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Dogs Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup at the time)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock neck and middle, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (DiMarzio FS-1) or Position 4 (bridge + middle) for main riff
Studio recording, Animals sessions 1976-1977. Gilmour's Black Strat was used for the main riff. Amp was a Hiwatt DR103 with WEM/Fane Crescendo cabs. No Big Muff; distortion from Colorsound Power Boost and/or amp. Effects chain based on period-correct studio info and Gilmourish.com consensus.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Colorsound Power Boost · boost
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
- Electric Mistress Flanger · flanger
- Delay pedal (Binson Echorec or similar tape delay) · delay
Guitar → MXR Dyna Comp → Colorsound Power Boost → Electric Mistress Flanger → Binson Echorec (delay) → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 (Fane Crescendo)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- detailed upper midrange
- open and airy
- slightly overdriven
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- tight low end
- clear, glassy highs
- not heavily compressed
- British amp crunch
- percussive attack