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Solo Tone
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Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck
AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM 4x12 cab, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1979 (The Wall sessions). The solo section uses the bridge pickup (DiMarzio FS-1) only, with the amp and Yamaha RA-200 run in parallel. No evidence of Mesa/Boogie or Alembic preamp on this specific studio track.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustaincreamy and smooth lead tonemodulated swirling textureclear note separationrich harmonic overtonessmooth attackslight compressionambient spaciousnessliquid sustaindistinct modulation movement
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, expressive bends, and control of sustain and feedback, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced techniques like sweep picking.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck
AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM 4x12 cab, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1979 (The Wall sessions). The solo section uses the bridge pickup (DiMarzio FS-1) only, with the amp and Yamaha RA-200 run in parallel. No evidence of Mesa/Boogie or Alembic preamp on this specific studio track.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustaincreamy and smooth lead tonemodulated swirling textureclear note separationrich harmonic overtonessmooth attackslight compressionambient spaciousnessliquid sustaindistinct modulation movement
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, expressive bends, and control of sustain and feedback, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced techniques like sweep picking.