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Comfortably Numb (Live) amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb (Live)”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Live (Pulse Tour / Live 8 outro solo)

Original rig

Candy Apple Red '57 Strat (EMG-SA/SPC) -> Pete Cornish Board (Big Muff Ram's Head / Cornish G-2, BK Butler Tube Driver, Boss CE-2, TC2290 Delay) -> Hiwatt DR103 / Alembic F-2B preamp / WEM 4x12 Cabs

Massive, singing, high-sustain fuzz-lead with liquid top-end, subtle chorus widening, and stereo dotted delay

Amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	5
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 7 · Tone 5 · Sustain 8

02BK Butler Tube Driver (or smooth overdrive)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; stacked after Muff for smooth EQ rounding

Level 7 · Hi 5 · Lo 6 · Drive 4

03Boss CE-2 Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Rate 3 · Depth 6

04Digital Delay (TC Electronic / Boss)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set to ~480ms or dotted eighth

E.Level 5 · F.Back 5 · D.Time 6

Why these settings

The Deluxe Reverb is a pure clean-platform amplifier lacking onboard high-gain, so it cannot produce Gilmour's singing fuzz solo on its own. Using the Pacifica's bridge humbucker pushes the front end for maximum natural sustain, while rolling guitar tone to 8 prevents the Deluxe Reverb's high treble shelf from sounding piercing. Adding a Ram's Head Big Muff and Tube Driver into the front of the amp is essential to capture the true tone.

PRO TIPGilmour's signature singing sustain relies heavily on wide, exceptionally slow finger vibrato and smooth rake picking across muted lower strings right before hitting target bend notes.

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