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Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 — Pink Floyd1 / 2
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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

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
3.5
Reverb
3
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

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

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct numeric amp settings for Part 1 solo found; settings estimated based on Hiwatt/Strat typical studio use and era.
  • ⚠️Pedal models and order inferred from Gilmour's 'Wall Board' and studio documentation, but not all settings are confirmed for Part 1 solo specifically.
  • ⚠️Rotary speaker (Yamaha RA-200) is blended for modulation effect; not a pedal, but a studio amp.
  • ⚠️No explicit pickup selector position for this solo, but Gilmour is known to favor neck pickup for smooth leads in this era.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. David Gilmour's solo tone on 'Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1' is clean but warm, with prominent mids and a slightly rolled-off top end, typical of his Hiwatt amp and neck pickup use in this era. The gain is just at the edge of breakup, and the reverb is moderate, likely from plate or studio reverb, matching the late-70s production style.

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