This may be of interest to some...
Over recent years I have developed a passion for the music of Pink Floyd. September last year saw me travel to the Royal Albert Hall to see David Gilmour in concert. I had made seeing and hearing him play Comfortably Numb a 'bucket list' inclusion. He didn't disappoint. It was a technical extravaganza the likes of which mere mortals such as I can only dream of conceptualising, let alone executing (yet it was understated compared to Floyd's later tours in the 1980s and '90s). The show was the most epic and musically perfect night of individual and ensemble musical performance I have - and, likely, will - ever witnessed.
Anyway, the reason for this post...
At the start of this video listen to Gilmour recall the early process of the writing of Comfortably Numb from 'The Wall' album:
I had no idea that Bruce Welch had inadvertently assisted in the development of one of the all-time immortal post-beat-era rock classics. Comfortably Numb is a key part of my general guitar show and is easily the most pleasing solo to improvise. On a good night, when I'm playing anywhere near on form, it's like surfing the most powerful wave or soaring the highest thermal.
By the way, what is a high-strung guitar?
J