Solo Tone
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (The Black Strat, 1969, alder body, rosewood neck, 1971 pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100
PickupsFender single-coil (1971 Stratocaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBinson Binson Echorec II
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
Notes
Studio recording, 1975. Used for the clean electric solo section of 'Wish You Were Here'. No evidence of fuzz or distortion pedals in this section. Amp is set clean with subtle reverb and delay from external units. Pickup is bridge position. Effects are from pedals and rack units, not amp built-ins.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulatewarm and smoothslightly compressedbright top endfull-bodied midsgentle attacktouch of ambient reverbsubtle analog delay repeatssingle-coil claritydynamic, expressive phrasing
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level control of bends, vibrato, and phrasing, as well as sensitivity to dynamics and timing with delay repeats, but does not involve fast passages or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (The Black Strat, 1969, alder body, rosewood neck, 1971 pickups)
AmpHiwatt DR103 Custom 100
PickupsFender single-coil (1971 Stratocaster pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBinson Binson Echorec II
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90
Notes
Studio recording, 1975. Used for the clean electric solo section of 'Wish You Were Here'. No evidence of fuzz or distortion pedals in this section. Amp is set clean with subtle reverb and delay from external units. Pickup is bridge position. Effects are from pedals and rack units, not amp built-ins.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulatewarm and smoothslightly compressedbright top endfull-bodied midsgentle attacktouch of ambient reverbsubtle analog delay repeatssingle-coil claritydynamic, expressive phrasing
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level control of bends, vibrato, and phrasing, as well as sensitivity to dynamics and timing with delay repeats, but does not involve fast passages or advanced techniques.
Wish You Were Here settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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