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Pink Floyd guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 64 Pink Floyd songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Fender Precision Bass into Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet.

Guitars Pink Floyd used

Fender Precision Bass8 songs
1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck6 songs
Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)3 songs
1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)3 songs
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)3 songs
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, black pickguard)2 songs
1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)2 songs
Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black with maple neck)2 songs

Amps Pink Floyd used

Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet9 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet8 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 1006 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head3 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 head with Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 Fane-loaded cabinet3 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet3 songs
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers3 songs
Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet2 songs

130 Pink Floyd tones

Song	Part	Guitar	Amp	Gain
Comfortably Numb · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head (studio, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet)	5
Time · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet	5.5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1970s, maple neck, stock single coils at time of recording)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	5.5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · solo	Solo · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, with tremolo arm)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	3.5
Comfortably Numb (Live) · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head + Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker (run in parallel)	5.5
Breathe (In the Air) · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (1969, alder body, maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	3
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster ('Black Strat', 1969 body, maple neck, single-coil pickups, black pickguard)	Hiwatt DR105 head with Hiwatt 4x12 cab (Fane/Celestion speakers), Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo (redframe McKenzie speakers), both used in stereo	4
Have a Cigar · riff	Riff · distorted	1974 Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo 12" speakers	5.5
Wish You Were Here · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)	0
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, black pickguard)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	0
Young Lust · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (1970s, likely black with maple neck, as used by Gilmour on The Wall sessions)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (1970s, studio recording, likely with WEM or Hiwatt 4x12 cabinet)	6.5
Comfortably Numb · riff	Riff · clean	Ovation Custom Legend 1619-4 (acoustic, Nashville tuning)	Unknown (likely direct or through studio preamp, no evidence of electric amp for riff)	3
Time · riff	Riff · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head (circa 1973-74, custom, linked channel input) with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo 12A speakers)	5
Comfortably Numb · riff	Riff · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	circa 1973-74 custom Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head (linked channel input) with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo 12A speakers), Alembic F-2B preamp	5
Dogs · solo	Solo · distorted	1959 Fender Custom Telecaster (sunburst, rosewood neck, Stratocaster neck pickup mod)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	5.5
Have a Cigar · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, black, likely with stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	6
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 · riff	Riff · distorted	1979 Fender Stratocaster (Black, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	4.5
Hey You · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (likely late-70s, black, maple neck, as used by Gilmour on The Wall sessions)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio), with Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker cabinet for modulation	5
Hey You · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	4.5
High Hopes · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (Black Strat, fitted with EMG SA pickups, used for slide on 'High Hopes' solo)	Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cab	5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 · riff	Riff · clean	1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop	1970s Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	3.5
Echoes · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	4.5
In the Flesh? · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1970s configuration)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	5
Marooned · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (likely 1983 '57 reissue, red, with EMG DG20 active pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cab with Fane Crescendo speakers	4.5
Money · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass (late 1960s/early 1970s model)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 head with Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 Fane-loaded cabinet	0
Mother · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM 4x12 cab, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker	4.5
Run Like Hell (Live) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster (Butterscotch, maple neck, drop D tuning)	Mesa/Boogie Mark III (used live for distorted tone on 'Run Like Hell')	6
Wish You Were Here · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (1970s, likely black or sunburst, stock single-coil pickups)	Fender 'Silverface' Dual Showman Reverb	3.5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (1970s, black, maple neck, likely with stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio), with Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker for modulation/ambience	0
