Riff Tone

Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 (Live, Delicate Sound of Thunder, 2019 Remix)

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender 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)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III Simul-Class 3-Channel 75-Watt Guitar Amp Head (used for overdrives and clean tones on Delicate Sound of Thunder tour)

PickupsCustom-wound single-coil Strat pickups (likely neck or neck+middle for clean tone)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionBoss Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely Boss CS-2 or similar)

chorusBoss Chorus pedal (model unknown, likely Boss CE-2 or CE-3)

delayBoss Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DD-2 or rack delay)

Notes

Live performance, Delicate Sound of Thunder 2019 Remix (recorded 1988, remixed 2019). Guitar volume and tone both set to 10 for clean sections. No evidence of heavy gain or fuzz in the riff/verse clean parts. Mesa/Boogie Mark III used for both clean and overdrive sections on this tour.

Tone Character(10)

clean and chimeycrisp attackglassy highsrounded lowsslightly compressedclear note separationdynamic and responsivewarm and smoothminimal breakuparticulate

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and clean chord changes with subtle muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.

Sources

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