Riff Tone

Any Colour You Like

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (Bill Lewis 24-fret Strat-style guitar also possible, but Stratocaster is most cited for this track)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender standard single-coil pickups, neck position)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas Arbiter Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

modulationUnivox Univox Uni-Vibe

delayBinson Binson Echorec

Notes

Studio recording, 1972-1973, The Dark Side of the Moon sessions. Gilmour used his black Stratocaster with single-coil pickups into a Hiwatt DR103 head and WEM cab. Effects were mostly pedals, not amp-based. No evidence of live rig or later tour gear for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

swirling modulationlush, spacious delay repeatsliquid, modulated textureclear, glassy single-coil neck pickup soundmild overdrive with sustainambient, psychedelic soundscapesmooth, rounded attackdynamic, touch-sensitive responsenot heavily distorted, but not fully cleanwarm and smooth

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing to sync with the delay repeats, careful modulation pedal control, and dynamic picking for the right touch and sustain. While not technically advanced, it demands attention to effects and rhythmic precision.