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Comfortably numb amp settings — Tinystomp Tinystomp

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Tinystomp Tinystomp with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster ('Black Strat' with DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi -> Hiwatt DR103 100W Head & Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Smooth, singing violin-like fuzz sustain with slight rotary swirl and long ambient decay
Amp settings — Tinystomp Tinystomp
CHANNELHiwatt DR103 / Clean High-Headroom Amp ModelBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 5 REVERB 4 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass6
Mid7
Treble5
Reverb4
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Dyna Comp Style)

In front of drive to clamp dynamics and extend note sustain

Sustain 7 · Level 6

02Fuzz Block (Ram's Head Big Muff Style)

Primary gain source for singing lead sustain

Sustain 8 · Tone 5 · Volume 7

03Chorus / Flanger Block (Rotary/Electric Mistress Emulation)

Replicates the rotating Yamaha RA-200 / modulation blend

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix 4

04Digital Delay Block

Set to around 370-440ms with 4-5 repeats

Time 5 · Feedback 5 · Mix 4
Why these settings

The Pacifica 112V bridge humbucker has more output and low-mid heft than Gilmour's single-coil DiMarzio FS-1, so the Fuzz Tone is balanced at 5 and amp gain is held at 3 to prevent mud. The Tinystomp runs a high-headroom clean amp profile to replicate the Hiwatt DR103 platform while the Big Muff and Dyna Comp blocks supply the singing saturation. If splitting the Pacifica bridge humbucker via push-pull, bump the Muff Tone to 6 for authentic single-coil cut.

PRO TIPUse heavy, sustained downstrokes and smooth, wide vibrato with the flesh of your fretting fingers to keep the Muff fuzz from decaying abruptly during long bends.

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