp of the week
8:33 Assembly
10:17 Playing
13:15 Conclusions
13:50 Jam Pedals Pinkflow Multi Effect
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[@pierreyerokine8192]

Probablement une des meilleures vidéos que j’ai pu voir concernant la composition du pedalboard de David Guilmour! Excellente prestation de Guillaume comme d’habitude!

[@rogerYT69]

perfect timing for the video 😊

[@StratsRUs]

Well Done. Sweet playing too. Thomann are my fave store .Thank you

[@ryleuty]

Great point about where you get the most bang for your buck. Extra budget on modulation is smart.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Thanks I'm glad you feel the same, I think it turned out super well for this board! :)

[@peterkarabinos]

I put together a pedalboard at home so that it sounded like David Gilmour, and the best, and also relatively cheap, came out of the effects from MXR. Beautiful and solid sound.

[@scrummyvision]

curious about the tube monster. nice walkthrough and fun video format

[@Sean_Plays_Guitar]

Thanks G! I will be recreating this setup on my PodGo 😎

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Awesome man! Those Line6 units can do anything and everything!

[@LORANBELTRAM]

BRAVO GUILLAUME !

[@luiscantu4968]

Great video!

[@matzer8846]

OK ... great sounding pedal board ... but your comrade should have given you a golden pedal with this guitar Thanks a lot for sharing

[@infn8loopmusic]

Well executed gilmour playing! This is definitely a reasonable facsimile of the tone. That tube monster and the muff are hookin you up with plenty of sustain there. Kinda surprised at the tube monster thing there is only a hundred bucks or so. I just picked up the new Flamma FX10 headphone amp, if you throw a good overdrive in front of it, it covers most of this ground also pretty well, but obviously with less knobs, less features and a smaller footprint. Not sure if Thomann sells that unit but I expect you would/will. It has fantastic amp models from fender clean to chunky and crunchy British, and even nails really high gain amps too. Really does work best with a boost in front of it. Maybe the next version they'll add in a boost button or a gain control.

[@RobertJohnson-lb3qz]

Good video, I think I have a couple similar parts. I’ll have to look at it closely. 👍

[@jeffreyeagen4896]

This video was enjoyable!

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Glad you liked it :) !

[@MattTee1975]

Oh, man, not being able to get "That Classic Gilmour Tone" has been an inside joke between my friends and me for like 25 years. This may end it once and for all.

[@stevelamb6720]

Excellent video. You are much better than you think

[@BioHazardBHZ]

Ahaaaa G! I asked, you brought! Thanks

[@ricky4214]

I've had 5 compressors, keeley, mxr, pigtronix, ehx and this tc one you have here. TC forcefield compressor won the space on my board

[@STRATMAN1969]

I Love comp ,have over 10 ,big small cheap to expensive ,and always have them on . the only one I didn't like and sold was the T.C. mini Gravity .

[@TheBedroomRocker1]

I've also missed the honorable mention to the Keeley Darkside ;-)

[@RomainG6409]

Great video ! Thanks ! I see lots of debates about THE Gilmour sound(s) everyone is sharing its opinion on ... that's amazing how passionate (and great to be), people are about him and his music ... but I guess, most of the "home" guitar players (who represent 99,9% of the guitar players 😁) are just trying to get "closer" to Gilmour's sound without really wanting to sound exactly like him (which, as we all know, is not possible unless you are Gilmour ...) or, most importantly, without having the right budget to invest in all the gears he uses. Now if you want Gilmourish' sounds (and any other guitar hero) for less than 300 € , take a look and a try at the Nux MG-30 (or Valeton 200, or Mooer GE200) ... and there you are ... add a quality reverb maybe (Strymon's BigSky) and a great looper (Boss RC 500) ... plug all this in front and on the fx loop of a Boss Nextone Artist 80w amp (not a Katana, no ...) and ... you've got the perfect rig for the next 30 years ... But hey, we won't be guitar geeks if we were not spending thousands of $$ in gears we do not really need nor we do really use, right ? ... 😁😉🤘

