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Riff Tone
Sheep
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, custom electronics)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Animals album sessions (1976-77). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Typical Gilmour setup for Animals era.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatetight, percussive attackslightly compressedfocused midrangebright and cuttingclear note separationmodest sustaindynamic responseclassic British amp charactermodest delay ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking with precise muting and articulation, as well as dynamic control to maintain clarity under crunchy amp gain and delay repeats. Intermediate to advanced rhythm skills are needed.
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, custom electronics)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Animals album sessions (1976-77). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Typical Gilmour setup for Animals era.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatetight, percussive attackslightly compressedfocused midrangebright and cuttingclear note separationmodest sustaindynamic responseclassic British amp charactermodest delay ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking with precise muting and articulation, as well as dynamic control to maintain clarity under crunchy amp gain and delay repeats. Intermediate to advanced rhythm skills are needed.