Riff Tone

What Do You Want from Me

Pink Floyd

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Black Strat, 1983-1994 configuration, likely EMG DG20 pickups for Division Bell era)

AmpHiwatt Custom 100 DR103 head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet

PickupsEMG DG20 active single-coil set

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6

mid8

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or similar chorus pedal)

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (likely Boss CS-2 or Demeter Compulator)

boostUnknown Clean boost pedal (likely Colorsound Power Boost or similar)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DD-2 or TC Electronic 2290)

Notes

Studio recording, 1993-1994, The Division Bell sessions. Gilmour used his Black Strat with EMG pickups and Hiwatt amps for the riff section. Effects chain based on Division Bell-era studio rig. Settings are averaged from forum sources and typical Gilmour setups for this period.

Tone Character(10)

warm and slightly compressedshimmery chorus modulationclear, articulate single-coil attackedge-of-breakup clean with mild gritpronounced midrange presencesparkling highstight low end (not boomy)smooth sustainambient reverb tailsubtle delay repeats

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy, dynamic control to maintain the edge-of-breakup tone, and sensitivity to the interplay with chorus and delay effects, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.