Solo Tone
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 & 7 (Live)
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, black finish, maple neck)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinets
PickupsStock Fender single-coil pickups (1970s era)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid5.5
treble6
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (Flanger/Filter Matrix)
overdriveBoss Boss BD-2 Blues Driver (or Colorsound Power Boost, era-dependent)
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
delayBoss Boss DD-20 Giga Delay (or Binson Echorec for vintage, but DD-20 for live)
modulationBoss Rotary Speaker Simulator (Boss RT-20 or similar)
Notes
Live performance, mid-1970s (1974-1975); settings and effects based on live rig for 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' solo section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. Studio and live rigs are similar but this is for live.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and sustainingsmooth, singing leadlush, ambient delay repeatswarm and rounded neck pickuptouch-sensitive dynamicsmodulated shimmer from phasercompressed attacknot harsh or brittlespacious and atmosphericslightly overdriven but not distorted
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of phrasing, bends, and vibrato, as well as careful synchronization with delay repeats and dynamic use of effects. While not extremely fast, the expressive demands and tone control make it challenging.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (mid-1970s, black finish, maple neck)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinets
PickupsStock Fender single-coil pickups (1970s era)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid5.5
treble6
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
flangerElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress (Flanger/Filter Matrix)
overdriveBoss Boss BD-2 Blues Driver (or Colorsound Power Boost, era-dependent)
compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp
delayBoss Boss DD-20 Giga Delay (or Binson Echorec for vintage, but DD-20 for live)
modulationBoss Rotary Speaker Simulator (Boss RT-20 or similar)
Notes
Live performance, mid-1970s (1974-1975); settings and effects based on live rig for 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' solo section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. Studio and live rigs are similar but this is for live.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and sustainingsmooth, singing leadlush, ambient delay repeatswarm and rounded neck pickuptouch-sensitive dynamicsmodulated shimmer from phasercompressed attacknot harsh or brittlespacious and atmosphericslightly overdriven but not distorted
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of phrasing, bends, and vibrato, as well as careful synchronization with delay repeats and dynamic use of effects. While not extremely fast, the expressive demands and tone control make it challenging.
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