Riff Tone

Breathe (In the Air)

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (1969, alder body, maple neck)

AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

PickupsSingle-coil (1971 Fender Stratocaster neck and middle, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass7

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationUnknown Uni-Vibe (model unknown, likely Shin-ei Univox Uni-Vibe or similar)

delayBinson Binson Echorec (tape delay)

Notes

Studio recording, 1972-1973, The Dark Side of the Moon sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section. No pedal overdrive/fuzz used for the main riff; clean amp platform. Effects are primarily time-based and modulation, not gain.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothlush and openethereal and spaciousrounded highsslightly compressedmodulated shimmertouch-sensitiveairy and ambientclassic Strat neck pickup claritysubtle reverb depth

Difficulty

The riff requires clean chord changes, subtle dynamic control, and sensitivity to effect timing, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.

Sources

Inside David Gilmour’s Dark Side of the Moon guitar tones | Guitar World David Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment | Equipboard

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