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Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 & 7 (Live) Guitar Tone Settings
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1970s, maple neck, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (1970s, stock Strat pickups)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (live rig, 1970s era, with WEM and/or Alembic cabs)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, mid-to-late 1970s (e.g., 1975-1977 tours). Black Strat used for intro/riff. Hiwatt DR103 head into WEM/Alembic cabs. Effects chain includes modulation and delay. Settings estimated based on era-correct live rig and genre, as no numeric settings found in sources.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain3.5
Reverb4.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- MXR Phase 90 · phaser
- Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix · flanger
- Binson Echorec (or Delay pedal, model unknown, live substitute) · delay
- Compressor pedal (likely MXR Dyna Comp, script logo) · compression
Fender Stratocaster (neck pickup) → Compressor (MXR Dyna Comp) → MXR Phase 90 → Electric Mistress Flanger (sometimes) → Binson Echorec (or delay pedal) → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM/Alembic cabs (reverb from rack or PA)
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Tone Character
- glassy and shimmering
- warm neck pickup tone
- lush, ambient reverb
- crystal clear articulation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- modulation swirl
- clean and spacious
- slightly compressed attack
- rich sustain
- ethereal, haunting quality