Comfortably numb amp settings — Helix Line 6
The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Helix Line 6 with a Tagima Tg530. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)
1969 'Black Strat' with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, 1973-74 100W Hiwatt DR103, WEM 4x12 (Fane Crescendo speakers), Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet, 1973 EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi, MXR Dyna Comp, Electric Mistress flanger, digital/tape delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Red Squeeze (MXR Dyna Comp block)
Compressor block in front
02Triangle Fuzz (EHX Big Muff block)
Main distortion block
03Courtesan Flange (EHX Electric Mistress block)
Set slow to emulate rotary/flange modulation
04Simple Delay
480ms quarter-note delay
05Plate Reverb
Post-amp studio space ambience
The Line 6 Helix WhoWatt 100 model faithfully replicates the high-headroom Hiwatt DR103 clean platform, so drive is provided entirely by the Triangle Fuzz block while the amp gain stays clean at 3. The Tagima TG530 single-coil bridge pickup has lower output than Gilmour's custom overwound DiMarzio FS-1, compensated for by adding the Red Squeeze compressor upfront and running the fuzz sustain slightly higher. The Courtesan Flange block captures the spatial swirl created by Gilmour's Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet blend.
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