Marshall MG10 Gold settings
Time settings for Marshall MG10 Gold
Pink Floyd · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Pink Floyd "Time" riff tone on a Marshall MG10 Gold, set Gain 5, Contour 5. Use the bridge + middle pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Fender Stratocaster · updated 2026-06-23
- Pickup
- Bridge + Middle
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Marshall MG10 Gold knobs
- Gain
- 5
- Contour
- 5
Playing tips
- Focus on light picking to maintain clarity and note separation.
- Use fingerstyle for a warmer attack and dynamic response.
- Experiment with varying pick pressure to enhance touch sensitivity.
The original rig
What Pink Floyd used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Marshall MG10 Gold actually has.
- Guitar
- 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck
- Amp
- Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
- Gain
- 5.5
- Bass
- 6.5
- Mid
- 7
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 6
- Reverb
- 3
Different guitar or pedals? Get Time adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Pink Floyd's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Marshall MG10 Gold settings for Time?
Set Gain 5, Contour 5.
Which pickup should I use for Time?
Bridge + Middle, with the guitar's tone at 10 and volume at 10.
What gear did Pink Floyd use on Time?
Guitar: 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck. Amp: Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet.
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Fender Stratocaster. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Time on other amps
Popular songs on the Marshall MG10 Gold
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Walk · Pantera
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Welcome to the Jungle · Guns N' Roses
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
- My Own Summer (Shove It) · Deftones
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.