David Gilmour – About Face
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1984 album About Face.
Music from About Face
Artists on About Face
Gear Used On About Face
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of David Gilmour – About Face (1984). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Amplifiers used by David Gilmour on About Face
David began using the Rivera- Designed Twin Reverb II’s in 1984 for his About Face Tour. Used on the Columbian Relief Concert in 1986 into the ‘86 White City Tour with Pete Townshend as part of the Deep End Band. David implemented the TRII’s on the first leg of the Delicate Sound of Thunder Tour in ‘87 until they were changed out for his Hiwatt DR-103’s in the ‘88 tour’s second leg.
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Scholz Research & Development Rockman X100 Headphone Amp
"Not much is known about the gear used for the About Face sessions. David began making demos in early 1983 then recorded sessions in Paris beginning in July 1983 and later in England. Most of the tracks were cut live with a full band, with additional multi tracking added later. David has stated he used a vibrato pedal for the synthesizer-like rhythm on Until We Sleep, running in time with the drum tempo. He also said he used a Rockman headphone amp for the outro solo on Blue Light, but that was only because they decided in the mixing stage to add a solo. David had no amplifier in the studio, so they plugged the Rockman straight into the mixing board. The Rockman was a miniture solid state amplifier simulator designed by Tom Scholz (of the band Boston) in 1982. It included two clean modes and distortion tones, along with a built in stereo chorus and echo. It could be played using headphones or plugged directly into a mixing board."
Guitars used by David Gilmour on About Face
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In this interview with Guitar World, David Gilmour's 1961 Fender Telecaster is mentioned:
"Gilmour also travels with a '61 Telecaster with a Charvel neck, which was pictured on the cover of his 1984 solo album, About Face, as well as a '52 vintage series re-issue Tele for the song 'Run Like Hell.'"
Effects Pedals used by David Gilmour on About Face
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Used on his solo album About Face and Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
In a 1984 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, Gilmour said the following of his sound: "At the moment, the sound that I'm using a lot of the time is going through a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal to a Boogie amplifier to a [MXR] DDL and then on into a regular Fender amplifier....I use a DDL on it...because I find it stops the fuzz box from from sounding like a fuzz box. It smoothes off the unpleasant, raw frequencies that you get from the fuzz box. Then you get a nice sort of sound.”
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Used on Gilmour's solo record About Face and its respective tour.
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David Gilmour utilized the Boss CE-3 Chorus pedal during the "About Face" era, as detailed by Bjorn on Gilmourish.
Studio Equipment used by David Gilmour on About Face
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David Gilmour used the MXR M-129 Pitch Transposer during the About Face tour, as confirmed by Bjorn on the website Gilmourish.
Other Gear used by David Gilmour on About Face
In 1983, David Gilmour replaced the Fender tremolo system on his guitar with a Kahler Tremolo System, featuring locking tuners. This modification was utilized during the recording and tour for his album "About Face," as documented by Bjorn on Gilmourish under the section "David Gilmour’s Black Strat."