Dogs amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Dogs”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G V2 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Animals (1977) — main solos with Big Muff and Electric Mistress

Original rig

1959 Fender Telecaster Custom (Strat pickup in neck, bridge pickup used) → Electro-Harmonix 'ram's head' Big Muff Pi → Colorsound Power Boost → EH Electric Mistress flanger → Hiwatt DR103 100W head into WEM 4x12 cab. Guitars tuned down one step to DGCFAD. Delay ~370ms.

Singing, liquid sustain with aggressive fuzz — smooth compression, flanged swirl, mid-scooped but articulate. Huge sustain without mud.

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G V2

CHANNELFender Twin (or closest clean/Fender-style model) — select the cleanest high-headroom amp model availableBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Big Muff Pi (use Tank G built-in fuzz or 'US Big Muff' model if available)

This is the primary gain source — amp stays clean. If Tank G has a 'Big Muff' or 'Muff Fuzz' model, select it. Otherwise use any available fuzz block.

Sustain 6 · Tone 4 · Volume 6

02Flanger (use Tank G built-in flanger model)

Slow sweep, subtle jet — keep it behind the fuzz. If Tank G has an 'Electric Mistress' model, use it.

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Manual/Range 0 · Color/Regen 3

03Digital Delay (use Tank G built-in delay)

Set delay time to approximately 370ms. One or two repeats, not runaway feedback.

Time 5 · Feedback 5 · Mix/Level 4

Why these settings

Your RG550's hot humbuckers have far more output than Gilmour's low-output single coils, so fuzz sustain is dropped to 6 (he ran ~7-8) and amp gain stays at 2 to prevent mud. The Tank G is a modeler — select a clean Fender-style amp model (Twin, Deluxe, or 'US Clean') as the platform; Gilmour's Hiwatt was run clean and loud, which a Fender model replicates better than a Marshall voicing. Tone knob at 7 on guitar tames the bridge humbucker's ice-pick edge that Gilmour's Tele bridge didn't have.

PRO TIPGilmour's secret on Dogs is pick attack dynamics — dig in HARD on sustained notes to push the fuzz into singing compression, then back off for the quieter melodic phrases. The Big Muff responds dramatically to picking force. Also try rolling guitar volume to 8 during the melodic sections for a slightly cleaner, more vocal quality.

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