GuitarDistortedSolo
Dogs Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (with Stratocaster neck pickup)
Pickups
Single-coil (Telecaster bridge, Stratocaster neck)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Stratocaster single-coil in Telecaster)
Studio recording, 1977. Gilmour used a Telecaster with a Strat neck pickup for the solo. Amp was a Hiwatt DR103. No evidence of Big Muff; fuzz/overdrive likely from Colorsound Power Boost and/or amp. Effects include delay and modulation. No evidence of live/tour rig for this specific solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Colorsound Power Boost · boost
- Binson Echorec (or MXR Digital Delay) · delay
- Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger · flanger
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
Telecaster (Strat neck pickup) → MXR Dyna Comp → Colorsound Power Boost → Electric Mistress Flanger → Binson Echorec/MXR Digital Delay → Hiwatt DR103 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth, violin-like lead
- rich midrange
- articulate note separation
- slightly compressed attack
- modulated spaciousness
- clear delay repeats
- touch-sensitive response
- dynamic swells
- liquid phrasing
Sources
- pink floyd dogs tone pedals - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar
- David Gilmour Tone Analysis: “Dogs” (Animals, 1977) | Reverb News
- Australian Pink Floyd Show guitarist on how to nail David Gilmour's ...
- David Gilmour did not use a big muff on dogs - The Gear Page
- Need help in identifying David Gilmour's effects during this particular ...
- David Gilmours 1994 Pulse signal chain and rig : r/guitarpedals