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Riff Tone
Sorrow (Live)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, likely with EMG DG20 pickups for PULSE era live performances)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, PULSE tour (1994); settings and effects based on live rig rundowns and gilmourish.com PULSE documentation. Rhythm/riff section, not solo.
Tone Character(10)
massive, saturated fuzzsustaining, thick rhythm tonemodulated, swirling chorus effectambient, spatial delay repeatstight, focused low endcrisp, articulate attackrich harmonic overtonespowerful, compressed dynamicscutting, present upper midslush, wide stereo image
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, control of a saturated fuzz tone, and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation through heavy effects.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, likely with EMG DG20 pickups for PULSE era live performances)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, PULSE tour (1994); settings and effects based on live rig rundowns and gilmourish.com PULSE documentation. Rhythm/riff section, not solo.
Tone Character(10)
massive, saturated fuzzsustaining, thick rhythm tonemodulated, swirling chorus effectambient, spatial delay repeatstight, focused low endcrisp, articulate attackrich harmonic overtonespowerful, compressed dynamicscutting, present upper midslush, wide stereo image
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, control of a saturated fuzz tone, and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation through heavy effects.