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

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, black, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo speakers
PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1970s Stratocaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face
delayBinson Binson Echorec 2
delayWEM WEM Copicat (possible, not confirmed for this solo)

Notes

Live performance, filmed October 1971 at Pompeii, Italy. This is the 2025 Steven Wilson mix of the original Live at Pompeii concert. Gear confirmed by multiple sources and visible in concert footage. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps used for the solo section.

Tone Character(10)
sustained violin-like slide tonewarm and smoothbright and articulate upper midssinging sustaintouch-sensitive dynamicsdrenched in echo (tape delay)mild overdrive/fuzzorganic and close-mikeddetailed and expressiveminimal ambience, dry sound

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced slide technique, expressive dynamics, and precise control of sustain and delay, making it challenging for most players.

Sources

Pink Floyd – The Endless River - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | EquipboardDavid Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment | EquipboardDavid Gilmour's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Equipment | Equipboard“I’m imagining it was a very dry, kind of arid, close sound”: Steven Wilson on the challenges of mixing Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII

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