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, rosewood board, custom electronics)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers), Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (blended in studio)	3.5
Atom Heart Mother · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (1969 black Strat, likely with stock single-coil pickups, used by Gilmour in this era for slide solos)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet	4.5
Comfortably Numb · solo	Solo · clean	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head	0
Dogs · riff	Riff · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup at the time)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	5
Echoes - Part 1 (Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII - 2025 Mix) · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo speakers	4.5
Echoes (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix] · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969/70, maple neck, custom electronics)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	5.5
Have a Cigar · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, likely black with maple neck, as used by David Gilmour in studio)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1975)	0
Hey You · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	0
Money · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	6
Money · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black with maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (1970s model, used in studio)	4
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster 'Black Strat' (1969 body, maple neck, black finish)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinets	4
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 & 7 (Live) · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1970s, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (live rig, 1970s era, with WEM and/or Alembic cabs)	3.5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 · riff	Riff · clean	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	3.5
Sorrow · solo	Solo · distorted	1984 Fender Stratocaster 57V (Candy Apple Red, EMG DG20 pickups)	Gallien-Krueger 250ML	7.5
Sorrow · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (1984 57V reissue, Black Strat, EMG DG20 pickups, used for studio recording of 'Sorrow')	Gallien-Krueger 250ML (used for main riff/intro in studio recording)	7.5
Time (Live at the Empire Pool, Wembley, London, 1974) · solo	Solo · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black, maple neck, custom electronics)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo 12A speakers	6
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 · distorted	Distorted · distorted	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head	4.5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 1 · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1970s, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cab	3.5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 · solo	Solo · clean	1979 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	0
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 (Live, Delicate Sound of Thunder, 2019 Remix) · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, EMG DG20 pickups during this era, but for Delicate Sound of Thunder likely standard single-coils or custom-wound single-coils)	Mesa/Boogie Mark III Simul-Class 3-Channel 75-Watt Guitar Amp Head (used for overdrives and clean tones on Delicate Sound of Thunder tour)	3.5
Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 (Live) · riff	Riff · clean	1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	3.5
Any Colour You Like · riff	Riff · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Bill Lewis 24-fret Strat-style guitar also possible, but Stratocaster is most cited for this track)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	5
Brain Damage · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black, maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	3
Breathe (In the Air) · distorted	Distorted · distorted	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (bass version, likely with matching cab)	4.5
Breathe (In the Air) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Stratocaster with rosewood neck for studio recording)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet, Fane Crescendo speakers)	3.5
Breathe (In the Air) · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	0
Breathe (In the Air) · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black, maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head with WEM 4x12 cabinet	3.5
Childhood's End · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black or sunburst, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head	5.5
Childhood's End · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black or sunburst, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1972)	5
Comfortably Numb · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt DR103 (custom 100-watt head) into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	0
Comfortably Numb · distorted	Distorted · distorted	Fender Precision Bass (black/maple, 1970s)	Hiwatt DR103 (likely Custom 100), possibly with DI blend	5
Comfortably Numb (2019 Remix) [Live] · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM 4x12 cab, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet	6
Comfortably Numb (Live) · riff	Riff · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	circa 1973-74 custom Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head (linked channel input) with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo 12A speakers)	6
Comfortably Numb (Live) · solo	Solo · clean	1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt half stack (live rig), Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (parallel, live)	0
Coming Back to Life · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1983-1993 spec, EMG SA pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)	4
Coming Back to Life · solo	Solo · clean	Fender David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	4.5
Coming Back to Life · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black, 1983-1986, '57 reissue neck, EMG DG20 pickups not used until later; likely stock Fender single coils for Division Bell era studio recording)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, Division Bell era, 1993-1994)	4
Coming Back to Life · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, EMG SA pickups, mid-80s to early 90s configuration)	Fender 59 Bassman reissue (studio, The Division Bell sessions, 1993)	4
