Pink Floyd - Echoes solo Pompeii version

[kgugalov]

i wonder if you started the whammy bar on the second bend - lot of ppl are doing it - doesn't sound bad

[sonictyme1]

My God! You even matched his guitar strap to! Awesome!

[kgugalov]

not bad... ur bending style is different than Gilmour's but also sounds good

[MrDerake]

Great solo! It's almost exactly Gilmour's solo.

[iLLUSiiONS111]

Is that really a Gilmour black strat! You lucky son of a ****!

[dantahoua]

The Pompeii solo is the best Echoes solo I think!

[desmoines75]

Very nice Bjorn.  Keep the videos coming.

BTW, love the new Airbag album!

[boonexy]

hey bjorn, watched this before, nice job, i did an echoes outtro on my channel, let me know what you think !

[troounholygrim]

Hey, do you have 1-ply pickguard or 3-ply ?

[BjornRiis]

@troounholygrim

It's 3-ply.

[troounholygrim]

@BjornRiis  thx for answer. I'm lefthanded and the only pickguard for my strat that I can found is 3-ply but Black/White/Black which is in my opinion ugly :(. Should I get 1-ply Black to customize my guitar like Gilmour's strat?

[BjornRiis]

@troounholygrim

Buy the BWB and use a black marker pen to cover the white :)

[IamBetaCloud]

just realized after re-learning this solo, (thanks to you), after many years of forgetting, (haven't played it since 94!!!), that the solo he constructs here is very similair in form to his solo on 'time';

slow sustaining fuzzed out bass lines turn to bluesy bendy riffs to arpeggiating and outlining the chord progression to an all out fury of fire and flash!

THANKS BJORN FOR THE VID AND GILMOUR LOVE!!!

you are the man-

[BjornRiis]

@IamBetaCloud

Yep the solos are very similar. Thanks for your kind words!

[Mor4is]

sounded great, congrats!

[aektzis91]

is that fret buzz? or do you just have the 'amp volume very low??

[BjornRiis]

@aektzis91

The amp is very low so you hear the pick hitting the strings :)

[jrouby]

Congrats, it sounds great ! This tune is definitely one of their greatest !

[ThePinkguns]

Did u buy your guitar as a replica or have u built it urself?

[BjornRiis]

@ThePinkguns

It's a Fender Japan '57 with Callaham tremelo system, Fender CS69 neck and mid pickups and a Duncan SSl5 bridge pickup.

[ThePinkguns]

@BjornRiis okay.

[PCGDolaev]

dude i was uploading a video of me playing this solo, but after i saw THIS i got embarrassed and canceled the upload.

[BjornRiis]

@PCGDolaev

Why did you do that? Be proud and share your skills with us :) Perhaps a few comments can give you some tips on how to improve your technique.

[PCGDolaev]

@BjornRiis Do you know where i can get the tabs of the same one you played in this video ? if yes you would realy help me :)

[BjornRiis]

@PCGDolaev

Sorry, I've never found any tabs for it...

[isitcosimblack]

@PCGDolaev hahahahahahaha , sounds familiar haha , dont be embarressed man , we all love this music , check my vid , imnot even embarressed

[mysoresriram]

That was awesome! I am totally gonna learn this solo!

[stickysappy]

soon as the solo starts, fierce but calm winds came gushing through my hair..

[Taldegardo92]

what about the gdansk version? I think that's the best one! :-)

[TKCorbitt]

Awesome man. You can kick it in my man cave any day. Love your work

[deathschmelda]

that was a-mazing, dude.

[Jacee1975]

Hi Bjorn, been listening to all your solos on here. I love how some people think you should be some kind of juke box and play gilmour note for note. Kinda missing the point. Like you I like to throw in my own licks here and there although you manage it more subtle than i do. Loved your turning away solo, think I'd better get my finger out and learn it all the way through (some of it's on the brink of how fast I can play) Anyhow thanks for educating me with your excellent web-site, Your the man!

[BjornRiis]

@Jacee1975

Thanks for your kind words! And good luck with your playing :)

[aghyad78]

11 disliked,, how could anyone dislike this great cover !!!

