Comfortably Numb amp settings — Marshall MG10 GOLD
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Marshall MG10 GOLD with a Ibanez GS250602541. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — second solo tone (the iconic melodic solo)
Fender Stratocaster 'Black Strat' with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, Hiwatt DR103 100W heads into WEM 4x12 cabs, Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Maestro Echoplex delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 6 |
The original tone comes from a Big Muff into a CLEAN Hiwatt — Gilmour's amp gain was near zero with the Muff providing all saturation. Your MG10 has no dirt pedal and only one channel, so I've pushed gain to 7 to extract as much smooth sustain as the amp can give, but this will sound thinner and grainier than the original. Bass dropped to 4 because the MG10's small speaker muddies quickly; treble at 6 preserves note definition. The MG10 lacks mid, presence, and reverb knobs. To truly reach this tone, you need a Big Muff-style fuzz pedal — with one, set amp gain to 2-3 and let the pedal do the work.
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