🎸 Rock · 1970s

Dogs by Pink Floyd (Solo · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

by Pink Floyd · solo

The Dogs by Pink Floyd guitar tone is built on a Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

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Amp settings (0–10)

5.5

GAIN

6.5

BASS

MID

6.5

TREBLE

5.5

PRESENCE

2.5

REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

How these settings compare

Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 5.5 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 7 are right around average (6.2).

Guitar controls

8-9

VOLUME

7-8

TONE

Original gear

Guitar: 1959 Fender Custom Telecaster (sunburst, rosewood neck, Stratocaster neck pickup mod) · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

Studio recording, Animals (1977). Guitar was tuned down a whole step (D standard). The neck pickup was a Stratocaster single coil swapped in for the original humbucker. Fuzz Face and other effects used for solo. Amp is Hiwatt DR103, not Fender, for the main distorted solo sound.

Gear used on this tone

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Pickups

Neck pickup (Stratocaster single coil)

Signal chain

1959 Fender Custom Telecaster (sunburst, rosewood neck, Stratocaster neck pickup mod) → Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face → Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah → Binson Echorec (or MXR Digital Delay) → Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger → Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet

Effects

fuzz, wah, delay, flanger, reverb

Amp effects: Reverb (spring, level 2)

Tone character

singing sustain, liquid lead tone, rich harmonic overtones, smooth fuzz saturation, articulate single notes, long delay trails, wah-inflected phrasing, dynamic pick attack, lush ambience, expressive bends

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

straight, medium tempo, loud dynamics · high-gain distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Dogs sound.

Difficulty

4/5 · Solo

The solo requires advanced control of phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic use of effects (wah, delay, flanger), making it challenging for most intermediate players.

Worth knowing

No direct numeric amp settings for 'Dogs' solo found; settings estimated based on typical Hiwatt DR103 usage for Gilmour in this era and genre.
Pedal order and exact delay/flanger models inferred from multiple sources and audio; some ambiguity remains due to lack of direct studio documentation.
Some sources mention Fender amps, but Hiwatt DR103 is most consistently cited for Animals-era solos.
Delay and flanger are clearly audible in the solo, but exact pedal settings are not documented.
Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. David Gilmour's lead tone on 'Dogs' is edge-of-breakup with rich mids, rounded highs, and a warm, full low end, typical of his Hiwatt/DR103 and Fane cab setup with a Big Muff or Colorsound overdrive for sustain. The amp is set for British rock mid-forwardness, not overly bright, with subtle reverb added in post-production for space.

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Dogs guitar tone — FAQ

What amp settings do I need for the Dogs guitar tone?

Set your amp to roughly: gain 5.5, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 2.5. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.

What gear was used for the Dogs tone?

Original gear/effects: Guitar: 1959 Fender Custom Telecaster (sunburst, rosewood neck, Stratocaster neck pickup mod) · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet; fuzz, wah, delay, flanger, reverb.

Can I get the Dogs tone on a different guitar or amp?

Yes. Different guitars and amps need different knob positions to sound the same. GuitarToneAdapt models pickup output and wood brightness, then compensates so you match the record on your own rig.

How do I sound like Pink Floyd on Dogs — what gear and pedals?

Start with Neck pickup (Stratocaster single coil), the amp EQ above (gain 5.5, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 2.5), and fuzz, wah, delay, flanger, reverb. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. GuitarToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com