[@sirkey6405]

Somebody had to say it eventually: How about a "no budget-limit Gilmour-Board" 😇 I don't mean expensive, I mean best possible sound recreation

[@MrArpSolina]

MXR Custom Shop Script Dyna Comp Electro Harmonix Big Muff PI ProcoRat 2 Distortion MXR Custom Shop Phase 90 T-Rex Replica Delay Strymon Flint

[@francescocagnacci]

@@MrArpSolina don't forget the fuzzes, univibe, tape delays, digital rack delays... gilmour had a LOT of different tones

[@matzer8846]

@@francescocagnacci ... remember the WEM copycat on one cover

[@francescocagnacci]

@@matzer8846 yep. And in the early days a heavy use of a binson echorec

[@matzer8846]

@@francescocagnacci Great ... you seem to know a lot regarding David ... wasn't sure about the Echorec ... my Band had a WEM Copycat in the late 70 ... so this was the "easy one" 4 me

[@craigshewchuk9018]

Check out a radial tonebone if you like the tube in a pedal pedal like the vintage tube monster Beringer

[@joermnyc]

Try doing a Hendrix board, only because the old Experience Museum in Seattle had a setup that let you play around with vintage (or at least reissue) pedals like a Vox wah, the Uni-vibe, fuzz face and an Octavia (Roger Mayer changed that thing so much over the years that there’s no definitive circuit for it). (The pedals were inside the box, visitors just sort of remotely manipulated them. I know because I saw them fixing it and there really was a Uni-Vibe (with the speed control pedal) inside the box!)

[@Tone-Quest]

G, any thoughts on the Behringer Vintage Tube Monster, now that you’ve used it?

[@jean-henrideblanchamp5407]

Great stuff, Guillaume, well done! What about a presentation/comparison of the various Martin types, as you’re now distributor?

[@jean-henrideblanchamp5407]

This would be the other end of the spectrum: back to the roots.

[@guenterbortz5957]

Cool ! How about doing that sounds only using Harley Benton stuff? From guitar, and pedals to the 15 W tube combo? Can you do this as close as possible with a big board to have the space for stacking pedals? I'm so curious and will wait for it as long as i can (I'm not known for having much patience 😂) Go on with your stuff, like to see / hear more of you

[@Alex_Martz]

Which power supply are you using here for all these pedals?, you didn't mentioned or showed that

[@frankhubner3019]

I know that Gilmour is using Switching Systems to turn parts of his effect chain on and off. I saw pictures of his rig of pulse tour and I saw pictures of Mark Knopflers Rack during his US tour with Clapton in 88 and they were quiet the same ...

[@snowlily5540]

I bought the spaceship 40 with powerplant bundle on thomann. how do i add this to underside of board? no instructions!

[@PooNinja]

Affordafloyd

[@improvise65]

8:16 maybe this is stupid question, what is a tape does not leave glue? Recommend me please.

[@fraenkiboii]

Thanks Mr. G for assembling this lovely battery of pedals to sound like the other Mr. G. When I tried to sound like the other Mr. G, I ended up buying the JHS Muffuletta. Funny thing is that the 73 rams head mode on it didn't really nail it for me, but it should. It was weird. I ended up using the JHS mode, don't judge me :| Bonus question: which compressor would you recommend that sits in between the Forcefield and all the high end compressors like the Cali76 or the new UAFX dual comp?

[@aemk6129]

Gilmour used the DynaComp for many years pre-muff, and had a Boss compressor post-gain. Either one can get you there. Currently, he’s been using the Pc2a from Effectrode… one pre and one post.

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Pink Flow sounds much more crisp & clear... is that just due to the method of recording?

