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Wish You Were Here amp settings — Livtra Nanocore

The Pink Floyd guitar tone for “Wish You Were Here”, dialed in for a Livtra Nanocore with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Wish You Were Here album (1975) — 12-string/acoustic intro accompaniment & clean Strat lead intro

Original rig

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

Bright and glassy clean with warm midrange, articulate note separation, gentle delay ambience, touch-sensitive British clean

Amp settings — Livtra Nanocore

CHANNELHiwatt / Clean British amp model + 4x12 Fane/British IR blockBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (Dynacomp style)

Placed first in chain for transparent note sustain

Sustain 4 · Level 7

02Tape/Analog Delay Block (Binson Echorec style)

Set to roughly 310ms with subtle repeats for ambient space

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The Livtra Nanocore's British clean model replicates the massive headroom and flat-mid response of Gilmour's Hiwatt DR103. Using the Squier Affinity's neck pickup provides the warm, bell-like low-mids of the intro solo, while a slight treble boost on the EQ keeps the pick attack crisp. Keep the gain low around 3 to prevent any preamp clipping.

PRO TIPPick close to the bridge using a medium-thin pick to achieve the distinct glassy transient and metallic snap over the neck pickup's fuller low-end.

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