Time amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Pink floyd guitar tone for “Time”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Dark Side of the Moon (1973) — solo section

Original rig

1969 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, neck pickup) → Colorsound Power Boost → Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face/Big Muff Pi → Hiwatt DR103 100W → WEM 4x12 Fane Crescendo cabs + Binson Echorec delay (~350-440ms)

Singing, sustaining fuzz with upper harmonic bloom, warm delay trails, spacious and aggressive

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELBrown (Amp Type selector) — closest to Hiwatt/British stack voicingBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Onboard: Brown Drive (built-in Booster)

Use the Katana's built-in Booster set to 'Clean' or 'Treble' type to emulate Colorsound Power Boost push

Booster (Green) 6

02Katana Onboard: Muff Fuzz (Boss Tone Studio effect)

Access via Boss Tone Studio — emulates Big Muff. Sustain moderate (not maxed) for singing sustain without mud. This is your primary gain source; amp gain stays low.

Sustain 5 · Tone 5 · Level 6

03Katana Onboard: Digital Delay

Set delay time to ~400ms. Warm repeats, not overpowering. Use 'Analog' or 'Tape' delay type in Tone Studio for warmer Echorec-style trails.

Time 7 · Feedback 4 · Level 5

04Katana Onboard: Reverb (Hall)

Hall type, long decay (~2s). Mix moderate — adds space without washing out note definition.

Reverb 4

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown amp type approximates British stack voicing (Hiwatt/Marshall territory). Gain is set low (3) because the Muff Fuzz effect is the primary saturation source — stacking amp gain with fuzz creates mud. The Hiwatt original was cranked for clean headroom, not preamp distortion. Your American Pro II Strat's V-Mod pickups are brighter than Gilmour's '60s units, so treble stays moderate at 6 rather than higher.

PRO TIPGilmour's legendary sustain on this solo comes from his slow, wide vibrato and precise bending — not just gear. Practice bending into notes from a half-step below and hold with finger vibrato, not wrist shake. The neck pickup bloom only sings when you let notes breathe.

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