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Wish You Were Here amp settings — Joyo Dc-15

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Wish You Were Here”, dialed in for a Joyo Dc-15 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Wish You Were Here album (1975) — electric guitar passages (the acoustic intro is not replicable on electric)

Original rig

1969 Fender Stratocaster 'Black Strat' (neck pickup) → Colorsound Power Boost → Hiwatt DR103 100W into WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo speakers; some parts recorded direct into console with input compression

Warm, singing sustain with mild compression, smooth midrange, clean-to-edge-of-breakup with vocal-like sustain on bends

Amp settings — Joyo Dc-15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Joyo DC-15 is a high-gain voiced amp, so gain stays very low (3) to approximate the clean-to-edge-of-breakup Hiwatt sound. Mid pushed to 6 because Hiwatts are famously mid-forward and articulate, while the DC-15 is naturally scooped. Rolling guitar volume to 8 and tone to 6 softens the Strat's bridge-leaning brightness to match Gilmour's neck-pickup warmth through the original rig.

PRO TIPGilmour's signature sustain comes from bending into notes slowly and using light finger vibrato after the bend peaks — practice holding bent notes for 2-3 seconds with subtle vibrato rather than quick release. The original also benefits from compression; without a pedal, pick closer to the neck and let notes bloom naturally.

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