[Petrick320]

please send me tabs ^^

[Petrick320]

great man ^^ do you use the gilmour guitar ?? relic ? it seems to be...

Great sound....

love echoes......

[CarterlouisHorton]

Man your guitar is beautiful. I was at cross iron mills in calgary this year and got the privelage of playing gilmours black strat and all i can say is im jealous. Good work though

[jacksalazara]

Progressive rock hymn : Echoes.

[matthewgarza1]

approve

[ivaNfender]

You made me want to learn this solo, just awesome!

[marcinstanczyk1984]

Awesome job man ! Love your vibrato work + your SITE is Absofuckinlutely outstanding and i just have to say Thank You ! You make my guitar playing more advanced with all your tones and backing tracks ! Thanx again =) If u haw some time, check out my cover of this. Stay tuned !

[BjornRiis]

@marcinstanczyk1984

Thanks a lot! 

[alansting]

nice tone

[felipescalador]

amazing cover.. may I ask why your pickups seem lowered on the bass string sides?? I am having a lot of trouble setting mine:S

[BjornRiis]

@felipescalador

Thanks! The bass side should be slightly lower than the treble side. What's important is the lenght between the strings and pickup pole. On vintage style single coils like the Fender CS69 that I'm using the bass side should be about 2.3mm off the pole and the treble about 2mm. See the info from your pickup's manufacturer for details.

[radiohm3]

the whole song is a solo!

[mauronaviglio]

Nice job. Altough I prefer a fuzz on pompeii instead of muff ;)

[lando885]

Not mean enough for Pompeii version. This sound more like post Wall Gilmour. Les over driver more fuzz. Great playing though, and good feeling! Thats what made Dave so great... It was all about the pauses and phrasing. 

[Waiting7up]

good cover! but according to me for the pompei version you need fuzz

[Waiting7up]

good cover! but according to me for the pompei version you need fuzz!

[playstationfreak333]

awesome job on this solo :) and love the gear... is it a david gilmour signature? and same strap aswell NICE

[PinkMeddle41]

What settings are you using on the Boss to boost the Muff, it sounds great!!

[MarcBeckK]

This is not how the Pompeii Echoes solo goes and I don't mean in terms of position regarding string and fret. I mean in terms of technicality, some tones are simply missing. It seems that no one on youtube can get this solo right.

[yahe1981]

Hey. This sounds really good. Bit clean but really awesome.

[Dimasllex]

Where is guitar made?

[BjornRiis]

@Dimasllex

It's a 1996 Fender Japan 50s reissue.

[DavidWalshFloyd]

just live gilmour....

[pedgaladnh]

airbag rox!

[sucramnormark]

Helt klart ett av Gilmours bästa solo. Jag ska återuppladda en video på mitt försök, den närvarande gör den inte rättvisa. Du borde öka tempot i ditt spelande, och även försöka få med hur gilmour justerar volymen upp och ned under de första tonerna på A-strängen

[billcartervideos]

Almost better than David!

[LENIN990]

Seriously. Great job, those bendings man!! you nailed it :)

[rmjkj]

Brilliant man, after the first 30 to 40 seconds it really strated to glide and hit the spot, great job!

[cappz23]

i just came you make me so wet your tone is sexy

[hafstrat]

Beautiful Bjorn.

[ltcurry]

If you noticed Gilmour never moved from the 10th to the 12th fret thru thu the first 1/3rd. Bend it man, Good sounding Total Pentagotic.

[urhedishummin]

where did you get the gilmor strap dude?

[urhedishummin]

@urhedishummin gilmour* sorry my U key didnt work

[fruitbatscone]

Fantastic

[tylerkbranham]

don't listen to those crappy comments. your work with everything DG is an inspiration and an honor to be able to read. thanks

[barackam]

Keep passion 8 Telll you from Rogar!

[AlexandrOrlov1]

ты какой эфффект использовал?

[ledzepfloyd28]

awesome! much better than ur effed up "time" solo cover cuz that was seriously not the solo...this however IS spot on

[BjornRiis]

@ledzepfloyd28

Thanks! The Time solo was an effort to play the PULSE version... not the album version :)

[branch1234]

@ledzepfloyd28 ur dumb dude, he was playing the Pulse version of Time..

