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Comfortably numb amp settings — Harley Benton HB-10G

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-10G with a Harley Benton HB-35. 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 100W Head & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

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

Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-10G

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01TC Electronic Dark Matter

Gain source — provides the saturated, singing sustain into the clean amp channel with the voice switch flipped down for low-end body

Gain 9 · Level 6 · Bass 7 · Treble 5

02TC Electronic Plethora X1 (Chorus/Flanger Block)

Set to TC Corona Chorus or SCF Flanger mode to emulate the Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet swirl

Speed 3 · Depth 5

03TC Electronic Plethora X1 (Delay Block)

Set to TC Flashback digital delay at approximately 370ms to create the solo's spatial depth

Delay Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Mix 3

04TC Electronic Skysurfer

Set switch to Spring or Plate mode for ambient wash

Reverb 4 · Tone 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The HB-10G runs on its clean channel with gain low to avoid muddy double-gain, letting the Dark Matter handle the heavy distortion. Because the semi-hollow HB-35 humbuckers are warmer and hotter than Gilmour's single-coil Strat, roll the guitar tone knob back slightly to 8 to round off harsh top-end while bumping pedal bass to simulate the massive low-end thump of a Ram's Head Big Muff. The Plethora X1 handles both the rotary modulation and the essential tape/digital delay repeat.

PRO TIPUse heavy, slow finger vibrato and pick with the flesh of the thumb slightly grazing the string immediately after the pick strike to coax out smooth, singing pinch-harmonic overtones.

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