Riff Tone

Have a Cigar

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1974 Fender Stratocaster (David Gilmour's black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM 4x12 cabinet loaded with Fane Crescendo 12" speakers

PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1970s Strat pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

boostColorsound Colorsound Power Boost (likely, but not fully confirmed for riff section)

Notes

Studio recording, 1975, Wish You Were Here album. Riff section played by David Gilmour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. WEM/Fane cabs confirmed as core to Gilmour's tone for this era.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatedetailed upper midrangeBritish crunchclear note separationslightly compressedpercussive attackdynamic and responsivenot overly saturatedtight low endcutting through the mix

Difficulty

The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated rhythm, need for dynamic picking, and control of crunchy articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques or fast playing.

Sources

Pink Floyd – The Endless River - Album - Equipboard

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