Who plays Comfortably Numb guitar solo the Best? (David Gilmour vs John Petrucci) + My Performance

[@Jake-eq3ub]

Let's just enjoy the fact that Petruci plays this to pay tribute to one of his musical heroes

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Yeah 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@jstingray09]

100%

[@twankistevenson3884]

I'm sorry you are actually asking this?

[@ztcoder]

Yeah! this is really unfortunate.

[@riddhichakraborty673]

Just for some views Otherwise he wouldn't ask for sure

[@twankistevenson3884]

Don't get me wrong. John is an amazing guitar player and if this was a song that neither had written it would be up for debate but David wrote it and loves it and plays it in a way ONLY it's creator can

[@gosmo4504]

Both favorite guitarists of mine. But nobody touches David's work on this. Nobody is even in the league.

[@mrhalvi]

you got that right. it's not a fair comparison how do you out play the Master of his own music

[@scot-tish7486]

Andrey Korolev Comfortably Numb.... Gilmour is still the GOAT though.

[@garethevans9742]

David Gilmour - dressed like he’s just arrived to fix your plumbing, crushing the greatest guitar solo of all time, and acting like it’s just a normal Wednesday. Absolute legend!

[@janardaninja]

How is this even a question? David Gilmour plays with so much more emotion and feeling.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

I suggest you to watch the full video 🤘🏻. Watch Gilmour's part and you'll be pleased with my words

[@owenlong2501]

​@Iliya.Guitar I agree with the other guy, sure this guy can play it but not even close. If u have to ask you'll never know.

[@Rogers_Ego]

​@@Iliya.Guitar Rogers ego here 👀 You will never please this lot 😂 of Davids fanboys it's my song anyway 😂🍀👍

[@IwanTimmermans]

Exactly that. Gilmore puts soul into it

[@ericschaeffert8633]

Beaucoup de monde peut jouer ce solo, en y mettant sa propre marque. Mais n oublions pas qu il a été inventé et écrit puis interprete par gilmour, et on peut pas se départir de cet aspect, à mon avis c est incomparable et tous les autres aussi bons soient ils ne font que le re interpréter en étant imprégnés de l original. Et on est pas non plus au cirque ni à une compétition à savoir lequel en fera le plus. C est de l art et c est l expression d une émotion personnelle. C est surtout ca qu il faut comprendre.

[@prchise]

You can feel it from quality of David's tone that he plays it with soul and passion. guitar and fingers are just extensions of his soul.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Exacly 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@RushfanUK]

There is a noticeable tempo variation, Gilmour is playing to a slower tempo he gives the notes more space to play in rather than filling it up with more notes, I saw him at the Royal Albert Hall in October and whilst he is obviously older at 78 he is still brilliant.

[@prahapivo]

Exactly this.

[@daniel6cil]

Agreed

[@KajalAbdullah]

I was also in the RAH in this October

[@LL77309]

David Gilmour wins! It's not even close.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

@@LL77309 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@davidbeaulieu8782]

Yes! But the best performance ever of comfortly Numb, it's Dave Kilminster Who are on the top. David Gimour is the creator of this amazing solo and Dave Kilminster put the perfection on that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4u8qoGljLB_aposi=jmfh1jm__GpCjiIJ

[@KapangNgow]

In my opinion, in this case: John Petrucci plays guitar with technical and skill. David Gilmour plays guitar with feeling and heart. That's make David Gilmour authentic and unique. And I choose David Gilmour.

[@jackturvey6153]

Both Guitar gods for very different reasons. But no one gets close to Gilmour playing comfortably numb

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Exacly that's my poinf

[@jeanfrancoisdubois9073]

There is no comparison to make between the two guitarists of completely different styles

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Yes of course my message is something else I am saying slow solo doesnt mean easy

[@doba7301]

Not compresion...

[@ztcoder]

That's it ! ;-) Nice!

[@sanguedepescador9964]

​@@Iliya.Guitar Ron BUBLEFOOT sons of apolo the best solo confortably numb of ALL times...

[@OsGuota-b8y]

I think JP would choose David

[@Iliya.Guitar]

🤘🏻🍻

[@sakuradays98]

This month I went to his concert. I remember bawling my eyes out when he played this solo. For the first time in my life I was happy simply from being alive. I feel you brother, Gilmour’s solos mean a lot in my life too

[@AldrLesPaul]

Gilmour's solo sounds incredibly dramatic, Petrucci's solo sounds like an excellent performance of an exercise in a guitar lesson. Yes, Petrucci has the right notes, but he doesn't have the feeling that makes Gilmour's music unique.

