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Comfortably numb amp settings — Yamaha Ga

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably numb”, dialed in for a Yamaha Ga with a Avalon Base. Studio version, The Wall (1979) — Outro Solo

Original rig

1969 Black Stratocaster (DiMarzio FS-1 bridge pickup) -> MXR Dyna Comp -> 1974 EHX 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi -> 100W Hiwatt DR103 linked input into WEM 4x12 blended with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet and MXR digital delay (~480ms)

Smooth, singing violin-like fuzz lead with rich sustain, rotary/chorus modulation, and ambient delay

Amp settings — Yamaha Ga

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Falana Overdrive

Gain source — cranked drive compensates for the missing Big Muff fuzz

Drive 9 · Tone 4 · Level 7

02Delay

Set delay time to ~480ms (around 4-5 repeats) into amp input

Time 6 · Feedback 4 · Level 5

Why these settings

The Yamaha GA practice amp has only Gain, Treble, and Bass controls, with no mid or presence knobs. Keep the amp on its Clean channel at low gain and use your Falana overdrive cranked high as the primary gain stage to emulate Gilmour's saturated Big Muff. Roll treble down slightly on both pedal and guitar to tame solid-state fizz and capture the dark, violin-like sustain of the original Hiwatt/Muff stack.

PRO TIPRoll your bridge pickup tone knob down to 8 to smooth off harsh treble transients, and use heavy, deliberate left-hand vibrato to keep single sustained notes singing into the delay.

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