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Comfortably Numb (Live at Pompeii 2016) Guitar Tone Settings
David Gilmour · 2010s+ · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (Black Strat replica, Live at Pompeii 2016)
Pickups
Custom-wound single-coil pickups (likely Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge, Fender Custom Shop 69 neck/middle)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head (1974), WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Live performance, 2016. Gilmour used his Black Strat replica with custom single-coil pickups, through his classic Hiwatt DR103 head and WEM 4x12 cab. Effects were run through a large pedalboard, with key pedals for the solo. No evidence of alternate guitars for this solo in Pompeii 2016.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head reissue) · fuzz
- Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer · compression
- Chandler Tube Driver · overdrive
- Boss CE-2 Chorus (Cornish-modded) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely TC Electronic 2290 or Cornish delay) · delay
Guitar → Boss CS-2 Compressor → Chandler Tube Driver → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Delay pedal (likely TC Electronic 2290 or Cornish delay) → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cab
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- liquid and smooth lead tone
- rich harmonic overtones
- creamy fuzz texture
- lush ambient delay
- chorused spaciousness
- articulate note separation
- dynamic touch sensitivity
- soaring melodic phrasing
- violin-like sustain