[@superslug1000]

You don’t see Gilmour covering Petrucci solo’s do you. Enough said.

[@Reaper_Edge]

Poor Gilmour, he'd catch Parkinson's disease if he tries xD

[@Reaper_Edge]

@@StarletSizzle Wow, that escalated quickly xD

[@quix99]

Not a chance in hell

[@marcejaddg]

NOBODY CARES. David is a legend.

[@andreaswewera]

Ohh Mann was für ein blödes gequatscht von wegen Gilmour Covert die Solos von Petrucci🤦‍♂️ Echt jetzt!! Überlegt mal einer wie Alt Gilmour ist und wie alt Petrucci ist! Wielange gibt es Pink Floyd schon und wielange die Band in der Petrucci spielt. Der Sound von Pink Floyd und das Gitarrenspiel von Gilmour gab es lang davor. Wer sollte da von wem Covern bzw Inspiriert sein🤔🤔

[@hasnanhashim4386]

Gilmour's guitar is in pain....

[@StevenDCave]

Nobody can ever match the original style and sound of David Gilmour. ❤

[@KaedaN1428]

As much as Petrucci is a prodigy, Gilmour's playing is out of this world. This solo is and will always be my favorite of all time. Right in the feels. No matter how many times I listen to it, I get goosebumps.

[@henkgrui]

I totally agree with you, Gilmour is able to touch the soul. I recognize the goose bumbs and the tears. Your playing of the solo is also much better and has more feeling than Petrucci. I wish you all the best and keep safe. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@weets69]

DG. His solo just has more feeling and soul. Plus it’s DG solo.

[@zlatan5799]

David Gilmore is the guitar God.

[@Apollosson]

lol… David Gilmour’s solo can be played even by new kids on the block……there is no technically involved much…..

[@StarletSizzle]

​@@Apollossonyou are a lockdown kid.. Born of your mommy's multiple boyfriends.. You are pettruci is remembered in this generation by people like you born of several illegitimate daddies.. And David Glimour (PINK Floyd) is remembered since 1960's... Certainly illegitimate child like you will never realize the greatness

[@ondrejdvorak1997]

​@@Apollossonit's not about playing as many notes as possible and breaking your fingers, but there is beauty in simplicity and coming up with such an emotional one of the best solos ever, I'm not saying that other guitarists aren't good, but gilmour has something that no one else has.

[@veglord4481]

Yes, I can play comfortably numb from wish.

[@veglord4481]

David Gilmour is one of the most vocal guitarist. Playing the notes is not the challenge.

[@enzopanzarino]

Sono stato a Roma, ed ho ascoltato Gilmour dal vivo, se sei appassionato provi delle emozioni che non si possono descrivere...... Amico ti auguro un giorno di poter assistere anche a te a questa meraviglia

[@fsudrummer3640]

Why would you even ask this? Of course it's David Gilmour it's his solo.

[@ColinDyckes]

Gilmour. No competition!

[@РуменБогоев-е7ы]

You are very right my friend. I completely agree with you. Gilmour's solo is a number of notes played. It's just that these same notes played by ten different guitarists will sound more or less the same, but in no case will they sound the way Gilmour plays them. I don't know what exactly the reason (maybe the dynamics are actually) is not the same. When Gilmour plays them, your skin really crawls. I also play guitar and I know this solo, but I can't come close to exactly how Gilmour plays it. The beauty of this solo is not in the speed but in the cosmic sound, rhythm and energy that it brings when you listen to it. Maybe the sound itself plays some significant role, the audience, the lighting, Gilmour's internal setting when he plays it. I don't know? Indeed, the concert solo of this song is significantly better than the original one on Floyd's album. In the concert performance, Gilmour somehow comes up with an idea of ​​how to improvise in the moment to make it unforgettable.

[@willww64]

Oh, I didn't expect you are Iranian. This is the first time I've seen a video of an Iranian KZbinr. As someone from China, the least free internet country in the world, I know exactly how you feel. Keep going dude!

[@mikeodonoghue1890]

John's sounds like it was programmed in midi.. if you don't hear/recognise this, maybe time for change..

[@mikeodonoghue1890]

Sorry, just seen the end now...

[@СветланаПетрова-е7э]

What a stupid question !

