Riff Tone

Echoes

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)

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

PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1970s Stratocaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas Arbiter Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

delayBinson Binson Echorec 2

Notes

Studio recording, 1971 (Meddle album). The riff section uses the Stratocaster into the Hiwatt DR103, with a Binson Echorec delay and Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face for mild overdrive/fuzz. Pickup selector is typically neck or neck+middle for this section. No chorus or flanger on the original studio riff. All effects are pedals, not amp-based.

Tone Character(10)

smooth, singing sustainwarm and ambientslightly fuzzy attackrich, tape-like echo repeatsdynamic, touch-sensitive responsemildly compressednot heavily saturatedclassic British amp crunchexpressive slide phrasinglush, atmospheric delay

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate slide technique, careful control of dynamics and delay, and subtle use of fuzz for sustain. The timing and expressive phrasing make it more challenging than a basic riff.