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Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Fender Player Telecaster. Studio version, Wish You Were Here (1975) - Part 1 & 2 intro solo / 4-note motif

Original rig

Fender 'Black Strat' (neck pickup) -> Colorsound Overdriver / MXR Dyna Comp -> Binson Echorec -> Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cab

Pristine, bold high-headroom clean lead with subtle edge-of-breakup compression and warm tape echo

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELClean amp typeBRIGHToffBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Built-In Compressor (Comp Block)

Engage via Tone Studio or Booster/Mod encoder assigned to Compressor

Sustain 6 · Attack 5 · Level 7

02Katana Built-In Tape Echo (Delay Block)

Set to Tape Echo model (~380ms delay time) in FX loop block

Time 6 · Feedback 4 · Effect Level 5

Why these settings

The Katana 100 MkII Clean channel replicates the massive headroom and flat-mid fidelity of Gilmour's Hiwatt DR103. Pushing the Katana mids to 7 and rolling your Telecaster neck tone down to 8 rounds off single-coil twang to match the woody, warm fullness of Gilmour's Stratocaster neck pickup. The onboard Katana compression and tape echo blocks cover the necessary Dyna Comp and Binson Echorec duties without needing external pedals.

PRO TIPPick with a light, flexible pick near the neck joint rather than over the bridge to produce that liquid, flute-like attack on the four-note motif (Bb-F-G-E).

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