[@peterliolis5482]

I think he should have the volume on the tube pedal much higher and the eq on that pedal is brilliant I have one that I modded, and once he turned on the muff it turned to mush s you say needs to be more crisp ,rat sounded great

[@isitreallyisitreally1756]

You forgot the amazing Keeley Dark Side , granted , it has limitations as it can’t modulate a delay , but , for about £200 second hand now you could buy two and be totally sorted , it’s worth it for the tape head delay sounds alone .. alone ... alone .... alone .... 🤣👍 .. ps you can’t buy Gilmour’s fingers / touch and feel so it’s all a hit and a hope with his sound but in a loud band mix no one would really know

[@kmichaelp4508]

Bill, you came really close! Could be cheaper. And the power supply? ❤️

[@silviolutti1522]

David Gilmour pedalboard on a budget to get an authentic sound : - Boss bd-2 overdrive - Electro harmonix crayon overdrive - Electro harmonix ram's head reissue big muff - Mooer E-lady flanger - Mooer ensemble king chorus - Boss cs-3/mxr dynacomp compressor Tc Electronic flashback II delay.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

That's one awesome board right there! :)

[@Musicislife668]

Past fx has a nano version of the tube driver

[@thomaspkratz]

The pinkflow board nailed the sound better for my ears.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

JAM Pedals sure know what they're doing! And their boxes are just wonderful!

[@sjlacey65]

Agreed, so much more lush

[@FFGG22E]

You can get a tube pilot by tc electronics for about 40$

[@DadRockKid]

tube monster is an amazing pedal...if it works. in most videos on that it does not and the reviewer does not realize it as he is hearing the diode clipping and not tube and it sounds crappy. if its working the tube will light up as a tube should. I have a few videos of that in my channel...

[@senacht]

Anderton’s Music beat you to it. Check out the “without breaking the bank” and “by breaking the bank” videos. They did one on Dave Gilmour’s sound.

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Yeah I love those series! This focuses more on the assembly of the board, some best practices and so on, so I hope there's something to take away from here as well ;)

[@jonathananderson3897]

If you want gilmour you need to run the sustain flat out on the compressor

[@gazeunderthesunmusic]

BRILLIANT Please do Kevin shield (My Bloody Valentine) Or Shoegaze Pedalboard

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Great idea! I'll put that on the list for sure :)

[@patrickpierson6079]

Great... Wich AMP?

[@francescocagnacci]

any british amp or even a more american style amp works. he used hiwatts but used an alembic preamp before them, so giving it a fender-y type sound

[@dasczwo]

Cmon, guys… jam pedals pink flow! 989. just one cable needed. Would make sense if you made a harlexbenton/behringer version for under 250!

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Under 250€ now that's a challenge haha!

[@jdaa79]

Guillaume j’ai une idée! Slash mais avec des pédales et un petit ampli “pedal platform”?!

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Super idée oui! Merci beaucoup :)

[@infn8loopmusic]

Probably worth mentioning most of the gilmour tone is in the fingers, you set your amp on the edge so it breaks up nicely when you play loud, and cleans up when you back off. But you still have to saturate the preamp and power amp enough to get the sustain, therefore overdrive pedals are a must.

[@STRATMAN1969]

WOW if you could market the built in PHASER ,and DELAY you have in your "tone fingers " you'd be rich .

[@dtchinacat3973]

Wow, that's pretty close to basic Gilmore tones!

[@nastradame]

Could you do eric johnson?

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

Already planned ;)

[@cyruss2946]

Nice try. VT911 and not VT999 is a closer option for BK Butler tube driver. behringer pedals are noisy. You could use TC tube pilot or even EHX Crayon.

[@astreal-awar9688]

It'd be great to have a grunge sound on a budget, aiming at the sounds of Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Silverchair and Pearljam. A MIKE EINZIGER from Incubus sound on a budget would be great too! Amazing video

[@wesleyramos6642]

Translate: Eu fiz as contas e aqui no Brasil pra ter esse set de pedais não sai por menos de 5 salários mínimos. Um set que nos EUA sai por menos de mil dólares, aqui é um absurdo!!

