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Comfortably Numb (Live at Pompeii 2016) amp settings — NUX MG-300

The David Gilmour guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb (Live at Pompeii 2016)”, dialed in for a NUX MG-300 with a Yamaha Pacifica 012. Live at Pompeii 2016 (July), outro solo

Original rig

1974 Hiwatt DR504 + Alessandro Redbone Special, WEM 4x12, Fender Black Strat (Seymour Duncan SSL-5 bridge), Sovtek 'Civil War' Big Muff, BK Butler Tube Driver, Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, Free The Tone Flight Time/Binson delays

Singing, sustained lead with thick fuzz, shimmering flange, and spacious delay — warm yet cutting with pronounced midrange bloom

Amp settings — NUX MG-300

CHANNELHiwatt model (Custom 50) + 4x12 Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	6
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Komp)

Even out attack and provide pre-fuzz sustain

Sustain 7 · Level 7

02Fuzz / Distortion Block (Muff / Big Fuzz)

Primary gain source; emulates Gilmour's Sovtek Muff

Sustain 8 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Overdrive Block (Tube Drive / RC Boost)

Stack after fuzz to add mid-range punch and smooth the top end

Gain 3 · Tone 6 · Level 8

04Flanger Block (Flanger)

Simulates the vintage Electric Mistress sweep

Rate 3 · Depth 6 · Feedback 5

05Delay Block (Analog / Tape Delay)

Set to roughly 430ms for rhythmic Gilmour-style echo

Time 5 · Repeat 5 · Level 4

Why these settings

The NUX MG-300's clean Hiwatt model acts as a massive headroom platform, so keep the amp gain low to avoid double-gain mush against the Muff block. The ceramic bridge humbucker on the Pacifica 012 is slightly brighter and hotter than Gilmour's SSL-5 single coil, so roll the guitar's tone control back to 8 and boost amp mids to recreate his smooth, violin-like sustain. First solo: switch guitar pickup to neck and roll tone up to 9 for the woodier, bluesier character.

PRO TIPPick with the flesh and edge of your thumb grazing the string right after the plectrum hits (subtle pinch harmonic) to generate Gilmour's signature vocal-like feedback bloom at high volume.

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