[@kevinreed7239]

It's the tone and feel that makes the difference,I love how Dave Gilmore's guitar sounds so tube driven it's clean and not layered with so many effects and distortion it's crazy how he gets that sound and it's just so clean and crisp he hits harmonics without all the effects

[@Iliya.Guitar]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🍻

[@eoneal13691]

I'm sorry you can't see Gilmore live. I finally saw him play at the Hollywood Bowl last month, and it was amazing. He is truly one of the top 5 guitarists of all time.

[@BATTLECATT00]

Ok, lets me get this straight, You asking does David Gilmur, one of the members that made it, wrote it, and composed it, can play his own music better, against some guy who grew up listening to it? Really? This where we going.. Gilmur...

[@LuizGustavoGregorio]

Huge fan of JP and I like his version but Gilmour’s is much more heartwarming

[@IwanTimmermans]

David of course. He puts soul and feeling into the solo. The other dude just wants to be fancy

[@jstingray09]

He put soul and feeling to his solo!

[@noboru5138]

Saying JP wants to be fancy gotta be joke of the year.

[@KeithKong973]

Nobody sounds as good as Dave Gilmore. Nobody!

[@wsashoor]

What kind of question is this, absurd. David is no match. Have some respect to Gilmour.

[@richardlongley4045]

The question was not literal. Watch the video.

[@eduardosenna1969]

I´m so glad that you feeling how special and magic is David Gilmour. He realy playing with heart and soul.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

@@eduardosenna1969 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🍻

[@brojajacra]

Gilmour by a mile. theres playing it very well from a technical standpoint then theres putting the feeling and emotion in it and making the guitar weep

[@grizzadams2110]

There is something about a Gilmour solo......it can make you cry and you dont know why

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Exacly Gilmour's magic

[@Joel-i2z9z]

Amen One of my favorite comments from someone was "He hits you in the feels"🙏

[@schoeppiman]

Gilmour, without any doubt.

[@scotttocher2235]

David gives the best soul uplifting goose bumps everytime, no matter how many times he's played this solo

[@GaryParris]

i agree. his feeling and emotion gives me goosebumps and bring me to tears often. he is a master! thank you for recognising his true unique sound and what makes him special! well done with your rendition at the end!

[@dannyholloway2007]

I respect Jon's approach. He followed David's template and still made it his own by sprinkling his own style in. That being said, I found myself missing the accents and phrasings of David. I slaved for two week's in middle school to learn this solo. No one will ever do it like David. I still love this video. Both guitarists are my favorites. David is number one and Jon would be a close second. I have always strived for Jon's technicality and David's phrasing at the same time.

[@creyes1970]

David Gilmour, para mi es el número 1, he sentido la misma emoción al escucharlo, gracias por tus comentarios....saludos de Chile...

[@acardoza7542]

What kind of question is this?

[@noboru5138]

For real JP takes this

[@vyacheslavmikhaylov7911]

Привет Илья. Ты все правильно подметил. Гилмор-бог, идол, мастер. И ещё много разных эпитетов и синонимов к нему применимо. Да, он не такой технарь как Хаммет например или кто то ещё, но его игра заставляет что то зашевелиться в глубине тебя. Это магия, которую трудно объяснить словами, её можно только почувствовать. И те люди, которые могут испытывать подобные чувства, когда ты слушаешь его музыку, они по настоящему счастливы. Ты мне попался в рекомендации впервые и сразу в точку ! + 1 подписчик! 🤘🏻🤝

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Hello Yes exacly !!! I'm happy that I'm creating a community which includes people like you 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Thank you so much for the support 🍻

[@StefanoFenoglio]

David Gilmour, best! Thanks for this video!

[@Iliya.Guitar]

@@StefanoFenoglio you're welcome 🤘🏻

[@jeffkanji8304]

Very good version by Petrucci! Don't say this has no feeling

[@Iliya.Guitar]

I've heard many many better Performances

[@User-xw6kd]

Yes he's right. No bends, no sustain, no feel, way too fast.

[@erickarreman6119]

I didn't even watch the video and still knew who was better!!! David Gilmour of course!! Easy!

[@kecabojan]

Somehow your video showed up in my feed. Like you, I thought I'd never listen to DG live but it just so happens that I moved to Canada few years ago and saw DG Luck and Strange tour in LA for week ago, bought ticket immediately and hassled a bit with traveling and hotel but I can tell it was so worth it. His voice is getting weaker with age but his guitar skills are just magical, always the same. I was so filled with joy after. I hope you get to experience him live, you never know... All the best.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

That's an amazing experience man !! Now you can easily breath and say I listened to Gilmour live Hope one day I can see him too, but I'm running out of time

[@bobaddonizio9476]

Definitely David Gilmour. The emotion that David brings goes right to your heart and soul. John is playing Fantastic, but there is something missing. That is something only David can do. In my humble opinion.

