GuitarCleanRiff
Hey You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1970s, Black, maple neck, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (1970s stock)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1979. This is the clean, arpeggiated riff section of 'Hey You' from The Wall. Gilmour used his main Black Strat with stock single coils for the clean parts. The amp was a Hiwatt DR103, as confirmed by multiple sources for The Wall sessions. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix · flanger
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Binson Echorec or MXR Analog Delay) · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Electric Mistress Flanger → Delay pedal (Binson Echorec or similar) → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cabinet (studio plate reverb added)
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and glassy
- lush and spacious
- slightly compressed
- bright but not harsh
- full-bodied lows
- sparkling highs
- gentle attack
- subtle stereo width
- shimmery modulation
- very clean, no breakup