[@Elwood_Blues]

Eric Johnson's sound on a budget

[@grinman77]

Sadly my idea of a "budget" is different to yours.😢 Otherwise that Del-Verb would be mine. Note to self.... Must work harder

[@TheSoundofForgetting]

I am glad I am color blind because that guitar is ugly nd even when told the color was even worse😣but the demo and effects used to see what you guys tried and only have a couple of what you picked what you did pick wasn’t bad.. may look into that Tube monster pedal as curious about it. Nice video! Page & Gilmour are my guitar hero’s and have been for decades and know most so you did good but the Pink flow pedal is really good as well as Keeley’s Darkside pedal🤘🏻

[@markcripps2384]

Jam Pink Flow. £649 ish.

[@kvvnng]

Never seen an UAFX pedal on a "budget" board

[@pavelmazalek2838]

I would argue that I would put together better board with given prompts :D Keeley Dark Side V2 - Gilmour in the box pedal. It has Big Muff style Fuzz, Delay and Modulations used by him - 370,37 € VHT AV-DB1 Dyna-Boost Pedal - Compressor and Boost - 2 pedals in 1. David also used ColourSound PowerBooster - 115,35 € Harley Benton MiniStomp Fuzzy Logic - Ge FuzzFace style - 19,87 € TC electronic Tube Pilot Overdrive - Tube Drive style - 59,41 € TC Electronic Magus Pro Distortion - Rat style - 79,75 € Catalinbread Echorec - Binson Echorec was famously used by Gilmour - 264,93 € Mooer ModVerb - trick used by Gilmour in studio... reverb into the phaser - 70,05 € There would be other options within given budget according what one prefer. Gilmour used two compressors at once. So ModVerb could be ditched for another one ie. with different styl of processing. FuzzFace style fuzz could be considered redundant. So it could be changed for flanger like Mooer E-Lady (modeled after EHX Electric Mistress also used by Gilmour). This would be better for live situation because it eliminates need for setting up the Dark Side for every song. Guillaume's pedalboard is 7/10 My pedalboard is 10/10 and I'm not even Gilmour stan :D

[@cmet8280]

Your so cool.

[@STRATMAN1969]

Here in KALAMAZOO Mi where the RAT was invented ,we'd like to say you can get a real one for the same price as the Trash Clone I mean the T.C.

[@edhalbach9550]

Power supply? Otherwise, great job!

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

It's the Harley Benton ISO Pro 2 :) www.thomann.de/intl/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_2_pro.htm

[@MrDrop442]

Why not get a keeley dark side pedal for $200...

[@kyledonworth3845]

He was more of a Ramshead user

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

True ! :) But I liked what the nano Pi did here as well

[@SG-4u]

No offense but this isn’t even close. And you could have got it spot on for less than half the budget you spent. I like your playing spirit though!

[@Musicislife668]

Rams head 😂

[@purpl3882]

dollar euros

[@jumpingman8160]

That's not budget. And where's the mxr 90?

[@cmet8280]

Budget's can be high or low, obviously this isn't low budget.

[@matzer8846]

Riddle: why did David Gilmour had to use so many pedals to get his sound Answer: because he didn't play a Tele

[@francescocagnacci]

he did play a tele .he had a 55 esquire.

[@matzer8846]

@@francescocagnacci Oh yes .. most of the "old heroes had some Tele/Esquire/Nocaster ... experience ... BUT i had to make this joke anyway

[@aemk6129]

@@matzer8846 the tele was used for many years… still is for certain songs. Namely “Run Like Hell” live… 🤷🏼‍♂️ The key is… no matter what he is using, it always sounds like him.

[@STRATMAN1969]

Fiddle me this : why did Stratman build a Strat-Tele hybrid ? 🧟‍♂ 🎸 Answer : because Tele pickups make Pedals sound better ❣

[@matzer8846]

@@STRATMAN1969 BANG on the ... Whot's the least used PU: Strat-Bridge ... no sound good Most used bridge PU: Tele ... because of pedal steel, Esquire, ... just sounds great even with a big CAP (the old bass mode ... remember ...) 👍

[@ThatGuyThanus]

Under a grand, you say..?😂

[@ThomannsGuitarsBasses]

...ish 😂

[@fishfingers160]

Under $1000? Lol just get a Helix