Riff Tone
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, black pickguard)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Pickups1971 Fender single-coil pickups (neck and middle), Seymour Duncan SSL-1C/SSL-5 prototype (bridge)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix
chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or similar chorus pedal)
Notes
Live performance, typically mid-to-late 1970s era (e.g., 1975-1977 tours). Settings and effects are for the riff/intro section, not the solo. Gilmour's Black Strat was his main guitar for this part. Amp is set for clean, glassy tone with pedals providing compression and modulation.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and cleanlush and spaciousbell-like claritysmooth, compressed attackchorus-like shimmergentle phasingambient and etherealtouch-sensitivewarm and roundwide stereo image
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate skill due to its expressive phrasing, dynamic control, and the need to maintain clarity with multiple modulation effects.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1969 body, maple neck, black pickguard)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Pickups1971 Fender single-coil pickups (neck and middle), Seymour Duncan SSL-1C/SSL-5 prototype (bridge)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix
chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or similar chorus pedal)
Notes
Live performance, typically mid-to-late 1970s era (e.g., 1975-1977 tours). Settings and effects are for the riff/intro section, not the solo. Gilmour's Black Strat was his main guitar for this part. Amp is set for clean, glassy tone with pedals providing compression and modulation.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and cleanlush and spaciousbell-like claritysmooth, compressed attackchorus-like shimmergentle phasingambient and etherealtouch-sensitivewarm and roundwide stereo image
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate skill due to its expressive phrasing, dynamic control, and the need to maintain clarity with multiple modulation effects.
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