GuitarDistortedRiff
Echoes Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1970 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original 1970s spec)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1971; all gear confirmed for the Meddle sessions and Live at Pompeii. Guitar is a black Stratocaster with maple neck. Effects are primarily from pedals, not amp. No evidence of Uni-Vibe or Leslie on the riff section; those are used in other parts or live.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
- Binson Echorec 2 · delay
Guitar → Fuzz Face → Binson Echorec 2 → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cabinet (amp spring reverb on low)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- sustained, violin-like
- echo-laden ambience
- mildly overdriven
- clear, articulate attack
- touch-sensitive
- singing sustain
- not heavily compressed
- dynamic response
- classic tape delay shimmer