Comfortably Numb amp settings — Kemper Toaster
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Kemper Toaster with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo
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 100W (linked channels) + Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Compressor Stomp (Dyna Comp model)
Stomp slot A — levels the attack and initiates Gilmour's endless sustain
02Fuzz DS Stomp (Ram's Head Big Muff model)
Stomp slot B — primary gain source; tone set conservatively to tame hot active EMGs
03Pure Booster Stomp (Cornish ST-2 EQ/Boost model)
Stomp slot C — slight upper-mid presence push into the clean Hiwatt profile
04Rotary Speaker Block (Yamaha RA-200 simulation)
Mod slot D — set slow for subtle Gilmour swirling width
05Tap Delay
FX slot delay (run in post-amp section) — set to approx 370ms
The Schecter Hellraiser carries active EMG pickups which are substantially hotter, darker, and more compressed than Gilmour's single-coil DiMarzio FS-1 Strat. The Big Muff Tone knob is trimmed to 4 and the guitar tone to 7 to prevent brittle bite, while the Kemper fuzz gain is moderated to avoid active-pickup saturation mush. The Hiwatt DR103 profile stays clean and headroom-focused with mids pushed to 6 to let the Muff lead cut without scooping out of the mix. Clean verse: bypass the Muff and Delay stomps on the Kemper.
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