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Riff Tone
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1975. Clean intro/riff section. Acoustic 12-string is also present, but electric clean part is Strat into Hiwatt. No evidence of EMGs or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyopen and airyarticulate and detailedslightly compressedwarm midrangeclear note separationgentle reverb ambiencetouch-sensitivestudio-quality shimmerclassic British clean
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate fingerpicking and subtle dynamic control to achieve the signature shimmer and articulation. While not technically advanced, the timing and touch sensitivity demand intermediate skill.
This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1975. Clean intro/riff section. Acoustic 12-string is also present, but electric clean part is Strat into Hiwatt. No evidence of EMGs or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyopen and airyarticulate and detailedslightly compressedwarm midrangeclear note separationgentle reverb ambiencetouch-sensitivestudio-quality shimmerclassic British clean
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate fingerpicking and subtle dynamic control to achieve the signature shimmer and articulation. While not technically advanced, the timing and touch sensitivity demand intermediate skill.