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Have a Cigar Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, black, likely with stock single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1970s Stratocaster pickups)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1975. David Gilmour played the solo on the studio version. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. Effects are primarily from pedals, not amp-based. No evidence of effects loop use in the studio at this time.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Triangle or Ram's Head variant) · fuzz
- MXR Phase 90 · phaser
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Binson Echorec or similar tape delay) · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Big Muff Pi → MXR Phase 90 → Delay pedal (Binson Echorec or similar) → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cabinet (studio plate reverb added in mix)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth fuzz lead
- liquid sustain
- midrange focus
- slightly compressed
- touch-sensitive
- rich harmonic overtones
- not overly saturated
- distinct fuzz character
- clear note separation