Solo Tone
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, mid-1970s configuration)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers), plus Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo (live rig, both amps run clean)
Pickups1971 Fender single-coil pickups (neck and middle), Seymour Duncan SSL-1C (SSL-5 prototype) in bridge (not used for clean solo)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
delayUnknown Delay pedal (likely Binson Echorec or tape delay)
Notes
Live performance, mid-late 1970s era; settings and effects based on live rig rundowns and Guitar World analysis. Clean solo section uses neck pickup, volume full, tone rolled down. Effects are run in front of amp; stereo amp setup. No evidence of effects loop.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinelush, spatial stereo imagesmooth, singing sustainwarm and rounded lowsbell-like highssoft attack with heavy compressiondynamic swellschorus shimmertape delay repeatsno audible breakup or fuzz
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of dynamics, expressive phrasing, and subtle effects usage, with a focus on touch sensitivity and musicality rather than speed or technical flash.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, mid-1970s configuration)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet (Fane Crescendo speakers), plus Marshall 4140 Club & Country 2x12 combo (live rig, both amps run clean)
Pickups1971 Fender single-coil pickups (neck and middle), Seymour Duncan SSL-1C (SSL-5 prototype) in bridge (not used for clean solo)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusBoss Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
delayUnknown Delay pedal (likely Binson Echorec or tape delay)
Notes
Live performance, mid-late 1970s era; settings and effects based on live rig rundowns and Guitar World analysis. Clean solo section uses neck pickup, volume full, tone rolled down. Effects are run in front of amp; stereo amp setup. No evidence of effects loop.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and pristinelush, spatial stereo imagesmooth, singing sustainwarm and rounded lowsbell-like highssoft attack with heavy compressiondynamic swellschorus shimmertape delay repeatsno audible breakup or fuzz
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of dynamics, expressive phrasing, and subtle effects usage, with a focus on touch sensitivity and musicality rather than speed or technical flash.
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