How David Gilmour built the ‘Run Like Hell’ arpeggio with a Strat and a Boogie

The song’s signature riff—a fast, clean arpeggio that rings like an alarm—came from David Gilmour plugging his 1969 Fender Stratocaster into a Mesa/Boogie Mark I. That amp was still rare for a British guitarist in 1979, and its ability to stay pristine at high volume let Gilmour play rapid-fire eighth