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Comfortably numb amp settings — Valeton GP-200

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)

Original rig

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

Smooth, singing violin-like fuzz sustain with slight rotary swirl and long ambient decay

Amp settings — Valeton GP-200

CHANNELHiwatt DR103 model (UK Custom) + 4x12 Fane Cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01D-Comp (Compressor block)

Even sustain and attack before dirt

Sustain 6 · Level 7

02Pi Muff (Distortion block)

Primary gain source; smooth high-end roll-off

Sustain 7 · Tone 4 · Level 6

03Rotary / Uni-Vibe block

Emulates the Yamaha RA-200 swirl; keep subtle

Rate 3 · Depth 3 · Mix 3

04Analog Delay block

Set delay time around 375ms (dotted eighth/quarter mix) with moderate repeats

Time 5 · Feedback 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Hiwatt amp model is dialed clean with strong mids (7) to act as a robust platform for the onboard Big Muff block, keeping amp gain low at 3 to prevent digital mud. The Strat bridge single-coil is paired with the tone knob rolled down slightly to 8 and Muff Tone set to 4 to tame vintage Strat brightness and match Gilmour's hotter, darker DiMarzio bridge pickup. A subtle rotary block and 375ms analog delay replicate the ambient dimensional spread of the Yamaha rotary speaker and studio plate decay.

PRO TIPUse heavy, deliberate pick attack right at the edge of the string paired with wide, slow vibrato; rolling the guitar tone knob down just a hair rounds off the bridge pickup's icepick highs into Gilmour's signature flutey, violin-like sustain.

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