Editing David Gilmour (section)

== Legacy and impact ==
According to ''[[MusicRadar]]'', Gilmour is "a household name among the classic rock crowd, and for a lot of younger guitar fans he's the only 1970s guitarist that matters. For many he's the missing link between Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen."<ref name=":0" /> The ''MusicRader'' writer Billy Saefong wrote that Gilmour "isn't as flashy as Jimi Hendrix or [[Jimmy Page]] on the stage, but his guitar work outshines most for emotion."<ref>{{cite web |last=Saefong |first=Billy |date=7 April 2020 |title=5 songs guitarists need to hear... by David Gilmour (that aren't Comfortably Numb) |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-songs-guitarists-need-to-hear-by-david-gilmour-that-arent-comfortably-numb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414082823/https://www.musicradar.com/news/5-songs-guitarists-need-to-hear-by-david-gilmour-that-arent-comfortably-numb |archive-date=14 April 2020 |access-date=30 May 2020 |work=MusicRadar}}</ref>

In 1996, Gilmour was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Pink Floyd. He has been ranked one of the greatest guitarists of all time by publications including ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Guitarists |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/david-gilmour-20111122 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308012658/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-20111123/david-gilmour-20111122 |archive-date=8 March 2013 |access-date=22 April 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=100 Greatest Guitarists: David Fricke's Picks |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/david-gilmour-20101202 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202732/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-19691231/david-gilmour-20101202 |archive-date=22 April 2018 |access-date=22 April 2018 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 July 2015 |title=The greatest guitarists of all time, in pictures |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/the-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-in-pictures/dave-gilmour/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/the-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time-in-pictures/dave-gilmour/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |access-date=22 April 2018 |work=The Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2007, ''[[Guitar World]]'' readers voted Gilmour's solos for "[[Comfortably Numb]]", "[[Time (Pink Floyd song)|Time]]" and "[[Money (Pink Floyd song)|Money]]" among the top 100 greatest guitar solos.<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Greatest Guitar Solos: 51–100 |url=http://www.guitarworld.com/article/100_greatest_guitar_solos_51100?page=0%2C1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130215346/http://www.guitarworld.com/article/100_greatest_guitar_solos_51100?page=0%2C1 |archive-date=30 November 2010 |access-date=9 August 2010 |work=Guitar World}}</ref> He was voted the 36th-greatest rock singer by [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]] listeners in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 January 2009 |title=Robert Plant voted rock's greatest voice |url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/robert-plant-voted-rocks-greatest-voice-190343 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911033846/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/robert-plant-voted-rocks-greatest-voice-190343 |archive-date=11 September 2015 |access-date=27 September 2015 |work=[[MusicRadar]]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' named Gilmour the 14th-greatest guitarist of all time in 2011{{sfn|Wenner|2011|p=59}} and the 28th-greatest guitarist in 2023.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=13 October 2023 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101032814/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |archive-date=1 November 2023 |access-date=14 October 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

Gilmour was cited by the [[Marillion]] guitarist [[Steve Rothery]] as one of his three main influences.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Mark |date=22 March 2017 |title=Steve Rothery: "People still think Marillion are a Scottish heavy metal band" |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/steve-rothery-people-still-think-marillion-are-a-scottish-heavy-metal-band |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206110719/https://www.loudersound.com/features/steve-rothery-people-still-think-marillion-are-a-scottish-heavy-metal-band |archive-date=6 December 2020 |access-date=1 June 2019 |work=Louder}}</ref> [[John Mitchell (musician)|John Mitchell]], the guitarist of bands including [[It Bites]] and [[Arena (band)|Arena]], also cited Gilmour as an influence.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 April 2012 |title=John Mitchell – It Bites – Interview Exclusive |url=https://www.uberrock.co.uk/interviews/55-april-interviews/4419-john-mitchell-it-bites-interview-exclusive.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601141324/https://www.uberrock.co.uk/interviews/55-april-interviews/4419-john-mitchell-it-bites-interview-exclusive.html |archive-date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019 |work=Uber Rock}}</ref> In 2013, [[Gary Kemp]], the guitarist and songwriter of [[Spandau Ballet]] and a member of [[Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets]], argued that Gilmour's work on ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' "must make him the best guitar player in recent history".<ref>{{cite web |date=12 April 2013 |title=My six best albums: Gary Kemp |url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/391281/My-six-best-albums-Gary-Kemp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601144639/https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/391281/My-six-best-albums-Gary-Kemp |archive-date=1 June 2019 |access-date=1 June 2019 |work=Express}}</ref>