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Time amp settings — Boss GX-100

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Time”, dialed in for a Boss GX-100 with a Enya sonic go Les paul. Studio version, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Original rig

1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, single-coil pickups) → Colorsound Power Boost → Univox Uni-Vibe → Binson Echorec → Hiwatt DR103 100W head → WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 (Fane Crescendo speakers)

Warm singing overdrive with Univibe swirl and dotted-eighth delay
Amp settings — Boss GX-100
CHANNELJC-120 amp type (cleanest available) with X-DRIVE block at 'Nat OD' (natural overdrive) or 'T-Scream' modeBOOSToff
GAIN 5 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 5 REVERB 2 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain5
Bass6
Mid5
Treble6
Presence5
Reverb2
Master7
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PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01X-DRIVE block (Nat OD or T-Scream mode)

Simulates Colorsound Power Boost—mild overdrive for sustain, not high gain

Drive 5 · Tone 4 · Level 6

02PHASER block (Uni-V or Phaser mode)

Simulates Univox Uni-Vibe; slow swirl for intro/riff, faster for solo—adjust Rate in Performance mode

Rate 4 · Depth 6 · Resonance 3

03DELAY block (Analog or Tape Echo mode)

Set delay time to 350-400ms (dotted-eighth at 120bpm); darker repeats mimic Binson Echorec

Time 4 · Feedback 4 · Mix 3 · Tone 4
Why these settings

Hiwatt DR103 is a clean, punchy Class A/B amp with forward mids—GX-100's cleanest amp type (JC-120 or Fender Twin model) plus X-DRIVE block replicates the Power Boost overdrive without double-gain stacking. Les Paul humbuckers are thicker and darker than Strat single-coils—neck pickup with tone rolled to 6 warms things up without muddying; gain set at 5 instead of Hiwatt's 6 compensates for higher output. Treble 6 and presence 5 keep articulation without Strat's natural brightness.

PRO TIPGilmour's intro swell uses volume pedal or guitar volume knob rolled back then opened—fade notes in slowly with your pinky on the volume knob, letting the delay/phaser bloom before the pick attack hits.

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