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Comfortably Numb amp settings — CRATE FlexWave¹⁵r

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a CRATE FlexWave¹⁵r with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo

Original rig

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

Singing, violin-like high-sustain fuzz lead with smooth top-end and lush space

Amp settings — CRATE FlexWave¹⁵r

CHANNELOverdrive (High Gain Channel)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	4
Reverb	5
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 5 · Tone 4 · Sustain 7

02Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 / DD-8)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set to ~370ms delay)

E.Level 3 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 5

Why these settings

Because you own no pedals, the Crate FlexWave's Overdrive channel provides the necessary singing sustain; set gain to 7 to avoid harsh solid-state clipping. The treble is backed off to 4 and mids pushed to 7 to compensate for the Crate's naturally fizzy top end and emulate Gilmour's warm Hiwatt/Muff balance. With a dedicated Ram's Head Big Muff, switch the amp to Clean with Gain at 2. First solo: switch guitar pickup to neck+bridge (or neck) with the same settings.

PRO TIPRoll your Strat's bridge tone knob back to around 8 to smooth out high-end bite, and use wide, slow finger vibrato on bent notes to match Gilmour's violin-like vocal sustain.

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