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Comfortably Numb amp settings — Zoom G1 Four

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably Numb”, dialed in for a Zoom G1 Four with a cort cr250. Studio version outro solo, The Wall (1979)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (FS-1 bridge pickup) -> 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 — Zoom G1 Four

CHANNELHW STACK (Hiwatt Custom 100 model) + 4x12 cab blockBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom G1 Four: Compressor Block (Comp)

Even out attack and boost sustain into the fuzz

Sense 6 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Zoom G1 Four: Fuzz Block (NYC Muff / GreatMuff)

Primary gain source for singing Ram's Head fuzz sustain

Sustain 8 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Zoom G1 Four: Modulation Block (Chorus / Ensemble)

Emulates the subtle swirl of the Yamaha RA-200 rotary cabinet

Depth 3 · Rate 2 · Tone 5 · Mix 3

04Zoom G1 Four: Delay Block (AnalogDelay / Delay)

Set to roughly 370ms-380ms dotted eighth/quarter feel for Gilmour space

Time 4 · F.Back 5 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Cort CR250 has warmer, higher-output humbuckers compared to Gilmour's single-coil DiMarzio FS-1 Strat, so the amp model's treble and mid presence are preserved while fuzz tone is kept at 5 to avoid mud. The HW STACK block is run clean with low gain (2) to let the onboard Muff block generate all the violin-like clipping without double-gain distortion. A mild chorus block is placed before the delay to replicate the subtle dimension of the Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker.

PRO TIPPick with a light, flexible pick near the bridge saddle and let Gilmour's signature slow, wide index-and-middle-finger vibrato carry the note pitch rather than hitting strings aggressively.

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