Riff Tone

Learning to Fly (2019 Remix) [Live]

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, late 1980s/early 1990s spec, maple neck, EMG DG20 active pickups for this era live)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM 4x12 speaker cabinets

PickupsEMG DG20 active single coils (SA set, with SPC and EXG tone controls)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass5

mid8

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (likely Ram's Head or NYC reissue, era-correct)

compressionBoss Boss CS-2 Compressor (or similar, era-correct)

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or similar, chorus effect clearly audible)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely TC Electronic 2290 or MXR Digital Delay, era-correct)

otherErnie Ball Ernie Ball 6166 Volume Pedal (modded, for swells and dynamics)

flangerUnknown Flanger pedal (likely Electric Mistress, effect clearly audible)

Notes

Live performance, 2019 Remix of 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' (recorded 1988, remixed 2019). Gear matches late 80s Gilmour live rig. EMG pickups and Hiwatt/WEM setup confirmed for this tour. Effects from pedalboard and rack, not amp.

Tone Character(10)

creamy and sustainingrich, harmonically complex crunchmodulated spaciousnesspronounced delay repeatstight, articulate attacklush, wide stereo imagesinging sustain with clarityslightly compressed dynamicsdistinct modulation swirlpresent but not harsh top end

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing with delay repeats, careful use of modulation effects, and dynamic swells, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Pedals and Settings for Pink Floyd tone - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar Pink Floyd – Delicate Sound of Thunder (Live) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Pink Floyd Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Pink Floyd – Pulse (Live) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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