GuitarCleanRiff
Have a Cigar Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, likely black with maple neck, as used by David Gilmour in studio)
Pickups
Stock Fender single-coil pickups (1970s Stratocaster)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1975)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1975. Settings and effects are for the clean riff/verse section, not the solo. Gilmour's main Strat was used for clean rhythm parts; amp was Hiwatt DR103 as per era-correct studio rig. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- glassy and articulate
- slightly compressed
- clear note separation
- warm midrange
- subtle attack
- percussive rhythm feel
- lightly scooped mids
- minimal breakup
- studio ambience
- classic British clean