Solo Tone

Time

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck

AmpHiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet

PickupsDiMarzio FS-1 single-coil (bridge), 1971 Fender Stratocaster single-coils (middle and neck)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

delayBinson Binson Echorec (or Delay pedal, model unknown)

modulationYamaha Yamaha RA-200 Rotary Speaker (modulation effect, not pedal)

Notes

Studio recording, 1972-1973 for 'The Dark Side of the Moon'. Signal path for the solo: Strat bridge pickup into pedalboard (Big Muff, delay), into Hiwatt amp and Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker in parallel. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this solo.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainsmooth, violin-like lead tonerich, harmonically complex fuzzmodulated, swirling ambiencelong, clear delay repeatsslightly compressed attackliquid sustainairy, spacious soundstagenotably present midrangedistinct rotary speaker modulation

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of bends, vibrato, and sustain, as well as expressive phrasing and precise timing with delay repeats. The technical challenge is not speed but nuance and articulation.