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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Fender American Professional II 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 -> Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

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

Amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

CHANNELVibrato (Input 2)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	5
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Helix LT: Red Squeeze (Dyna Comp model)

Compressor block in front

Sensitivity 6 · Level 7

02Helix LT: Triangle Fuzz (Big Muff model)

Main distortion block

Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Level 6

03Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Smooth post-fuzz EQ shaping and mild boost into amp

Level 7 · Tone 4 · Gain 2

04Helix LT: 122 Rotary (Yamaha RA-200 simulation)

Set to slow chorusing swirl

Speed 3 · Mix 3 · Level 5

05Helix LT: Simple Delay

Set around 370ms to 440ms with moderate repeats

Time 4 · Feedback 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Deluxe Reverb naturally has a scooped mid-range and bright top-end compared to Gilmour's flat, punchy Hiwatt DR103. Keeping the treble at 5, rolling the guitar tone to 8, and using the BD-2 with low gain after the Helix Muff block adds essential low-mid warmth while rounding off harsh fuzz spatter.

PRO TIPPick with the meat of your thumb slightly brushing the string right after the plectrum stroke on the higher register bends to coax out Gilmour's signature vocal pinch harmonics.

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