Comfortable numb amp settings — Hotone Ampero
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortable numb”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, The Wall (1979) - Outro solo
1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, DiMarzio FS-1 bridge) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> EHX Ram's Head Big Muff Pi -> 1973 Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Dyna Comp Block (Compressor)
Even out attack and feed infinite sustain into the fuzz
02Big Muff Pi Block (Fuzz)
Primary gain source; keep tone low to tame harsh treble fizz
03Rotary Speaker / Chorus Block
Replicates the rotating Yamaha RA-200 dimensional swirl
04Digital Delay Block
Set to roughly 370ms quarter-note delay with warm repeats
The Ampero's Hiwatt model is dialed clean with headroom so the virtual Ram's Head Big Muff acts as the sole distortion engine without double-gain muddiness. Your Strat's V-Mod II bridge pickup is slightly brighter than Gilmour's overwound DiMarzio FS-1, so the Muff tone is dropped to 4 and guitar tone is rolled back to 8 to maintain a smooth, non-piercing lead. The rotary and mild delay blocks in the Ampero recreate the studio mix's Yamaha RA-200 and tape echo diffusion.
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