Comfortably Numb
by Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (1979, Progressive Rock): Fender Stratocaster into Hiwatt DR103, Standard, effects included. Get the same sound adapted to YOUR gear with ToneRig — free to try.
The original rig
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
single-coils
Amp
Hiwatt DR103 (all-tube, 100W)
Channel
drive
Effects & chain
- Long ambient delay for the solosIn front of amp
- Big hall reverbIn FX loop
How it was played
Gilmour's two-note solo sustain comes from big delay + a violin-bowed start. Bridge pickup, volume rolled to 10.
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