Riff Tone

Sheep

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single coils, custom electronics)

AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers)

PickupsFender single-coil (1970s, stock or rewound, likely bridge position for riff)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Binson Echorec or MXR Analog Delay)

Notes

Studio recording, Animals album sessions (1976-77). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Typical Gilmour setup for Animals era.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and articulatetight, percussive attackslightly compressedfocused midrangebright and cuttingclear note separationmodest sustaindynamic responseclassic British amp charactermodest delay ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking with precise muting and articulation, as well as dynamic control to maintain clarity under crunchy amp gain and delay repeats. Intermediate to advanced rhythm skills are needed.

Sources

Sheep and Run Like Hell : r/pinkfloyd A Comprehensive Pink Floyd Pedal Rack | Page 4 Which Pink Floyd songs have typical Gilmore spacey delay?

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