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Riff Tone

Mother

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black, 1969, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)
AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

Amp Settings

gain3
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1979-1980. Gear confirmed for The Wall sessions. For the riff section, Gilmour used his Stratocaster into the Hiwatt amp, with effects pedals for modulation and time-based effects. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the main riff. Pickup selection likely neck+middle or neck for clean, chimey tone.

Tone Character(10)
chimey and glassywarm and roundedslightly compressedlush, subtle modulationstudio clarityarticulate pickingdynamic responsenot overdrivenmodulated shimmerclassic Gilmour clean

Difficulty

While not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, the riff requires precise clean picking, careful dynamic control, and sensitivity to modulation and delay effects for authentic tone.

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