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Comfortably numb amp settings — Squier Squier 15

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Squier Squier 15 with a Stagg Stagg SES-30 BK. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — second solo tone

Original rig

1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat) with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup, MXR Dyna Comp, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (c. 1974 Ram's Head), Hiwatt DR103 100W (linked channels), Alembic F-2B preamp, Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker, WEM 4x12 cab with Fane Crescendo speakers

Smooth, singing sustain with creamy fuzz, vocal midrange, and subtle modulation warmth

Amp settings — Squier Squier 15

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Big Muff Pi (or clone — RECOMMENDED)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for Gilmour's singing sustain. EHX Big Muff nano or Mooer Triangle Buff are affordable options. With this pedal, drop amp gain to 3-4.

Volume 4 · Tone 6 · Sustain 6

02Compressor (Dyna Comp style — RECOMMENDED)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Goes BEFORE the Big Muff. Adds sustain and evens dynamics. MXR Dyna Comp or Donner Compressor are budget options.

Output 7 · Sensitivity 4

Why these settings

The Squier 15 is a basic solid-state practice amp with no mid or presence controls and limited gain structure — it cannot produce Gilmour's stacked gain and harmonic sustain alone. With amp gain at 7 you get mild breakup; for the real tone you NEED a Big Muff-style fuzz as the primary gain source (then drop amp gain to 3-4 to stay clean). Bass 6 and treble 5 approximate the Hiwatt's warm-but-clear voicing on a neutral solid-state EQ. The Stagg SES-30's ceramic single coils are brighter and thinner than Gilmour's hot FS-1, so rolling tone to 7 softens the ice-pick edge and helps the fuzz bloom.

PRO TIPGilmour's secret is light pick attack and letting the sustain do the work — don't dig in hard. Use your volume knob to clean up between phrases, and add slow, wide vibrato at the end of held notes for that vocal cry.

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