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Riff Tone
Have a Cigar
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1974 Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo 12" speakers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1975, Wish You Were Here album. Riff section played by David Gilmour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. WEM/Fane cabs confirmed as core to Gilmour's tone for this era.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatedetailed upper midrangeBritish crunchclear note separationslightly compressedpercussive attackdynamic and responsivenot overly saturatedtight low endcutting through the mix
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated rhythm, need for dynamic picking, and control of crunchy articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques or fast playing.
This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1974 Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo 12" speakers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1975, Wish You Were Here album. Riff section played by David Gilmour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. WEM/Fane cabs confirmed as core to Gilmour's tone for this era.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatedetailed upper midrangeBritish crunchclear note separationslightly compressedpercussive attackdynamic and responsivenot overly saturatedtight low endcutting through the mix
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated rhythm, need for dynamic picking, and control of crunchy articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques or fast playing.