Comfortably numb amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)
Fender Black Strat (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> 1973 EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi -> Hiwatt DR103 100W Head into WEM 4x12 / Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
01EHX Ram's Head Big Muff Pi
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; critical for the authentic singing fuzz sustain
02Digital / Tape Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set around 440-480ms for Gilmour's signature solo space
The Champion 20 lacks a mid control and presence knob entirely, so selecting the saturated '80s Metal voice is required to simulate the high-gain violin sustain of Gilmour's Ram's Head Big Muff without pedals. Because your Les Paul humbuckers have a thicker low-mid push and darker response than Gilmour's single-coil Strat, keep the bass at 5 and treble slightly elevated to maintain clarity, rolling the guitar tone to 8 to smooth out high-end rasp. Adding an external Ram's Head Big Muff into the clean Fender '65 Blackface voice is the ideal path to nail this exact tone.
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