[Farghot]

Great job, greetings from Poland. Where can I find good tab to this version?

[Farghot]

where can I find tabs to this solo? Great job, greetings from Poland :)

[dherb22]

Bjorn...amazing job as usual. Thanks for posting. Look forward to more of these in the future. Hope the second album for Airbag is going well. Take care..Dave H.

[BjornRiis]

Thanks! We're starting to record the new album now. Very excited!

[MrReverendgreen]

@BjornRiis hey in the pompei version of echoes it sounds like gilmour is a quarter step up or something? is this the case? when i play along i sound flat and im in perfect tune and my intonation is fine.

[MarcBeckK]

@MrReverendgreen If you haven't already, then pay attention to where you are picking the string if it's near the neck you're gonna get a much deeper sound but in this case with much less character, this solo is being picked at the bridge pickup thats why the start sounds so wonderful.

[MrReverendgreen]

@BjornRiis also when i play along with any other live version it sounds fine?

[MarcBeckK]

@MrReverendgreen I've looked in to it some more, and it is tuned up about 3 quarters up, at least the high e is tuned 3 quarters up, I haven't figured it all out yet but I will when I have the time. It may not make sense to you that it is half a tone up, but it was different back then, I don't know why, but an e is different now than it was 40 years ago.

[MrReverendgreen]

@MarcBeckK it would make perfect sense except for one thing...the keyboards. if roger and dave tuned up it would make sense...but then if they did that it wouldnt math the keyboard? im thinking maybe the track was sped up a bit. sometimes that changed the pitch in the old way of recordin

[MarcBeckK]

@MrReverendgreen I'm pretty sure the track is not sped up, because it is a live recording and - Bjorn would no more about this - I think the first time they sped up anything was the synthesizer on "On the run" DSM. I would guess that Wrights piano is tuned up too, though it would complicate things a lot(it might just be how the tone was back then). I just know that when I tune my guitar to Gilmour's strat on Live at Pompeii, the tone is half-3/4 quarters of a tone up. The rest I can only guess.

[BjornRiis]

@MarcBeckK

It's not tuned up or down at all but the soundtrack on the film is slightly above normal pitch. I think the original cinema version and some early VHS versions is correct but the later VHS and DVD versions are pitched higher. Floyd has never owned the rights to this film and has many times said that they're not pleased with sound.

[MarcBeckK]

@BjornRiis Oh, so that's how it is. Thanks for letting me know. Oh and by the way, the thing about this solo that isn't like in the video is in the beginning of the solo, when you go to the 19th fret and bend, when you bend down again Gilmour plays a note that sounds nothing like where his fingers are. And no one seems to be able to do this, do you know what he's doing? If this is too poorly explained I can tell you the exact tones tomorrow.

[brycebrown1221]

this is my all time favorite guitar solo. it's good to know there are other people out there who get it.

[MusikSavedMyLifeee]

eventhough, musically, you've done a great job trying to sound like him!!! :D

[wintersnowboard]

@MusikSavedMyLifeee who cares so what he likes david gilmour and he likes his gear stop hatin

[TheTowermatt]

enjoyed that pal

[adrianomeis79]

Very good execution!!! But is a little different from Gilmour's Pompei solo.

[jesusphillips]

I don't know why people gave you a thumbs down. You're totally right. Very well played (which on youtube is rare in itself), but there are some minor differences from the actual Pompeii version. The camera angle is the same in the film, so it's not too hard to compare them (as well as my ears).

[veej31]

Awesome tone and playing man! I love your site too. Seriously its soo good

[BjornRiis]

Thanks!

[veej31]

My first comment didn't do justice. You are a legend! I forgot to mention how invaluable your information has been in finding the right pedals for me, aswell as saving my cash:) Legend.

[BjornRiis]

Thanks a lot! I'm glad you find my site useful :) Cheers!

[Jacee1975]

Wow (and maybe oops), I just realised who you are man! I visit your site daily. I got a classic 50's mim black start with 8 screw black pickguard just recently after reading your gear guide. It's my first maple fretboard in nearly twenty years playing. I'm thinking it would be a good a time as any to quit my job and justify my first ever strat. Brother I forgive your choice of shirt and thank you. You made the best site ever on the net. Never again shall I settle for bass duty.

