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Riff Tone
Learning to Fly (2019 Remix) [Live]
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1980s/early 1990s spec, maple neck, EMG DG20 active pickups for this era live)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 speaker cabinets
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5
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Notes
Live performance, 2019 Remix of 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' (recorded 1988, remixed 2019). Gear matches late 80s Gilmour live rig. EMG pickups and Hiwatt/WEM setup confirmed for this tour. Effects from pedalboard and rack, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
creamy and sustainingrich, harmonically complex crunchmodulated spaciousnesspronounced delay repeatstight, articulate attacklush, wide stereo imagesinging sustain with clarityslightly compressed dynamicsdistinct modulation swirlpresent but not harsh top end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with delay repeats, careful use of modulation effects, and dynamic swells, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1980s/early 1990s spec, maple neck, EMG DG20 active pickups for this era live)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 speaker cabinets
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 2019 Remix of 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' (recorded 1988, remixed 2019). Gear matches late 80s Gilmour live rig. EMG pickups and Hiwatt/WEM setup confirmed for this tour. Effects from pedalboard and rack, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
creamy and sustainingrich, harmonically complex crunchmodulated spaciousnesspronounced delay repeatstight, articulate attacklush, wide stereo imagesinging sustain with clarityslightly compressed dynamicsdistinct modulation swirlpresent but not harsh top end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with delay repeats, careful use of modulation effects, and dynamic swells, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.