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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Hotone Ampero

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a squier Classic Vibe 60s Jazzmaster. 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 — Hotone Ampero

CHANNELHiway 103 (Hiwatt DR103 model) + 4x12 Fane Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Comp Block (Dyna Comp model)

Evens out pick attack and increases natural sustain into the fuzz

Sustain 6 · Output 7

02Drive Block (Ram's Head / Big Fuzz model)

Primary gain source; double-gain prevention keeps amp gain low

Sustain 8 · Tone 4 · Volume 7

03Mod Block (Rotary Speaker model)

Emulates Gilmour's Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet

Speed 3 · Depth 4

04Delay Block (Analog / Tape Delay model)

Set to roughly 375ms (dotted eighth or quarter-note ambient wash)

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The Jazzmaster's wide single-coil bridge pickup is naturally brighter and pricklier than Gilmour's overwound DiMarzio FS-1 Strat pickup, so the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 7 and fuzz Tone sits at 4 to remove piercing fizz. The Ampero's Hiwatt DR103 model is dialed as a loud, high-headroom clean platform with gain kept at 3 to prevent muddying the Ram's Head fuzz block. Mids are boosted to 7 to replicate the Hiwatt's punchy, forward midrange and help the solo cut cleanly.

PRO TIPGilmour picks with medium attack using heavy teardrop picks and immediately applies wide, slow finger vibrato after the strike; roll your Jazzmaster's tone knob slightly down to eliminate the initial spank and let the compressed Big Muff sustain bloom like a cello.

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