Comfortably Numb amp settings — m-vave blackbox
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a m-vave blackbox with a Tagima Tg-525. 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 (linked channels) + Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 7 |
01Compressor Block
Even out attack and feed long sustain into the fuzz
02Muff Fuzz / Distortion Block
Primary gain source for the singing violin sustain
03Delay Block
Set to roughly 375-400ms quarter-note delay with moderate repeats
04Chorus / Rotary Block
Emulates the subtle dimensional swirl of the Yamaha RA-200
The M-Vave Blackbox handles this iconic lead by running internal Muff fuzz and compression blocks straight into a headroom-heavy British clean model, keeping amp gain low to avoid harsh double-saturation. Your Tagima TG-525 single-coil bridge pickup is naturally bright, so rolling the guitar tone to 8 rounds off peak bite to match Gilmour's fat DiMarzio FS-1. Outro and verse solo share this configuration directly.
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