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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Line 6 POD Go with a Fender American Professional II 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 slight rotary swirl and long ambient decay

Amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

CHANNELWhoWatt 100 block (Hiwatt DR103) + 4x12 Hiway IR/CabBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Red Squeeze (MXR Dyna Comp model)

In front block — evens out attack and feeds sustain into the fuzz

Sensitivity 6 · Level 7

02Triangle Fuzz / Ram's Head Fuzz model

Primary gain source; smooth violin-like fuzz

Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Volume 6

03145 Rotary (Yamaha RA-200 emulation)

Post-amp/cab block — subtle slow modulation blend

Speed 3 · Mix 2 · Depth 5

04Simple Delay (Digital/Tape Delay block)

Set to approx 375ms to 440ms with 4-5 audible repeats

Time 5 · Feedback 6 · Mix 4

05Glitz Reverb (Plate Reverb model)

Ambient spatial wash

Decay 6 · Tone 5 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The WhoWatt 100 block is kept clean with amp gain at 3 to allow the Ram's Head fuzz block to supply the main saturation without muddying up. Tone on the fuzz is rolled back to 4 to round off the American Pro II Strat's bright bridge pickup and achieve Gilmour's thick, violin-like sustain. The rotary block mix is dialed low at 20-30% purely to add subtle acoustic dimension rather than overt chorus warble.

PRO TIPGilmour picks with medium-heavy attack using a slight thumb-edge grazing technique (subtle pinch harmonics) on the sustained bends, which makes the notes bloom into musical feedback.

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