Comfortably numb amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX
The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — second solo tone (the iconic climactic solo)
1969 Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) → MXR Dyna Comp → Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head era) → Hiwatt DR103 (linked channels, moderate gain) → WEM 4x12 cab. Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker for modulation.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (or clone — e.g. Behringer SF300, EHX Nano Big Muff)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. This is the primary gain source; the amp stays clean. Without a Big Muff or fuzz, this tone is unreachable — the MG30CFX's OD channels produce tight modern gain, not Gilmour's woolly singing sustain.
Gilmour's Hiwatt ran near-clean with a Big Muff providing the sustain — your MG30CFX must stay on Clean channel (gain low) to let a fuzz do the same job. Your SC-Custom II's bridge humbucker is hotter than Gilmour's single-coil, so roll tone knob to 7 to tame the top-end bite. Mid pushed +1 vs original Hiwatt settings because the MG voicing is slightly scooped vs a Hiwatt's flat midrange. No presence knob on MG30CFX — use treble 5 to control high-end sparkle instead.
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