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Comfortably numb amp settings — Spider V 20 Mkll

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Spider V 20 Mkll with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo

Original rig

1969 Black Stratocaster (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge) -> EHX Ram's Head Big Muff Pi -> MXR Dyna Comp -> Pete Cornish ST-2 Boost -> Hiwatt DR103 100W + Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

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

Amp settings — Spider V 20 Mkll

CHANNELHi Gain amp model (Spider V)BOOSToff

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

01Onboard Fuzz Block (Facelift / Fuzz)

Line 6 onboard stomp block

Drive 7 · Tone 4 · Level 6

02Onboard Delay Block (Analog Delay)

Line 6 onboard delay block (~380ms for Gilmour lead depth)

Mix 4 · Feedback 5 · Time 6

03Onboard Rotary / Chorus Block

Line 6 onboard mod block simulating the Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Speed 3 · Depth 4 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Gilmour ran a Ram's Head Big Muff into a high-headroom Hiwatt DR103, but on the Spider V 20 MkII we engage the onboard Fuzz block into a warm, high-gain amp voice to supply the singing, endless sustain without an external pedal. The treble is trimmed down to 5 and the Pacifica bridge tone rolled off slightly to mimic the dark, smooth violin-like top end of his DiMarzio FS-1 pickup and rotary cabinet. Delay and subtle rotary modulation are added directly from the Spider V's built-in FX engine. For the clean intro and verses, switch the amp to the Clean model and bypass the onboard fuzz and rotary blocks.

PRO TIPRoll the tone knob on your Pacifica's bridge pickup down to around 8 to shave off the modern Alnico V treble bite, allowing the fuzz to round out into Gilmour's signature fluid, flute-like sustain.

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