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Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 Guitar Tone Settings
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Pickups
Gibson P-90 single coils
Amp
1970s Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1979. Guitar and amp confirmed for The Wall sessions. Clean rhythm/riff section, not the solo. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for this part.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain3.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- clean and percussive
- warm and rounded
- slightly compressed
- tight attack
- articulate chord voicings
- subtle amp reverb
- no audible modulation
- funk/disco-inspired clarity
- minimal breakup
- studio-polished
Notes & Caveats
- No direct numeric amp settings found for the clean riff section; values estimated based on typical Hiwatt/Goldtop P-90 clean tones and era.
- Most sources focus on the solo (which uses different effects and possibly a different guitar); this is for the clean rhythm/riff section only.
- No evidence of modulation, delay, or chorus in the clean riff section; only subtle amp reverb is present.
- Pedal/effect lists in forums are often for the solo or general Gilmour tones, not the clean riff.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. David Gilmour's tone on 'Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2' is classic edge-of-breakup/crunch from a Hiwatt amp, with prominent mids and a warm, slightly compressed character. The bass is full but not boomy, mids are forward for British rock clarity, treble is present but not harsh, and there's subtle plate reverb from the studio, not the amp.