[BjornRiis]

LOL sorry about the shirt... I'm no lumberjack... Thanks for your kind words! Glad you enjoy my site! Cheers!

[Jacee1975]

Awesome man!!! You can play for sure man. I love your whammie bar technique (I haven't even got a spring for mine so very envious right now) ha ha but dude!?! what a shocking shirt!? Just kidding man, seriously though, what do we all do once me nail all his solos? High five pompeii guy...

[riderdude10]

holy damn, that was awesome!

[PPDKing]

Love it!

[picajoool]

This was payed on the bridge pickup right?

CS-69?

Great sound man!

Love it!

[abw82]

@cammyjee I think he hit the fret wire.

[anbreatnach]

The best I've seen. Whoever mentioned re-doing it with this effect and that effect.....post your own effort and then you might be in a position to comment.

Your Gilmour Strat looks awesome by the way.

[Yngwie100Percent]

Very nice! :)

[TrueWarrior1991]

Hmmm in my opinion everything is ok. This is purposely :)

[RolandAkiki]

fuckin A !

[maurizio363]

molto bravo

[ChablesMan]

I think you should re-do this solo witht eh 70s Strat and the Sun Face...

The Muff sounds a bit dark to me.

[TrueWarrior1991]

Can You tell me where Gilmour does this mistake ? At what time in the "Echoes part 1" track from Pompeii ? Or in the movie ? What time is it ? Thanx ;)

[fendercort90]

Very good, have you the tab?

[derricaantonio]

Hallo Bjørn, hvor i Norge holder du til?

Mvh

Antonio, PF fan!

[BjornRiis]

Oslo :)

[Parabellum02]

Amazing skill, yes ;)

[jesuslekiller]

Amazing skill :)

[OREN2465]

very nice man!

[carlosayalapaz]

Hi Bjorn, i really impress witht your green sovtek muff.

Currently absolutely analog still selling this pedal?

Thanks .

[cmurphy8]

excellent

[amadablam1]

Amazing!

[LedZeppelinx88]

brillant, closest to the original ive seen

[DanKremer]

best version of echoes i have seen on youtube, thanks dude

[negrogaspar]

haven't seen his own work

[FattStratt]

Check out my video response, I used your backing track. I've learned nearly everything about tone through your website, you are awesome!

[BjornRiis]

Thank you!

[gez2007]

i love your site

[ciucinciu]

is it me or this backing track is a little bit slow?

[MrFloyd4]

it is

[davidgilmour1234]

that was good.. but again, not impressed with the thumb..lol

[dherb22]

Excellent work on the solo! This is spot-on from the Pompeii DVD and glad your uploaded it. Thanks for your web site as it's the best one for David Gilmour effects, settings, etc.

Best -

[MarcBeckK]

@dherb22 then you obviously haven't seen the DVD properly, because it is not.

[ArneBredesen]

Da får jeg sette meg ned og studere Gilmour på Live at Pompeii, da. Som sagt, dette var fantastisk.

[ArneBredesen]

Har du tabulatur for denne soloen? Det finnes mye dårlig rundt omkring på internett, men dette var virkelig bra!

[BjornRiis]

Takk! Nei, har desverre ikke funnet noe selv heller. Plukka det meste fra Live at Pompeii versjonen.

[PinkFloydFan94]

I love your playing, I use your website (gilmourish) as a bible for my tones thanks man, ur great!

[BjornRiis]

Thanks!

[dirako]

Just when I thought I had Gilmour down?? Man, you are truly a master at it!! It is much appreciated ,out here in Gilmour fan-land!!

[BjornRiis]

Thanks!

[cerati96]

Bjorn I would love it a lot better if you added more fuzz and echo but this kicks ass anyway

[Joyster2212]

hej bjorn, jeg er dansk så du kan nok forstå mig. Du er rigig god, jeg har selv en strat og elsker den gitar. 5 stjerner herfra! Way to go brother! :)

[indianapoliscolts41]

I just wanted to thank you for posting your videos. I enjoy watching them. They are simply amazing. It seems so easy to play like Mr. Gilmour does, but it is not. You are a great guitar player. Would you try to play "Marooned" some day for each and every Pink Floyd fan of us? I think that it would be a great experience, not only for you, but for us too. Have you ever thought about it? Do you agree guys? Greetings from Mexico, City.

