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Echoes (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix] Guitar Tone Settings
Pink Floyd · 2010s+ · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 60s/early 70s spec, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (late 60s/early 70s spec)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, 2016 remix of the original 1971 Pompeii concert. Guitar is the Black Strat, used for the solo section. Amp is the classic Hiwatt DR103, no evidence of Fender Twin in this section for the 2016 remix. Effects are based on period-correct and audibly confirmed gear.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
- Binson Echorec (or digital equivalent for 2016 remix) · delay
- Wah pedal (model unknown, likely Vox or Colorsound) · wah
Fender Stratocaster → Fuzz Face → Binson Echorec (or digital equivalent) → Wah pedal → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cabinet (amp spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth violin-like slides
- warm and rounded neck pickup tone
- lush echo repeats
- ambient, spacey soundscape
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- clear note definition
- mild compression
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup drive
- expansive stereo image
Sources
- Does anyone know what guitar and amp Gilmour was playing on ...
- Pink Floyd – The Endless River - Gear & Equipment Used on the ...
- [QUESTION] How can I achieve the David Gilmour sound on Echoes ...
- Can anyone figure out what pedals/effects David Gilmour uses with ...
- Gilmour Sound Live at Pompeii 2016 | The Gear Page