Money amp settings — Fender Rumble 500

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Money”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 500 with a Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster. Studio version, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Original rig

Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 head into WEM 4x12 Starfinder cabinet, late-1960s Fender Stratocaster ('Black Strat'), Allison Research Kepex gated tremolo effect (studio processor)

Clean, punchy, rhythmic funk-rock tone with tight attack and gated texture

Amp settings — Fender Rumble 500

CHANNELClean (no overdrive engaged)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Fender Rumble 500 is a bass amp with a clean, scooped-modern voicing and no presence or reverb knobs. Running a Strat through it works but the amp lacks guitar-frequency mid presence. Boost mid to 6 to compensate for the Rumble's natural scoop and keep gain low for Gilmour's clean Hiwatt platform. The original's rhythmic chop came from studio gating, not amp settings.

PRO TIPUse your picking hand to create the percussive muted attack on the riff — palm mute lightly between notes and dig in hard on the downbeats to simulate the gated, choppy studio texture without any pedals.

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