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Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5”, dialed in for a Line 6 Helix Floor with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Wish You Were Here (1975) — the iconic four-note sustain intro/solo

Original rig

1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat) → MXR Dyna Comp → Colorsound Power Boost → Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi → Binson Echorec II → Electric Mistress Flanger → Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 into WEM 4x12

Infinite singing sustain with crystalline clarity, vocal-like note bloom, warm compression, long tape-style delays

Amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor

CHANNELWhoWatt 100 (Hiwatt DR103 model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01LA Studio Comp (Dyna Comp style)

Smooths attack, adds sustain without squashing dynamics

Peak Reduction 5 · Gain 6 · Level 6

02Triangle Fuzz (Big Muff style)

Ram's Head voicing — sustain source, not aggressive fuzz

Fuzz 6 · Tone 5 · Level 6

03Transistor Tape (Binson Echorec style)

~500ms delay, warm repeats, moderate feedback for ambient swells

Time 5 · Feedback 5 · Heads 4 · Mix 4

04Deluxe Electric Mistress (flanger)

Subtle jet/chorus texture — bypass for cleaner intro notes

Rate 3 · Width 5 · Manual 5 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Your Player Strat's ceramic single-coils are brighter than Gilmour's vintage Fender pickups — tone knob at 7 tames the highs. The WhoWatt 100 nails the Hiwatt's stiff, clean headroom. Gain at 5 provides platform warmth; the Triangle Fuzz is your sustain source. Presence at 4 keeps the chime without ice-pick highs.

PRO TIPPlay with your picking hand over the neck pickup for that singing, almost bowed quality — Gilmour's attack position is critical to the vocal sustain character, not just the gear.

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