David Gilmour’s Solo on ‘Comfortably Numb’ Played as Jimi Hendrix

Dutch musician Laszlo Buring, who normally plays songs by other artists as Dire Straits, performed the iconic David Gilmour solo from the Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” in the distinctively inventive style of the late, great Jimi Hendrix. The combination of the two gifted guitarists really works.

Comfortably Numb solo, if it were written by Jimi Hendrix Another one of those iconic solo’s with a bit of Jimi’s magic sprinkled on top of it.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.