Clean Tone
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Bassrock1970s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpHiwatt DR103 (custom 100-watt head) into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSplit single-coil (Precision Bass)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble5
presence4.5
compression3.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1979, The Wall sessions. Roger Waters on bass. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(9)
deep and supportiverounded low endsmooth, pillowy attacksubtle compressionmidrange presencewarm and vintageno drive or fuzzsits under the mixclassic 70s rock bass
Difficulty
The bass line is straightforward, mostly root notes with a slow tempo and no technical fills or advanced techniques required.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpHiwatt DR103 (custom 100-watt head) into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSplit single-coil (Precision Bass)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid5
treble5
presence4.5
compression3.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1979, The Wall sessions. Roger Waters on bass. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(9)
deep and supportiverounded low endsmooth, pillowy attacksubtle compressionmidrange presencewarm and vintageno drive or fuzzsits under the mixclassic 70s rock bass
Difficulty
The bass line is straightforward, mostly root notes with a slow tempo and no technical fills or advanced techniques required.
Comfortably Numb settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
- Comfortably Numb on Fender Mustang LT25
- Comfortably Numb on Boss Katana
- Comfortably Numb on Boss Katana 50 MkII
- Comfortably Numb on Fender Champion 20
- Comfortably Numb on Fender Champion II 25
- Comfortably Numb on Fender Blues Junior
- Comfortably Numb on Marshall DSL40CR
- Comfortably Numb on Fender Mustang GTX 100
More Pink Floyd tones
- Comfortably Numb · solo
- Time · solo
- Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. 2 · solo
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · solo
- Comfortably Numb (Live) · solo
- Breathe (In the Air) · riff
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · riff
- Have a Cigar · riff
- Wish You Were Here · riff
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 · solo