Breathe amp settings — Boss Gt-1
The Pink guitar tone for “Breathe”, dialed in for a Boss Gt-1 with a Dean zelinsky LaVoce. Studio version, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Hiwatt DR103, Fender Stratocaster (neck pickup), Shin-ei Uni-Vibe, Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face (low gain), Binson Echorec
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01FX1: Compressor
Smooths out finger/pick dynamics before modulation
02FX2: Uni-Vibe
Essential pulse for the iconic Em9 to A chord progression
03DELAY: Tape Echo
Set delay time around 310ms for subtle Binson Echorec slap/space
The Dean Zelinsky LaVoce has thicker humbucker-voiced pickups than Gilmour's Black Strat, so the amp gain is kept low at 2 with treble tempered at 5 and guitar volume dialed back to 9 to preserve clean headroom. Using the GT-1's CLEAN TWIN model recreates the pristine headroom and rich body of Gilmour's Hiwatt DR103 without unwanted digital breakup. The onboard Uni-Vibe and subtle tape delay blocks are essential to capture the floating, three-dimensional acoustic space of the Abbey Road tracking session.
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