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comfortably numb amp settings — m vave mk-300

The pink Floyd guitar tone for “comfortably numb”, dialed in for a m vave mk-300 with a Fender Player 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 — m vave mk-300

CHANNELHiwatt DR103 / Clean High-Headroom Amp Model + 4x12 Fane Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Dyna Comp model)

Placed first in chain to even out dynamics and feed steady sustain into the fuzz

Sustain 7 · Level 7

02Fuzz / Muff Block (Big Muff / Pi Fuzz model)

Primary gain source; smooth violin-like fuzz

Sustain 8 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Modulation Block (Chorus / Rotary / Flanger model)

Emulates Gilmour's blended Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker cabinet

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 5

04Delay Block (Digital / Tape Delay model)

Set to roughly 370ms-400ms for spatial Gilmour lead trails

Time 5 · Feedback 6 · Level 4

Why these settings

Gilmour's iconic tone relies on a high-sustain fuzz pedal into a crystal-clean, high-headroom Hiwatt power section. The MK-300's clean amp model keeps the low-gain setting (3) to prevent digital clipping while the internal Big Muff block delivers all the singing fuzz saturation. A slight boost to the midrange compensates for the traditional Big Muff mid-scoop to cut through cleanly on a standard Strat bridge pickup. For the clean intro/verses: bypass the Fuzz block, leaving the compressor, modulation, and delay active.

PRO TIPRoll your Strat bridge tone knob down slightly to 8.5 or 9 to take the sharp top-end bite off the single-coil, allowing the Muff block to yield that velvety, fluid violin sustain without harsh fizz.

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