Summary of The Captain Meets Lee Harris - How To Get Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd Tone

00:00:00 - 00:35:00

This video discusses the history of Pink Floyd and the unique guitar sound of Syd Barrett. Barrett's tone was created by mixing right riffs into pairs and playing them into a couple of different amps, and this technique is demonstrated in the video. Harris also offers advice for anyone looking to replicate Barrett's sound.

• 00:00:00 Lee Harris is a guitarist and musician who played with Pink Floyd in the '80s. He discusses his background in music, his time with Pink Floyd, and his current work.
• 00:05:00 The video discusses the history of Pink Floyd, focusing on guitarist and primary songwriter Sid Barrett. Barrett's departure from the band in 1967 was relatively sad, and without him, Pink Floyd would not be the popular band they are today. Barrett's cousin, Richard Wright, played keyboards for the band from 1967-68. Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Rick Wright (Sid's brother) made up the original lineup of Pink Floyd. Wright left the band in 1968, and Barrett rejoined in late 1968. Barrett's writing and guitar skills were the key to Pink Floyd's success, and without him, the band may not have achieved the level of success they did.
• 00:10:00 The video discusses how Pink Floyd's early albums had a different sound than their later albums, and how Nick Mason was able to get the early sound back together by recruiting Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses how Pink Floyd's sound was created, with Gary Kemp mentioning his pedalboard and how Adrian Thorpe helped recreate it. The sound of the original Selma Treble and Bass was recreated with a pedal and was similar to the Interstellar Overdrive pedal that Jed Tyler used.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses how to get the tone of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, using a clean amplifier and the scarlet unit. It also discusses how David Gilmour's guitar work differs from Barrett's, and how Echoes was the album where Gilmour's guitar work began to take shape.
• 00:25:00 The video discusses how to emulate the tone of Pink Floyd's guitarist, Syd Barrett. It mentions that Barrett's style was born out of Sid's use of echo, and that he hasn't developed his style yet. Nick Mason, who replaced Barrett, has a different style that is based more on rhythm and melody.
• 00:30:00 The video discusses the Captain's Tone, a pedal used by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. The tone was created by mixing right riffs into pairs and then playing them into a couple of different amps. The Captain's Tone is available for purchase or pre-order, and it is also part of the Thorpy lineup.
• 00:35:00 This video takes viewers through the history of Pink Floyd, from their formation in the early 1960s to their current work. The video also features a discussion between musician Lee Harris and Pink Floyd's former lead guitarist, Syd Barrett. Harris discusses Barrett's unique tone and how to achieve it, and offers advice for anyone looking to replicate Barrett's sound.