Dogs amp settings — Hiwatt Leeds 17

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Dogs”, dialed in for a Hiwatt Leeds 17 with a Eko Est.1959. Studio version, Animals (1977) — all guitars tuned down one step to DGCFAD

Original rig

1959 Fender Telecaster Custom (bridge pickup) → EHX Ram's Head Big Muff → Colorsound Power Boost → EHX Electric Mistress → Hiwatt DR103 100W + WEM 4x12 + Yamaha RA-200 rotary speakers, 370ms delay

Articulate, singing sustain with swirling modulation — punchy clean foundation allowing Big Muff harmonics to breathe without mud

Amp settings — Hiwatt Leeds 17

BRIGHTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1

Substituting for Big Muff — the DS-1 is brighter and tighter, so Tone rolled back to prevent ice-pick highs. Dist at 7 provides sustained singing quality without excessive fizz. This is a compromise; a RAT or actual Muff clone would get closer.

Tone 4 · Level 6 · Dist 7

02Tone City Angel Wing (Chorus)

Approximating the Electric Mistress/Yamaha RA-200 swirl. Gilmour's Mistress was set slow with heavy color — keep rate low, depth moderate for that liquid movement without warble.

Rate 3 · Depth 6

Why these settings

Your Leeds 17 is a lower-wattage Hiwatt-style circuit — you're already in the correct amp family, which is ideal. Gain stays low (3) because the DS-1 provides all the sustain; the amp's job is clean punch and articulation. Treble at 6 with bright switch on replicates the DR103's crystalline top-end. Tone knob on guitar rolled to 7 to tame the DS-1's inherent brightness compared to a Big Muff's woolier character.

PRO TIPGilmour's right-hand dynamics are everything on this track — he digs in hard for the aggressive phrases and lightens up for the singing sustained notes. The Big Muff/DS-1 will clean up slightly with lighter picking, giving you that vocal expressiveness. Also: tune down to DGCFAD to play along with the record; the darker string tension is part of the tone.

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