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Riff Tone
Echoes - Part 1 (Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII - 2025 Mix)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance, filmed at Pompeii amphitheatre, 1971 (released 1972, remixed 2025). Gear confirmed by video and multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
violin-like sustainwarm and smoothrich echo ambienceclear, bell-like highsrounded attacktouch-sensitive responsemildly overdrivensinging sustainambient, spacey feelnot heavily compressed
Difficulty
The riff is not technically fast or complex, but achieving the expressive, sustained tone with volume swells, echo timing, and dynamic control requires intermediate to advanced touch and familiarity with effects.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinets
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, filmed at Pompeii amphitheatre, 1971 (released 1972, remixed 2025). Gear confirmed by video and multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
violin-like sustainwarm and smoothrich echo ambienceclear, bell-like highsrounded attacktouch-sensitive responsemildly overdrivensinging sustainambient, spacey feelnot heavily compressed
Difficulty
The riff is not technically fast or complex, but achieving the expressive, sustained tone with volume swells, echo timing, and dynamic control requires intermediate to advanced touch and familiarity with effects.