Solo Tone

Echoes

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely 1969 black Strat with maple neck)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 (with WEM 4x12 cabinet, Fane Crescendo speakers)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender vintage-style, likely stock 1969 Strat pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas Arbiter Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC108 silicon)

delayBinson Binson Echorec 2

Notes

Studio recording, 1970-1971. Gear confirmed by multiple sources for the Meddle album sessions. Effects chain includes Binson Echorec delay and Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC108 silicon version).

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainviolin-like lead tonesmooth fuzz saturationlong echo repeatsliquid, expressive bendscrystal-clear articulationlush, ambient delayslightly compressed attackwarm, rounded highsdynamic touch sensitivity

Difficulty

The solo is not technically fast but demands expressive phrasing, accurate bends, and dynamic control to achieve the iconic sustain and delay interplay.

Sources

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