The Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 by Pink Floyd guitar tone is built on a Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet, dialed in at gain 3.5/10, bass 7, 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.
🎛️ These settings are for the original rig — re-dial them for YOUR amp in 10 seconds. Free, no signup →Measured against the 540 rock tones in our researched catalog: Gain 3.5 sits below the rock average (4.8) — cleaner and more dynamic than typical rock; mids at 7 are right around average (6.2).
Guitar: 1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, with tremolo arm) · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
Neck pickup (Position 5)
1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, with tremolo arm) → MXR Dyna Comp (script logo) → Colorsound Power Boost → Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi V2 → Binson Echorec II → Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix → Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet
compression, boost, fuzz, delay, flanger
glassy and clean with edge-of-breakup sustain, singing, vocal-like lead lines, lush, ambient delay repeats, smooth, compressed attack, rich, spatial soundscape, slightly scooped mids but not thin, crystalline highs without harshness, fluid vibrato from tremolo arm, modulation shimmer (subtle chorus/flanger), touch-sensitive dynamics
studio
straight, slow tempo, medium dynamics · edge distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5 sound.
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The solo requires advanced control of vibrato and bends, subtle use of the tremolo arm for pitch modulation, and careful phrasing to interact with the delay repeats. While not technically fast, the expressive demands and touch sensitivity make it challenging for most players.
Set your amp to roughly: gain 3.5, bass 7, 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.
Original gear/effects: Guitar: 1971 Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups, with tremolo arm) · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100 Head into WEM Super Starfinder 200 4x12 cabinet; compression, boost, fuzz, delay, flanger.
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.
Start with Neck pickup (Position 5), the amp EQ above (gain 3.5, bass 7, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 5.5, reverb 2.5), and compression, boost, fuzz, delay, flanger. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.
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