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Comfortably numb amp settings — Juarez JRAMP500

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Juarez JRAMP500 with a Fender Jimi Hendrix 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 100W Head & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Smooth, singing violin-like fuzz sustain with scooped mids and warm treble

Amp settings — Juarez JRAMP500

CHANNELDrive switch ONBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 6 · Tone 5 · Sustain 8

02Analog / Tape Delay (e.g. MXR Carbon Copy or Boss DD-3)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set delay time to ~370ms

Time 6 · Repeats 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Juarez JRAMP500 is an entry-level solid-state practice amp with only gain, bass, and treble controls (no mid or presence knobs). To approximate David Gilmour's legendary Ram's Head fuzz sustain without pedals, engage the drive switch and push gain to 7 while keeping treble moderate to avoid harshness on the small speaker. Adding a dedicated Big Muff fuzz and digital delay pedal into the clean channel will get you much closer to the recorded tone.

PRO TIPRoll the Strat's bridge tone control down to around 8 to take the sharp glass edge off the reverse-slant Hendrix bridge pickup and achieve Gilmour's smooth, violin-like sustain.

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