Solo Tone

Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1979 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1970s Strat pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely MXR Dyna Comp or similar)

Notes

Studio recording, 1979. Gear confirmed for The Wall studio sessions. Clean tone sections use the Black Strat with stock single coils into Hiwatt DR103. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the clean section.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and cleanwarm and roundedarticulate single-coil clarityslightly compressedtouch-sensitivesubtle amp reverbno audible drive or breakupsmooth neck pickup responseopen and airyclassic 1970s studio clean

Difficulty

While technically not difficult, the clean tone section demands precise picking, control of dynamics, and expressive phrasing to capture Gilmour's signature touch.

Sources

Pink Floyd – The Wall - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Another Brick In The Wall - Pink Floyd - Guitar Solo - Boss Katana ...Question about the guitar solo of Another brick in the wall pt.2 - Reddit

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