Riff Tone

Dogs

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Custom Telecaster (1970s, tuned down a whole step to D)

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

PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (likely MXR Dyna Comp or similar, model not confirmed)

Notes

Studio recording, 1976-1977 Animals sessions. Clean riff section. Guitar confirmed by forum and interview sources. Amp is Gilmour's standard studio rig for Animals era. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

clean and chimeywarm and roundedarticulate note separationslightly compressedopen and airytouch-sensitiveminimal breakupstudio claritysubtle ambiencedynamic response

Difficulty

The clean riff requires precise chord voicings, dynamic picking, and clean articulation to capture the subtlety and clarity of the original recording.

Sources

Dave Gilmour Animals tone | Guitar Forum - The Gear Page Australian Pink Floyd Show guitarist on how to nail David Gilmour's tone | Guitar World

Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear

Create Free Account