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Two Degrees of Separation

Mar 17, 2010 Guitar & Gear
Posted by holySmith!

What do Stev Skye and David Gilmour have in common?

Well, lots of things. Both play guitar. Both prefer Fender Stratocasters. Both have home studios.

Both have a Neve console in their home studios. David Gilmour’s Neve sound board is in his famous house boat studio, the Astoria, which is where the interview with him (above) took place.

Unfortunately, Stev was having some issues with his Neve lately.

And here’s where it gets really, really interesting. . .

To get it all ironed out, a man named Robin Porter came out to have a look at the Neve console in Stev’s studio. Robin Porter is the guy who actually designed the board that Stev has in his studio. He’s also the guy who added a similar Neve console to the Astoria studio so that David Gilmour could capture his epic sounds in all their splendor.

Having Robin Porter come out to fix your Neve is pretty much like having Carroll Shelby come out to have a look under the hood of your Shelby Cobra, should you be one of the fortunate few to own one.

It’s epic in its own right, in fact.

The good news is that the Stev Neve (hey, that rhymes!) is up and running now thanks to Robin and actual music is being recorded with it at long last. That also means we’re getting things rolling again here at Eye On The Skye, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, here’s another look at the Astoria studio, with a bit of Shakespeare, Gilmour style. . .

Tags: David Gilmour, Fender Stratocaster, Neve, stev skye, Stev Skye Studio