The Time by Pink Floyd guitar tone is built on a Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 7, presence 6 (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 5.5 sits right around the rock average (4.8); mids at 7 are right around average (6.2).
Guitar: 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
Bridge pickup (DiMarzio FS-1 single-coil)
1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck → Electro-Harmonix Ram's Head Big Muff Pi → Binson Echorec (or Delay pedal, model unknown) → Yamaha RA-200 Rotary Speaker (modulation effect, not pedal) → Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet
fuzz, delay, rotary speaker modulation, reverb
singing sustain, smooth, violin-like lead tone, rich, harmonically complex fuzz, modulated, swirling ambience, long, clear delay repeats, slightly compressed attack, liquid sustain, airy, spacious soundstage, notably present midrange, distinct rotary speaker modulation
studio
straight, medium tempo, loud dynamics · crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Time sound.
4/5
The solo requires advanced control of bends, vibrato, and sustain, as well as expressive phrasing and precise timing with delay repeats. The technical challenge is not speed but nuance and articulation.
Set your amp to roughly: gain 5.5, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 3. These are community-researched baselines — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials them for your exact guitar and amp.
Original gear/effects: Guitar: 1969 Fender Stratocaster (alder body) with late-'70s Charvel birdseye maple neck · Amp: Hiwatt DR103 100-watt head into WEM Super Starfinder 4x12 cabinet, parallel with Yamaha RA-200 rotating speaker cabinet; fuzz, delay, rotary speaker modulation, reverb.
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 Bridge pickup (DiMarzio FS-1 single-coil), the amp EQ above (gain 5.5, bass 6.5, mid 7, treble 7, presence 6, reverb 3), and fuzz, delay, rotary speaker modulation, reverb. Then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for the guitar, amp and pedals you actually own so it sits like the record.
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