Pink Floyd
The Wall · 1979
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
The song was recorded during The Wall sessions (1979) at multiple locations including Super Bear Studios in France, Producers Workshop in Los Angeles, and others. Produced by Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, and James Guthrie, the solo is the result of Gilmour comping the best sections from three distinct performance takes. Gilmour's guitar chain was split to run his Hiwatt amp in parallel with a Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet, providing that signature rotating, singing sustain.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 5 items
1969 Fender Stratocaster
Fender
Primary guitar
Equipped with Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge pickup.
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
Compression
Provides signal boost for sustain.
Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head)
Electro-Harmonix
Fuzz/Distortion
Core sound for solos.
DR103 Custom Hiwatt
Hiwatt
Main Amp
Run in parallel with Yamaha RA-200.
RA-200 Rotating Speaker
Yamaha
Modulation/Cabinet
Blended with the Hiwatt for stereo movement.
Tone Characteristics
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