[@robertclarkguitar]

You sound like me. Word for word. USA. Missed him in 94 as my son was born. But at least it was an excuse. I love this solo. I finally began teaching myself guitar from drums all llmy life up to 2006. Then in 2019 i really bought first electric and began teaching myself. Fanstastic work man!!! Gilmour is number 1.

[@psycofdo]

Gilmour plays with a laid back feeling, that allows more room for dynamics and expression. The Petrucci version has a tone way to tight for the style, more metal, but the main factor that undermines feeling and expression is that is played faster by the whole band. Don't get me wrong, Petrucci's expresivity and feeling is also amazing, but is also important to evaluate if accelerating or slowing down a song makes it better or worse (for example, think diamond head and metallica version of "am i evil". In that case the more uptempo song fits better for a metal taste making it more aggresive). Put Petrucci with a more laid back tempo, a more spacious and spongy tone and you got a closer result to what Gilmore was going after. For a guitar player, playing a different style with the same tools you're used to for your own specific sound is risky, precisely because there are more elements into the "feel" idea than playing the right notes. There's dynamics, speed, and tone naming a few. On the other hand, if Gilmour could play a dream theater song or solo with his sound (or minor tweaks to is) that requires a tight aggresive settings, he probably will be falling short even playing the right notes.

[@MrPetrA3]

David playes with emotion, feeling and with soft Sound - like cuddling . Every ( i dont know anyone ) covers sound like metal :) David is absolutely unmistakable, his guitar speaks..

[@alexmetista]

I have countlessly cried listening to Comfortably Numb. I have played this song in the car so often to my daughter since she was a baby till one day I noticed tears running down her cheekbones as the second solo ends, she had just turned 17...

[@fredericofb]

❤

[@GigiGiogi-g9f]

Speed doesn't make you the best guitarist

[@Iliya.Guitar]

John is great but my point is that Slow solos aren't the Easiest all the times

[@GigiGiogi-g9f]

@Iliya.Guitar Gilmour sound is only his.None else can play pink floyd solos as him

[@mahmam3128]

That applies to everything, it's his music he came up with it of course no one is gonna play it like him​@@GigiGiogi-g9f

[@GigiGiogi-g9f]

@@mahmam3128 So ,i do not understand why to compare Gilmour with another guitarist.

[@mahmam3128]

@@GigiGiogi-g9f yeah it's weird, guitar guys treat it as some kind of a competition instead of just enjoying the music

[@brett_flower]

No contest...Dave Gilmore plays from the soul...shredding does NOT belong anywhere near a Pink Floyd song... Great job with your solo BTW...played from the heart

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Thank you so much my friend 🤘🏻🍻

[@paulyoung4781]

Both great but gilmour is obviously the winner man wow so much more space,emotional,tone,just everything about how he plays the guitar man

[@GrooveOrDye]

And the winner is... Bumblefoot Next one is David against John playing "the best of times"

[@atillaakin]

Oh yes bumblefoot really did the magic

[@robertsewell536]

Bumblefoot blew it out with his version. Astonishing how great that was. Fact

[@ricardopastore2999]

There is not comparison, Gilmour

[@makmath1738]

Petrucci playing is thrilling but David Gilmour takes you to somewhere you've never been before. David's playing just so soulful.

[@tobyhubler9902]

David Gilmour doesn't need to cover anybodies songs. He is the inspiration....Way more feeling in Gilmour's... more soul.

[@ilbuitre75]

The DT version is too fast, almost all the feeling is lost.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Yeah exacllyy

[@humbertospatafore]

There are some guitar players that are more emotive than technics, your phrasing tells a history and puts on it all the emotion required to the audience can live it. Musics as David Gilmore, Gary Moore, Carlos Santana and Jeff Beck plays in theese league.

[@danielasena668]

Principalmente Mark Knopler y Guilmour

[@liternum]

With all respects there is one and lonely version that reachs the gotha off gods guitar's player eventually the best solo in rock music: the David solo in pulse live version has that bending that connects directly with cosmo's pulse, the frequencies and the notes of deep space!

[@timothycollinsguitar9450]

Bro I just saw you for the first time!!love it!!!! Especially at the end where you’re like nobody can play like him!

[@garysanders3193]

Well, for starters, Gilmore wrote it. Petrucci coved it, he covered it very well, but he was not the originator. And the last part was a 3 part harmony so Wilton and Sone could join in. Both are excellent.

