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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Beghriner Ha-10g

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Beghriner Ha-10g with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster ('Black Strat' with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi -> Hiwatt DR103 100W Head & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Smooth, singing violin-like fuzz sustain with slight rotary swirl and long ambient decay

Amp settings — Beghriner Ha-10g

CHANNELOverdrive channel (Channel switch In)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01TC Electronic Vortex Flanger

Used subtly to simulate the Yamaha RA-200 rotary swirl; run into front input

Speed 3 · Depth 4 · Feedback 2 · Delay Time 4

02Boss RV-6 Reverb

Set mode to Modulate or Hall for large studio space decay; run direct into amp

E.Level 5 · Tone 4 · Time 6 · Mode 5

03Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 7 · Tone 5 · Sustain 8

Why these settings

The Behringer HA-10G has only 2-band EQ (no mid control) and lacks the massive clean headroom of Gilmour's Hiwatt DR103. Since you do not currently own a Big Muff fuzz, use the amp's Overdrive channel at gain 7 to achieve the necessary singing sustain today, slightly rolling off treble to tame solid-state harshness. Adding an EHX Ram's Head Big Muff in front of the amp's Clean channel will nail the authentic violin-smooth fuzz response.

PRO TIPRoll your Strat's bridge tone knob back to 8 to round off the harsh single-coil bite and emulate Gilmour's hotter DiMarzio FS-1 pickup response.

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