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Wish You Were Here amp settings — Fender YX-15

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Wish You Were Here”, dialed in for a Fender YX-15 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Wish You Were Here album (1975) — 12-string acoustic and electric intro lead

Original rig

1970s Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat) into Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head, WEM 4x12 cab (Fane Crescendo speakers), Binson Echorec delay, light compression

Bright and glassy clean with warm midrange, articulate note separation, and subtle ambient depth

Amp settings — Fender YX-15

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	7
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE10 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Analog Delay / Tape Echo (e.g. MXR Carbon Copy)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the subtle Binson Echorec space to the lead line

Mix 3 · Regen 3 · Delay 4

02Optical Compressor (e.g. Keeley Compressor Plus)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; provides the signature Gilmour note bloom and polish

Sustain 4 · Level 5 · Tone 5

Why these settings

The Fender YX-15 is a simple practice amp with only Gain, Volume, Treble, and Bass controls, so Mid and Presence are omitted. Set the channel clean with Gain low to emulate the massive headroom of Gilmour's Hiwatt DR103. Using the neck+middle split position on your HSH Ibanez mimics the airy Stratocaster quack heard on the original recording.

PRO TIPPick firmly with a medium pick right near the bridge for the intro solo phrases, and let notes ring fully to emulate the acoustic-electric interplay of the record.

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