[@1visionn]

My two favorite guitarists. David has more soul than anyone and John has more technical skill than just about anyone. Comfortably numb is David Gilmour at his greatest, and not even John can match it. PS. That is the greatest version of that solo ever played. I can’t get enough of it. I’ve probably watched live at Pompeii a hundred times and that solo even more. Brilliant!

[@Iliya.Guitar]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ssteacup]

Davids solo gives you goose bumps, tears even emotion......the other solo sounds like a million others who put their spin on it

[@richardlongley4045]

You explained the reason for this video and some people just don't get it. Very sad. Your passion is what music is about. Your cover is fantastic!! Thanks for the video.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Thank you so much for your support 🤘🏻🍻🍻🤘🏻

[@mejlgaardbliddal]

Both Solos are great. I really could not pick a winner, the are slightly different but so will two different versions of the same solo by the same person properly be.

[@cheungie01]

I normally gravitate towards guitar virtuosos like Steve Vai, Malmsteen and Satriani etc. However, my favourite guitarist has always been David Gilmour. How do you explain this contradiction?

[@ChrisM541]

There is only ONE Comfortably Numb guitar solo - and that belongs to DG, not JP. JP has put his take on it, but, he would be horrified to hear that some people think that ludicrous speed beats taste, dynamics, soul, passion. I love JP's work, but this one belongs to DG. Obviously ;)

[@nicolaszurschmitten7326]

In Argentina, when someone doesn't live up to the challenge/task or is simply not good enough we say "he needs a lot of soup to..." In this context, Petrucci needs a lot of soup to even come close to Gilmour.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

Haha that's cool. Yeah Petrucci is. GOD in his own style but he needs to eat more soup and practice Comforfably Numb

[@fredericofb]

In Portugal too!

[@danielepenida]

A vos te falta sopa😂😂 Petrucci es el pinaculo de la guitarra. Lo que lo diferencia del resto de virtuosos es justamente que tiene ese feeling de Gilmoure y una maestria en elegir notas. Diria que Petrucci y Marty Frietman estan en otro nivel

[@РуменБогоев-е7ы]

Greetings to Argentina from Bulgaria. When you can, say hello to Damian Salazar from me. I watched him on the street in Rio playing the guitar in 2010 when I was on a trip to Argentina. Remarkable. I liked it a lot. I am subscribed and I watch his performances on KZbin with great pleasure.

[@gizz1979]

I didnt get past 18seconds of your intro because the solo example you used for Gilmour was from Time and not Comfortably Numb

[@michaelbeem1737]

Firstly, the "other" 2 guys are Michael Wilton, and Mike Stone from QUEENSRYCHE. The performance you showed was taken from QUEENSRYCHE's Art of Live DVD, to coincide with their "Art of Life" tour where them and DT toured together....This was part of the encore where both bands came out, and did a few songs together... Secondly, while Petrucci is a master, I'm sure he would even say Gilmour based on tone, feel and the fact that Gilmour wrote it....

[@juanv5375]

Petrucci sold his soul to play that good but then his playing lost just that: soul.

[@v4vinaceous]

I agree with you about the other guys kind of interfering with Petrucci's solo, when they came on I was like wtf are these guys doing here... Petrucci's great, but Gilmour is speechless, he is more of a blues kind of musician, and he is the author of the solo ...

[@Iliya.Guitar]

🤘🏻🤘🏻🍻🍻

[@linkthelegend6087]

No one can top Gilmour. Not even reach his knees. Any improvisation is built on the solo that Gilmour wrote, which sums up and ends the debate. 🎸

[@adrianpozoslopez8655]

At this moment, I can tell you, John plays incredible and for sure with far more technique and difficulty, and that’s he’s style, and no one can deny he is a guitar god, but there are some guitarists that only using the B minor pentatonic scale can make you touch heaven, a bunch of well played notes with a lot of feeling and a lot grove, and that’s Guilmore’s power. And each one of them are great guitarist and both are unrepeatable and unique❤

[@thepavementendsnow1901]

This is not a real question…DAVID GILMOUR BY FAR!

[@valdirandrade86]

The spirit carries on solo >>>>>>>>>>> pink floyd discography

[@ericbell6405]

It really is magic, man... I was lucky enough to see him twice this tour. Highlight of my life

[@zodiarx4086]

You can't ask a question like that. Nobody plays it better than Dave. Nobody ever plays like Dave, he's the best.

