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Breathe (In the Air)
Pink Floyd
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Stratocaster with rosewood neck for studio recording)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet, Fane Crescendo speakers)
Amp Settings
mid7
bass6.5
gain3.5
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warm and smoothairy and openslightly compressedlush reverb tailrounded attacktouch-sensitivenot heavily distortedclassic British amp breakupdynamic and expressivefull-bodied neck pickup sound
Difficulty
The riff is not technically fast or complex, but requires nuanced dynamics, smooth chord changes, and expressive vibrato to capture the feel and tone of the original recording.
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