8 ways to ruin a David Gilmour guitar solo

Sometimes learning guitar is about making mistakes – and this video from The Art Of Guitar's Mike G is a great example. In focussing on the bad bends and vibrato fails a player needs to avoid in his example of playing David Gilmour's Mother solo from Pink Floyd's 1979 album The Wall, you can actually learn a lot about the subtleties required. 

And if you're looking for more insight, check out our David Gilmour guitar lesson

Rob Laing
Guitars Editor, MusicRadar

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of hi waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear and making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing a Floyd Rose guitar.