Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall - Solo - Guitar Lesson

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Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall - Solo - Guitar Lesson

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Another Brick in the Wall - Solo


"Another Brick in the Wall - Solo" by Pink Floyd comes from the iconic three-part composition featured on The Wall (1979), written by Roger Waters. The guitar solo, played by David Gilmour, appears in Part 2, a protest song challenging corporal punishment and rigid schooling. It is a rewarding piece for electric guitarists to study, combining expressive bends, lyrical phrasing, and a blues-rooted style that makes it both accessible and deeply musical.

  • The Wall was Pink Floyd's eleventh studio album, released in 1979, making this solo a landmark moment in classic rock guitar.
  • Producer Bob Ezrin suggested incorporating disco elements into Part 2, giving the track an unusual rhythmic feel beneath the guitar work.
  • Roger Waters wrote the composition as a protest against corporal punishment and abusive schooling, themes reinforced by the famous children's choir.
Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Gilmour's 1969 Black Strat is his primary instrument, offering glassy neck pickup tones perfect for his singing bends and the warm, rounded character that defines Pink Floyd's melodic solos without harsh brightness.

Fender Telecaster
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Fender Telecaster

This workhorse guitar provided Gilmour with a brighter, more cutting tone for rhythm work and alternative textures, offering the snap and clarity needed for Pink Floyd's diverse sonic palette across studio and live performances.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Gilmour's 1955 Les Paul Goldtop, fitted with original P-90 pickups, delivers the thick, gritty midrange essential for iconic solos like Comfortably Numb's outro, providing tonal weight and sustain that Strats cannot match.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Though less documented than the Goldtop, this model would offer similar thick, sustained tones with enhanced versatility through multiple pickup switching, supporting Gilmour's need for varied textures within complex Pink Floyd arrangements.

Fender Twin Reverb
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Fender Twin Reverb

Gilmour used Twin Reverbs for their exceptional clean headroom and built-in reverb, creating spacious, shimmering textures that complement his delay-heavy effects chain and define Pink Floyd's atmospheric, three-dimensional soundscapes.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

The Cry Baby opens Gilmour's effects chain, allowing expressive vocal-like phrasing on solos, integral to Pink Floyd's emotional delivery and creating dynamic dynamic tonal sweeps that enhance the band's psychedelic and progressive character.

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