Riff Tone

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

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single coils)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinets

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1970s Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas Arbiter Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face

delayBinson Binson Echorec 2

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (early version, possibly Ram's Head)

compressionUnknown Compressor (likely Colorsound or similar, model not fully confirmed)

Notes

Live performance, filmed at Pompeii amphitheatre, 1971 (released 1972, remixed 2025). Gear confirmed by video and multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

violin-like sustainwarm and smoothrich echo ambienceclear, bell-like highsrounded attacktouch-sensitive responsemildly overdrivensinging sustainambient, spacey feelnot heavily compressed

Difficulty

The riff is not technically fast or complex, but achieving the expressive, sustained tone with volume swells, echo timing, and dynamic control requires intermediate to advanced touch and familiarity with effects.

Sources

PINK FLOYD - ECHOES TONE David Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment David Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment

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