Comfortably thumb amp settings — Line 6 Helix LT
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Comfortably thumb”, dialed in for a Line 6 Helix LT with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, The Wall (1979) - Outro solo ('Comfortably Numb')
Fender 'Black Strat' (Seymour Duncan SSL-1C bridge pickup) into Electro-Harmonix 'Ram's Head' Big Muff Pi, Colorsound Power Boost, MXR Phase 90 / Electric Mistress, into Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 with WEM 4x12 Fane cabs and Yamaha RA-200 rotary speaker
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Helix Block: Triangle Fuzz (Big Muff)
Main gain source
02Helix Block: Minotaur (Klon/Boost)
Emulates Colorsound booster shaping lows and adding cut
03Helix Block: Gray Flanger (Electric Mistress)
Subtle liquid modulation
04Helix Block: Transistor Tape Delay
Set to approx 440ms or dotted eighth
05Helix Block: Plate Reverb
Studio ambient space
Matched the signature outro solo tone of 'Comfortably Numb' using Helix's WhoWatt 100 clean headroom model driven by the Triangle Fuzz block. Your 60s Strat single coils naturally provide the authentic glassy high-end Gilmour used, so tone is pulled back slightly to 8 to avoid harshness in the upper fuzz harmonics. First solo: roll back guitar volume to 7 or bypass the Minotaur boost for the smoother, warmer attack.
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