[camfloyd]

Den beste norske gitaristen! Tusen takk for at du deler dette med oss. Stå på!

[C4D2]

very well done! i like how u use ur whammy. keep up the good work!

[wgr2112]

Bjorn, love the videos and especially your website, I have learned so much from you! I have seen some tab for this solo and they suggest a different tuning (half step up, I believe). Are you using the standard tuning? Take care!

[BjornRiis]

David's using a normal tuining on the track. However, some sources refers to the Live at Pompeii version which is slightly pitched.

[wgr2112]

I take it that you play it with normal tuning.

[BjornRiis]

Yes.

[Fuzzbot71]

Sounds great. I use the '69 reissue pickups with my silicon sunface and really love the sound. Total Gilmour!

[zombieboy9x3]

i have an analogman sunface BC108 and a EH deluxe memory man on order, would i be able to pull off a decent version of echoes with just those pedals or would you recommend me getting something else? also, what settings are you using for those pedals? it sounds awsome man!! deadly strap BTW.

[BjornRiis]

Depends on your amp and pickups. The Sunface, or any fuzz, can be a bit thin and harsh alone. To get that smooth early Gilmour tone you'll need a powerful amp that can boost the pedal and it also helps adding a booster, like a Tube Driver or Colorsound Powerboost after the Sunface.

[camfloyd]

Nice work! 5 stars

[Cydonia170]

Hei! Kjempebra cover! Er det David Gilmour signatur-Straten, eller er det en vanlig strat du har modifisert litt? Og forresten, har du tabs? :)

[BjornRiis]

Takk! Det er en Fender CIJ 50's med CS69 pickups, Callaham tremolo/stol og en del andre greier. Sjekk gjerne ut Gilmour tribute siden min gilmourish(.)com. Der kan du lese litt om sjefen og mere om min gitar. Har desverre ikke tabs.

[Cydonia170]

Ah, okey. Det er jo bare bra hvis jeg prøver å lage en egen tab. Jeg er bare for lat. :P Igjen; kjempegod cover og fet gitar! Jeg skal stikke innom siden din. ^^

[Smoothbassistthatsme]

Nice gilmour guitar.

[keirweir420]

Tone is right on the money man. Your website is great too. Have you ever played with a " tone Bone British rock tube distortion peddle"? Do you get this tone from a big muff?

[BjornRiis]

Thanks foryour kind words! Never tried the pedal... On the clip I'm using a green Sovtek Big Muff.

[dyolf43]

whats up bjorn love your website and your playing, have you tried the analogman modded tubescreamers? if you have what can you tell me about them, are they worth it etc.. thanks

[BjornRiis]

Never tried them... sorry.

[j0rdanb0yle]

nice job man! i saw several areas where u could make it easier on urself, but what ur doing seems to work fine so good job

[676juicy676]

just lyk gilmoure tbf

[Maryfloyd60]

The best!

[erren2005]

Great Playing & Tones thanks for the Gilmourish site.

From Izmir/Turkey.

[oldman3565]

wow, that was flawless! i love echoes! wwooooooo!

[Paulusstrat]

man this are the best pink floyd guitar covers I ever seen. BTW how does the bridge pickup sound? im looking for some pickups for my 1978 strat:D so do you think these things will shine in a 1978 strat? thanks for the cover^^

[BjornRiis]

Thanks! Fender Custom Shop 69 will sound very nice on a 78 Strat I think.

[brockroberts]

Terrific. I play a version of this, but I play it with delay, reverb, and fuzz.

[zatrus]

Veeet litt...du er jo fra Norge...Fantastisk!

[guitarnlax36]

Dude you have to tell me where you got that sick gilmour guitar strap

[BjornRiis]

Check out Jeridesigns(.)com. She makes the most authentic Gilmour straps on the market.

[rdaws73]

Its a Jimmy Hendrix.

[BjornRiis]

Well yes... Jimi had several of these in different colours. David got his from his wife Polly in 2006. She bought it at an auction.