Coming Back to Life (Live) · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, maple neck, EMG pickups in some eras, but for 1994 live likely standard single-coils)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinet	3
Corporal Clegg · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (likely 1969 black Strat, maple neck, stock pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (early 1970s model, likely used in studio)	4
Dogs · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Custom Telecaster (1970s, tuned down a whole step to D)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	2.5
Dogs · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Telecaster Custom (1959, three-color sunburst, rosewood neck, custom Stratocaster neck pickup, tuned down one step D G C F A D)	Hiwatt DR103 All Purpose 100W head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 Fane Crescendo speakers	2.5
Echoes · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass	HH IC-100 Bass Amp (solid-state, with vibrato circuit)	0
Echoes · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat with maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (with WEM 4x12 cabinet, Fane Crescendo speakers)	4.5
Echoes · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat with maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	0
Echoes - Part 1 (Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII - 2025 Mix) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinets	4
Echoes - Part 1 (Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII - 2025 Mix) · riff	Riff · clean	1970-71 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, black finish, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet	3
Echoes (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix] · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass	Ampeg SVT (early 1970s, likely blue line or black line head) into Ampeg SVT-410HE 4x10 cabinet	0
Echoes (Live at Pompeii) [2016 Remix] · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster 'The Black Strat' (late 60s, maple neck, stock single coils)	Hiwatt DR103 100W head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers	5
Every Breath You Take (Remastered 2003) · riff	Riff · clean	1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black, maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head with WEM 4x12 cabinet	0
Fearless · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat or similar, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio, early 1970s model)	0
High Hopes (Live) · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Custom Shop 1955 Esquire (modified for lap steel, used for slide solo)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (with WEM Super Star 2000 slave amp and 4x12 cabs)	6
High Hopes (Live) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, 1955/57/62 hybrid, EMG DG20 pickups for 1994+ live era)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (with WEM and Marshall 4x12 cabs, live 1994 Pulse era)	3.5
In the Flesh · solo	Solo · distorted	1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)	Hiwatt DR103 head into WEM or custom cabs, Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker (studio blend)	3.5
In the Flesh · riff	Riff · distorted	1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)	Hiwatt DR103 head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 cabinets	3.5
Keep Talking · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969, alder body, maple neck, EMG DG20 pickups likely for Division Bell era)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	4.5
layla · riff	Riff · clean	—	—	2
Learning to Fly · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (mid-1980s, likely '57 reissue or custom, with EMG SA pickups)	Gallien-Krueger 250ML (studio recording amp for 'Learning to Fly' riff section, 1987)	4.5
Learning to Fly (2019 Remix) [Live] · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1980s/early 1990s spec, maple neck, EMG DG20 active pickups for this era live)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 speaker cabinets	4.5
Learning to Fly (2019 Remix) [Live] · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, likely with EMG DG20 pickups for this era)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 Cabinet	5
Lost for Words (Tour Rehearsal 1994) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender David Gilmour Signature Stratocaster (Black Strat, EMG SA pickups, 1994 spec)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (run clean, with Alembic F2-B preamp in front, WEM Super Starfinder 200 cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers)	4.5
Lucifer Sam · riff	Riff · distorted	1962 Fender Esquire	Selmer Truvoice Treble n Bass 50 MkII	4.5
Marooned · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, EMG SA pickups, mid-80s to early 90s configuration)	Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	4
Marooned · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, likely with EMG DG20 pickups for Division Bell era)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	3
Money · distorted	Distorted · distorted	Fender Precision Bass (late 1960s/early 1970s model, likely maple fretboard)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 head with Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 Fane-loaded cabinet	5.5
Money · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Precision Bass (late 1960s/early 1970s model)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 head with Hiwatt SE4123 4x12 Fane-loaded cabinet	5
Money · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, 1957 neck, maple fretboard, single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	4.5
Mother · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black, 1969, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	3
Mudmen · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, early 1970s configuration)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet	5
On the Run · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (likely black 1969 model, as used by Gilmour in 1972-73 studio sessions)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	0
On the Turning Away (2019 Remix) [Live] · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (mid-1980s American Standard, likely Candy Apple Red, as used by David Gilmour on Delicate Sound of Thunder tour)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinets (standard Gilmour live rig, late 1980s/2019 remix sourced from these live tapes)	5.5
