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Riff Tone

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Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1970s configuration)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

Amp Settings

gain3.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, The Wall sessions (1979). Gilmour is confirmed to have used his Black Strat and Hiwatt DR103 for the main electric riff. Yamaha RA-200 rotary amp may have been blended for modulation, but main riff is primarily Hiwatt. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(9)
clear and bell-likewarm and rounded attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakupsubtle modulation swirltight low endpresent midsairy and open top endarticulate note separationtouch-sensitive dynamics

Difficulty

The riff requires precise, clean picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and touch sensitivity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

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