GuitarDistortedSolo
Money Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1970s Stratocaster pickups)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1972-1973 Abbey Road sessions for 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. Gilmour used his black Stratocaster with stock single-coils for the solo. Amp was a Hiwatt DR103 head into a WEM 4x12 cab. Effects were mostly pedals, not amp-based. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face (Silicon, late 60s/early 70s) · fuzz
- Binson Echorec (tape delay) · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face → Binson Echorec → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cab
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- liquid, violin-like fuzz lead
- clear note separation
- slightly scooped mids
- cranked amp compression
- tape delay repeats
- smooth attack
- rich harmonic overtones
- touch-sensitive response
- moderate brightness