GuitarDistortedSolo
Time Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 model, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, custom electronics)
Pickups
Custom-wound single-coil pickups (late 60s Fender, likely with Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in bridge by 1972, but for 'Time' likely stock or rewound Fender single coils)
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 100W head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1972-1973, The Dark Side of the Moon sessions. Gilmour's Black Strat was used for the solo, with the Hiwatt DR103 as the main amp. Effects were mostly pedals, not amp-based. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Triangle or Ram's Head) · fuzz
- Binson Echorec (delay unit) · delay
- Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (amp, no pedal) · other
Fender Stratocaster → Big Muff Pi → Binson Echorec → Hiwatt DR103 → WEM 4x12 cab (plate reverb added in studio mix)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and round lead tone
- warm midrange
- slightly compressed
- delicate delay repeats
- lush reverb tail
- articulate bends and vibrato
- dynamic pick attack
- not overly saturated
- classic British amp character