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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. 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 (linked channels) + Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

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

Amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 6 · Tone 5 · Sustain 8

02Digital Delay

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set to ~380ms quarter-note delay)

E.Level 4 · F.Back 5 · D.Time 6

Why these settings

The Fender Twin Reverb is an ultra-clean platform without an onboard high-gain channel, so push the Volume/Gain knob up to 7 to introduce power tube compression while keeping the Bright switch firmly off. Dial mids up to 7 to counter the Twin's native scoop and tame treble down to 4 to round off the Telecaster's sharp bridge single-coil bite. Because Gilmour's signature sustain requires high-gain fuzz clipping, an EHX Ram's Head Big Muff is essential; once acquired, run into the Twin's clean input at volume 3.

PRO TIPRoll your Telecaster's tone knob down to 7 to shave the icepick frequencies off the bridge pickup and replicate the fatter, overwound midrange push of Gilmour's DiMarzio FS-1 single-coil.

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