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Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 Guitar Tone Settings
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, rosewood board, custom electronics)
Pickups
Custom-wound single-coil pickups (likely original Fender or Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in neck/middle, custom wound bridge)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers), Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (blended in studio)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1979. Gear confirmed for The Wall sessions. Pete Cornish 'Wall Board' pedalboard used. Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker used for modulation/ambience in studio. Not to be confused with live rigs or Part 2 solo setup.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain3.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Triangle or Ram's Head, era-correct) · fuzz
- Binson Echorec (or studio tape delay, era-correct) · delay
- Compressor pedal (likely MXR Dyna Comp or Cornish custom) · compression
Fender Stratocaster (neck pickup) → Compressor → Big Muff Pi → Hiwatt DR103 → Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (studio blend) → Binson Echorec (inserted in studio mix) → Plate reverb (studio)
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Tone Character
- smooth and liquid sustain
- slightly overdriven edge-of-breakup
- warm and rounded
- airy and spacious
- modulated shimmer (rotary speaker)
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- mild compression
- not heavily saturated
- singing lead voice