Riff Tone
On the Run
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely black 1969 model, as used by Gilmour in 1972-73 studio sessions)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (likely stock 1971-era Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBinson Binson Echorec (tape delay)
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (flanger/chorus)
reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1972-1973. 'On the Run' is primarily a synthesizer-driven track, but the riff section features guitar processed through heavy effects. No evidence of live guitar performance for this part; all references are to the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
percussive and rhythmicclean, glassy attackswirling, modulated texturesheavy tape-style delay repeatssynthetic, almost sequenced feelbright and articulatespacious and ambientminimal sustainprocessed, non-organic sounddistinct stereo movement
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but requires tight timing and clean execution to blend with the sequenced synths and effects-heavy soundscape.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely black 1969 model, as used by Gilmour in 1972-73 studio sessions)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (likely stock 1971-era Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid5.5
treble6
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBinson Binson Echorec (tape delay)
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (flanger/chorus)
reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1972-1973. 'On the Run' is primarily a synthesizer-driven track, but the riff section features guitar processed through heavy effects. No evidence of live guitar performance for this part; all references are to the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
percussive and rhythmicclean, glassy attackswirling, modulated texturesheavy tape-style delay repeatssynthetic, almost sequenced feelbright and articulatespacious and ambientminimal sustainprocessed, non-organic sounddistinct stereo movement
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but requires tight timing and clean execution to blend with the sequenced synths and effects-heavy soundscape.
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