Riff Tone

Corporal Clegg

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1969 black Strat, maple neck, stock pickups)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (early 1970s model, likely used in studio)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (late 1960s stock Strat pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass5

mid7.5

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1968 (A Saucerful of Secrets sessions). No evidence of live-specific gear for this song. Gilmour's main guitar at the time was his black Stratocaster with stock single-coil pickups. Hiwatt DR103 amps were his primary studio amps for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this track.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy British amp breakupclear, articulate single-coil attackmid-forward, vintage rock toneslightly fuzzy rhythm texturetight and percussive riffingmodest amp compressionwarm, slightly nasal midrangenot heavily saturatedgood note separationmild amp reverb ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive rhythm playing with syncopated chord stabs and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Pedals and Settings for Pink Floyd tone - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar Pink Floyd – Obscured by Clouds - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Pink Floyd – Meddle - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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