Solo Tone
The Thin Ice
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Fender, with possible Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in bridge by late 70s, but likely stock for this track)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head)
delayUnknown Binson Echorec (or Delay pedal, model unknown)
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
compressionUnknown Compressor (model unknown, likely Cornish custom or MXR Dyna Comp)
Notes
Studio recording, 1979. Used for The Wall sessions. Gilmour's main studio rig for solos on The Wall. Pete Cornish custom pedalboard ('The Wall Board') in use. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
smooth and sustainingwarm and expressiveslightly overdriven edgeclear note articulationsinging sustaintouch-sensitive responsemild compressionsubtle ambient reverbnot heavily saturatedclassic Gilmour clarity
Difficulty
The solo is not technically fast or complex, but requires expressive phrasing, controlled bends, and dynamic touch to capture the Gilmour feel.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head with WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Fender, with possible Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in bridge by late 70s, but likely stock for this track)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head)
delayUnknown Binson Echorec (or Delay pedal, model unknown)
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
compressionUnknown Compressor (model unknown, likely Cornish custom or MXR Dyna Comp)
Notes
Studio recording, 1979. Used for The Wall sessions. Gilmour's main studio rig for solos on The Wall. Pete Cornish custom pedalboard ('The Wall Board') in use. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
smooth and sustainingwarm and expressiveslightly overdriven edgeclear note articulationsinging sustaintouch-sensitive responsemild compressionsubtle ambient reverbnot heavily saturatedclassic Gilmour clarity
Difficulty
The solo is not technically fast or complex, but requires expressive phrasing, controlled bends, and dynamic touch to capture the Gilmour feel.
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