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Riff Tone
Fearless
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat or similar, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio, early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Meddle sessions). No evidence of EMG pickups or later Big Muff use; classic Gilmour clean setup. Hiwatt amp with high headroom, likely mic'd in studio. No evidence of fuzz or heavy gain pedals for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and chimeywarm and openarticulate and dynamicslightly compressedclear note separationairy and spaciousnot harsh or brittlemid-forwardsubtle reverb depthclassic British clean
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and arpeggios with a clean tone, requiring good timing and dynamic control but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat or similar, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio, early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Meddle sessions). No evidence of EMG pickups or later Big Muff use; classic Gilmour clean setup. Hiwatt amp with high headroom, likely mic'd in studio. No evidence of fuzz or heavy gain pedals for this section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and chimeywarm and openarticulate and dynamicslightly compressedclear note separationairy and spaciousnot harsh or brittlemid-forwardsubtle reverb depthclassic British clean
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and arpeggios with a clean tone, requiring good timing and dynamic control but no advanced techniques.