Solo Tone

Dogs

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Fender Custom Telecaster (sunburst, rosewood neck, Stratocaster neck pickup mod)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

PickupsStratocaster single coil (neck), Fender Telecaster single coil (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas Arbiter Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

wahDunlop Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah

delayBinson or MXR Binson Echorec (or MXR Digital Delay)

flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger

Notes

Studio recording, Animals (1977). Guitar was tuned down a whole step (D standard). The neck pickup was a Stratocaster single coil swapped in for the original humbucker. Fuzz Face and other effects used for solo. Amp is Hiwatt DR103, not Fender, for the main distorted solo sound.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainliquid lead tonerich harmonic overtonessmooth fuzz saturationarticulate single noteslong delay trailswah-inflected phrasingdynamic pick attacklush ambienceexpressive bends

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic use of effects (wah, delay, flanger), making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Sources

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