[@aproctor1968]

I would listen to either version live and be happy. Nobody will ever recreate an original with the same feel and the exact same emotion.

[@emjem99]

As much as I love JP's playing, there is only one player who knows what this solo is for and that's David.

[@Iliya.Guitar]

🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tlslawncare]

Oh my man. I couldn’t agree more. I FEEL Gilmour’s solos in my soul. I myself may have gotten a little emotional listening to this one on this video lol. BTW, I thought your cover sounded fantastic.

[@coloremusicale]

Petrucci, è un indiscusso fenomeno. Tecnica paurosa. Gilmour è feeling e corpo unico con la chitarra che indossa. Petrucci, tempo, note scandite, in 4/4, 16i, 32i, 64i. talmente precise e pulite che sembrano uscire da un' editor midi. Impressionante, e decisamente fenomenale. Gilmour, sempre note elaborate, tutte stracolme di quella dinamicità che la chitarra mette a disposizione. Note piene di cuore, intrise zeppe di cuore. Che ti catapultano in una 5a dimensione Gilouriana, e li resti piacevolmente intrappolato. Vero, gli anni che passano aimé fanno il lavoro cattivo di irrigidire qualsiasi essere umano, e prima o poi quel momento arriva per tutti.... Gilmour ancora oggi, con le sue stecche, emoziona. Per me David è stato, ed è oggi, il Gigante indiscusso. Sopra a tutti. Gusti personali. Ciaooooooooo Grazie per il bel video. 👍👋👋👋🎸. Lorenzo.

[@matthewcarle5970]

David is so much more melodic and thoughtful with his riffs. He doesnt need to shred. That's what sets them apart.

[@antoniodivalentino]

I saw David's concert that you show live and it was one of the most INCREDIBLE emotions of my life....GILMOUR is the greatest guitarist ever

[@ryanknutzen8876]

Was that the pulse version?

[@AllMovies-uo3ot]

David ❤❤❤❤

[@1visionn]

My two favorite guitarists. David has more soul than anyone and John has more technical skill than just about anyone. Comfortably numb is David Gilmour at his greatest, and not even John can match it.

[@rolandmengedoth2191]

I don't understand the question. David Gilmour of course !!!

[@CourtneyCrockett97]

Gilmour easily . Doesnt try rush the chords . Let's them linger and ring out instead of trying too push extra notes in. Your fab aswel . You let the tone ring out. .

[@thepavementendsnow1901]

It’s all about tone…the “way” it is played…Petrucci knows his stuff, but I don’t even consider him an elite guitarist, like Gilmour, Schenker, Leifson, Howe, etc.

[@sineater1973]

No way, no discussion, Petrucci is a magic and wonderful guitar player, but Gilmour is.. THE FUCKING MASTER..

[@imcnblu]

Fifty years from now, David Gilmour and his musical genius will still be discussed daily. As technically "superior" as Petrucci is, outside of a niche fanbase, nobody is gonna be talking about Dream Theater and/or John Petrucci. I enjoy DT as much as anyone. But, in the big picture of musical legacy, John Petrucci and Dream Theater aren't even in the same universe as David Gilmour and Pink Floyd. They aren't just a "once in a lifetime" talent. They are a "only once, ever" talent, and we should be grateful we were alive at the same time as them.

[@Bubbalou21]

Technical ability vs a master of his own style. Apples and oranges.

[@santafrancesca1069]

Are you kidding me? It's light and day. Gilmour's solo blows Petrucci's solo out of the water.

[@dimitrispapadopoulos9245]

Pompei 2016 his best for me and 1988 rome i think. Gilmour is the boss what to discuss but if we discuss about it... every note has time to create an emotion. Glimour is for the people, Petruci is for musicians and perfectionists. Petruci can play things not many can but Gilmour like santana ,clapton,page could play at a level that u cant reach with shreds, lots of notes, very fast tempo and with technique at a level of boring perfect. Simple. Those guitarists can play and make u travel to another universe. The other ones they can play but they make u travel to the next country at best! Just my opinion, i admire both and Petruci is very high level in general!

[@christianfieldhouse2728]

Petrucci certainly plays a nice solo, but his cadence doesn't match Gilmour's on the slower parts of it. It's not as rich sounding, and it doesn't leave enough space for the notes to breathe (especially in comparison to Gilmour's vibrato from his fingers) - more tempo is not always better and it sounds like they're rushing to get to the shredding bit at the end.

[@DCCXIV84]

I think you yourself played the solo much better that John Petrucci