Comfortably numb amp settings — Bugera V55
The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Bugera V55 with a Yamaha Revstar RSS20. 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 | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
02Analog / Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 or MXR Carbon Copy)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (FX loop, set to ~380ms with 3-4 repeats)
The EHX Russian Big Muff serves as your primary distortion, so the Bugera V55 is placed on its Clean channel with gain kept low to prevent muddy double-gain clipping. Because your Yamaha Revstar RSS20 has humbuckers compared to Gilmour's single-coil DiMarzio FS-1, roll your guitar tone back to 8 and push the amp midrange to 7 to compensate for the Muff's scooped nature. On the amp, keep the Bright switch off and presence around 4 to avoid the harsh top-end sizzle that humbuckers can induce through a Muff. Clean verse: bypass the Big Muff and switch the guitar to the neck or middle position.
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