Echoes amp settings — Spider V20
The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Echoes”, dialed in for a Spider V20 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Meddle (1971) — main riff and lead solo sections
Fender Stratocaster (bridge pickup), Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (BC109 silicon), Binson Echorec 2 delay, Hiwatt DR103 100W head into WEM 4x12 Starfinder cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Facial Fuzz / Fuzz Block
Engage the onboard Fuzz block in Spider V to replicate the BC109 Silicon Fuzz Face
02Onboard Tape/Echo Block (Binson style)
Multi-tap or tape delay block set to ~310ms for Gilmour's atmospheric repeats
The Line 6 Spider V 20 lacks a dedicated physical presence knob, so treble is kept moderate at 5 while mids are bumped to 7 to replicate the Hiwatt DR103's bold midrange through WEM Starfinder speakers. Because the Spider V is a modeling amp with built-in effects, we load an internal Fuzz Face block into a pristine clean amp model rather than pushing the preamp into digital distortion. If using the Pacifica's bridge humbucker, engage the coil-split or pull the tone knob down slightly to match the glassier snap of Gilmour's vintage Strat bridge single-coil. Clean funk/verse: bypass the onboard fuzz block while keeping the delay active.
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