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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo

Original rig

1969 Black Stratocaster (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge single-coil) -> EHX Ram's Head Big Muff Pi -> MXR Dyna Comp -> Pete Cornish ST-2 -> Hiwatt DR103 100W Head into WEM 4x12 and Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker

Singing, violin-like high-sustain fuzz lead with smooth top-end and lush space

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELOD1

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Volume 7 · Tone 5 · Sustain 8

02Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3T)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set ~380ms dotted eighth/quarter blend)

E.Level 5 · F.Back 6 · D.Time 6

Why these settings

Because you have no pedals, the Marshall MG30CFX must provide all the sustain from its OD1 channel at gain 7 rather than a clean Hiwatt platform. The MG30CFX has no presence control, and its solid-state top end is naturally brighter than a cranked Hiwatt, so treble is pulled back to 5 and your Ibanez bridge humbucker tone is rolled down to 8 to round off harsh highs. Pushing the mids to 7 helps emulate the dense, violin-like body of Gilmour's Big Muff and rotary blend. First solo (cleaner): roll guitar volume down to 6 on the Crunch channel.

PRO TIPPick smoothly with a heavy, rounded pick (or the rounded shoulder of your standard pick) right over the middle pickup rather than close to the bridge to soften the initial pick transient and achieve Gilmour's fluid, vocal attack.

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