comfortably numb amp settings — Boss GT-1000
The pink floyd guitar tone for “comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1000 with a Fender David Gilmour Stratocaster. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo
1969 Black Stratocaster (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> EHX Ram's Head Big Muff Pi -> MXR Dyna Comp -> Pete Cornish ST-2 Boost -> Hiwatt DR103 100W (linked channels) + Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Compressor Block (D-COMP)
Even sustain and pick softening before the fuzz
02Distortion Block (MUFF FUZZ)
Primary gain source; Tone dialed back to tame fizz and yield the smooth Ram's Head violin bloom
03Overdrive Block (WARM OD / Pete Cornish ST-2 style)
EQ and level lift post-fuzz to push mids and tighten low-end definition
04Modulation Block (CHORUS / ROTARY)
Recreates the subtle Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker spread
05Delay Block (DIGITAL DELAY / 480ms)
Set to roughly 480ms quarter-note repeats with slightly rolled-off highs
The GT-1000's BRIT STACK acts as the high-headroom Hiwatt DR103 platform with gain set low to avoid harsh double-gain clipping. The internal Muff Fuzz block provides the core sustain, paired with a compressor upfront and a post-fuzz clean boost block to mimic Gilmour's Pete Cornish board routing. Rolling the bridge tone knob down to 8 takes the modern edge off the high frequencies for that seamless 1979 studio texture. Clean verse: switch to neck+middle pickups and bypass the Muff Fuzz block.
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