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1 Mar 2026 Lex Fridman Podcast #492 – Rick Beato: Greatest Guitarists of All Time, History & Future of Music

“Anytime I have, like, Yngwie Malmsteen- Anybody that played, that has chops that I- … interview, the, the, the negative comments are always, “Well, I prefer David Gilmour.”

— Rick Beato

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Rick Beato
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1 Mar 2026
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Lex Fridman Podcast

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…It’s the background knowledge, it’s the soul carrying with you, being able to radiate the love of the soul of music. I will say this, Lex, is that the other thing is that most of these people have a really good sense of humor. When I was, when… The first time I interviewed David in New York, my brother John came along, and he is a massive David Gilmour fan. That’s his biggest influence as a guitar player. And so he said, “You’re interviewing David Gilmour? Oh, I’m coming.” I was like, “All right. Come on. Come on down.” So my brother John’s standing about five feet away. And John is a sales guy, but he… Great guitar player. So John’s like… I was like, “This is David, this is my brother, John.” “David, great to meet you, buddy.” And you know, it sounds like it’s so… He’s a sales guy. And so during the interview, I said, I was like, “Hey, John, what was I gonna ask David?” Oh, ask him about the Gilmour effect.” “Oh, yeah, that’s right.” And the Gilmour effect is my thing that I say in the comments section when people say… Anytime anybody plays anything technical, “Oh, yeah, that’s great, but I much prefer David Gilmour.” And so I always call it the Gilmour effect. Anytime I have, like, Yngwie Malmsteen- Anybody that played, that has chops that I- … interview, the, the, the negative comments are always, “Well, I prefer David Gilmour. ” Yeah, yeah.…

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