Run Like Hell · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster (Butterscotch, maple neck, drop D tuning)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinets with Fane Crescendo speakers	5
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s, as used by David Gilmour for early Pink Floyd studio work)	Selmer Treble and Bass 50 MkII head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 cabinet	3.5
Sheep · riff	Riff · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, custom electronics)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)	5.5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live) · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, black pickguard)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	0
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live) · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, mid-1970s configuration)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers), plus Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo (live rig, both amps run clean)	3
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9, New Stereo Mix) · solo	Solo · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, custom electronics)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio version, 1975), with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cab loaded with Fane Crescendo speakers	3.5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass (1970s, likely sunburst, maple neck)	Ampeg SVT (early 1970s, tube head) into WEM Super Starfinder 200 8x10 cabinet	0
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 & 7 (Live) · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, black finish, maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinets	4
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 · solo	Solo · distorted	1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups at time of recording)	Hiwatt DR105 head with Hiwatt 4x12 cab (Fane/Celestion speakers), plus Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo (McKenzie speakers), both miked in stereo	4.5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 6-9 · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, pre-EMG, 1975 configuration)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	4.5
Sorrow (Live) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, likely with EMG DG20 pickups for PULSE era live performances)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head	6.5
Sorrow (Live) · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Red, EMG DG20 pickups, live rig)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (with WEM 4x12 cabinets, live rig)	6.5
The Final Cut · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (studio recording, likely with WEM Super Starfinder 200 cabinets)	3.5
The Thin Ice · solo	Solo · distorted	1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	5
Time · clean	Clean · clean	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (tube amp)	0
Time · distorted	Distorted · distorted	Fender Precision Bass	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (tube head) into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet	5
Time · riff	Riff · clean	1970–71 Fender Stratocaster (black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet with Fane Crescendo speakers	4
Time (Live, Delicate Sound of Thunder, 2019 Remix) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1960s/early 1970s, maple neck, EMG or single-coil pickups as per late 1980s Gilmour live rig)	Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head with WEM 4x12 cabinets	5
Time (Live) · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969, alder body, late-'70s Charvel maple neck, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, two 1971 Fender Strat single-coil pickups, custom switching)	Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103) head with WEM 4x12 cabinets	5
Time (Live) · riff	Riff · clean	1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head with WEM 4x12 cabinet (live setup, early 1970s)	3.5
Time (Live) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, 1970s spec)	Hiwatt Custom 100 (DR103)	5
Us and Them · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black or sunburst, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (1970s model, studio recording)	0
Us and Them (2019 Remix) [Live] · riff	Riff · clean	Fender Stratocaster (likely 1980s-2010s reissue, as used by David Gilmour in Pink Floyd live shows of this era)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (classic Pink Floyd live amp, likely used in 2019 live shows)	2.5
Us and Them (Live) · riff	Riff · clean	Fender 57 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster (EMG-SA pickups, EXG expander, SPC mid boost, as used by Gilmour on Pulse tour)	Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM 4x12 Starfinder cabinet	0
What Do You Want from Me · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1983-1994 configuration, likely EMG DG20 pickups for Division Bell era)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	3
When You're In (2016 Remix) · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely black with maple neck)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet	5.5
Wish You Were Here · solo	Solo · clean	Fender Stratocaster (The Black Strat, 1969, alder body, rosewood neck, 1971 pickups)	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	0
Wish You Were Here · riff	Riff · distorted	Fender Stratocaster (1970s, likely black or sunburst, with stock single-coil pickups)	Hiwatt Custom 100 DR103 (studio), Fender Dual Showman Reverb (also cited for studio use)	3
Wot's... Uh the Deal? · riff	Riff · clean	Martin D-28 Acoustic Guitar	None (mic'd acoustic, possibly through mixing console or PA for studio recording)	0
Young Lust · solo	Solo · distorted	Fender 1955 Esquire/Telecaster	Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100	6

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did Pink Floyd use?

Across 64 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (9 songs), Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (8 songs), Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (6 songs), Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head (3 songs).

What guitar did Pink Floyd use?

Most often: Fender Precision Bass (8 songs), 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck (6 songs), Fender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups) (3 songs), 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body, late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck) (3 songs).

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