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Comfortably numb amp settings — Meteoro Atomic drive

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Meteoro Atomic drive with a Crafter Cruzer. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro solo

Original rig

Fender Black Strat (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> c. 1974 EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi -> 1973 Hiwatt DR103 100W Head into WEM 4x12 cab / Yamaha RA-200 revolving speaker

Smooth, singing violin-like high-sustain fuzz lead with scooped mids and warm top end

Amp settings — Meteoro Atomic drive

CHANNELDrive

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi

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Volume 5 · Tone 6 · Sustain 7

02Digital Delay / Tape Echo

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Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

Because you own no pedals, the Meteoro Atomic Drive must supply all the sustain and saturation using its own Drive channel set around 7. The Atomic Drive is a small solid-state combo prone to fizzier high frequencies than Gilmour's Hiwatt and WEM stack, so keep treble neutral at 5, soften the guitar tone knob to 8, and push the bass to 7 for body. If you acquire a Big Muff pedal later, switch the amp to the Clean channel with gain low to avoid harsh double-gain distortion. First solo: roll tone back further or switch to middle/neck combination if your Crafter Cruzer allows it.

PRO TIPGilmour's singing sustain relies heavily on wide, slow finger vibrato and smooth multi-step bends; hold the pick firmly and let the note bloom right on the pitch boundary.

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