Solo Tone
Coming Back to Life (Live)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, maple neck, EMG pickups in some eras, but for 1994 live likely standard single-coils)
AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (likely Custom Shop 69 or stock, not EMG for this era/live version)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus
delayTC Electronic TC Electronic 2290 Digital Delay
compressionMXR MXR Dynacomp
Notes
Live performance, 1994 Division Bell/Pulse era. Clean solo section. No evidence of EMG pickups for this tour; likely standard single-coils. Studio version may differ. Effects are from pedalboard, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulatelush ambient delaychorus shimmerspacious and atmospherictouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationrounded lowsbell-like highssmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires expressive phrasing, control of dynamics for clean sustain, and precise timing to match the delay repeats, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's Black Strat, maple neck, EMG pickups in some eras, but for 1994 live likely standard single-coils)
AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM 4x12 cabinet
PickupsFender single-coil (likely Custom Shop 69 or stock, not EMG for this era/live version)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus
delayTC Electronic TC Electronic 2290 Digital Delay
compressionMXR MXR Dynacomp
Notes
Live performance, 1994 Division Bell/Pulse era. Clean solo section. No evidence of EMG pickups for this tour; likely standard single-coils. Studio version may differ. Effects are from pedalboard, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy and articulatelush ambient delaychorus shimmerspacious and atmospherictouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationrounded lowsbell-like highssmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires expressive phrasing, control of dynamics for clean sustain, and precise timing to match the delay repeats, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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