GuitarCleanRiff
Breathe (In the Air) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (late 60s/early 70s, stock for era)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1972-1973, The Dark Side of the Moon sessions. Guitar is the Black Strat with stock single-coils (not EMGs). Amp is Hiwatt DR103, no evidence of Marshall or Fender amps for this song in studio. Effects are mostly pedals, not amp-based.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass5.5
Gain2.5
Reverb5.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Uni-Vibe (modulation pedal, likely Shin-ei Univibe or similar) · modulation
- MXR Phase 90 (phaser pedal, or similar) · phaser
- Clean boost (model unknown, likely Colorsound Power Boost or similar) · boost
Fender Stratocaster → Uni-Vibe → MXR Phase 90 → Clean Boost → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cab (studio plate reverb added at mix)
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Tone Character
- lush and swirling modulation
- warm and glassy
- smooth, slightly compressed clean
- airy and ambient
- gentle phase/vibe movement
- clear note separation
- rounded attack
- subtle plate reverb
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- no audible overdrive or fuzz
Sources
- Pedals and Settings for Pink Floyd tone - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar
- How to get a Pink Floyd setting - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar
- The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd - Equipboard
- breathe pink floyd phaser settings - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar
- Inside David Gilmour's Dark Side of the Moon guitar tones