Riff Tone

Echoes - Part 1 (Live at Pompeii - MCMLXXII - 2025 Mix)

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1970-71 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, black finish, stock single coils)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet

PickupsFender single coil pickups (early '70s stock Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayBinson Binson Echorec 2

otherDeArmond DeArmond 610 Volume Pedal

Notes

Live performance at Pompeii, 1971/1972, as seen in video and confirmed by multiple sources. Clean riff sections use the Stratocaster middle pickup into a Hiwatt DR103, with Binson Echorec delay. No fuzz or heavy gain for clean riff. Settings estimated from era-typical Hiwatt clean setup and Gilmour's known approach for clean sections.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulateclear, bell-like attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly scooped midsopen and spaciouscrisp high endlush echo trailspercussive pick attackclean with subtle warmthvintage British clean

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for dynamic control, accurate picking, and synchronizing with the Binson Echorec's rhythmic repeats.

Sources

Live at Pompeii settings and setups – gilmourish David Gilmour's guitar setup at Pompeii POMPEII T1 - Pink Floyd / David Gilmour tones and effects

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