h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi
any guitarists out there who could help? I'm looking for some tips.
worked out part of David Gilmour's Take A Breath (off his new album)recently, but does anyone know how to get that weird 'wop' spacey type sound from the guitar that he manages to create in that solo? Brian May does a similar thing in his solo on the Return Of The Champions live album. I've only recently 'gone electric' so to speak so I'm kind of new to the fiddling about with guitar tone thing, and phasing and stuff. I'd just be interested to know really, keen to learn new stuff.
ta.


Kaz

wah wah/distortion peddle i think they call them i cant remember now
you can get them on guitars but there handles that come out of the guitar but you are better with a peddle because after using a handle a lot you have to re tune your guitar

retune? oh, I didn't know that, that's useful to know
No, I don't think it's a wah wah effect, bizzarely, it reminds me more of some of the sounds on the old hhgttg tv series! its almost bubble-like. (??)
I watched Dave Gilmour when he was on Jools' show and he did the song then. Seemed to be adjusting tone/volume levels for certain pickups while he was soloing. I wondered if that was how he did it. I'm loathed to fiddle about like this on my guitar in case I can't remember how to set the tone dials back again (not sure which way round they go-was kind of told by the bloke in the guitar shop to leave them as they are, otherwise you get a really muddy tone out of the pickups and it doesn't sound very nice...is that true?)

Sorry for the really rubbish basic questions, but like I said, kinda new to electric..

yeh it bends your strings a peddle distorts through the amp