Hiwattamp
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
David Gilmour's primary amp. Extremely loud, extremely clean headroom. Where a Marshall breaks up early, a Hiwatt stays clean much longer, providing a pristine platform for effects. The pedal-friendly amp.
Modeler equivalents
- helix
- WhoWatt 100
- quad_cortex
- Hiwatt DR103
- tonex
- Search ToneNET for 'Hiwatt DR103' (Tone Model capture)
- fractal
- Hipower
- kemper
- Search Rig Exchange for 'Hiwatt'
- katana
- Lead Channel (clean)
Recipes using this gear
Field notes on the Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
All field notes →Big Muff vs. Hiwatt: Which One Is Doing the Work on Comfortably Numb?
The Comfortably Numb solo tone is one of the most studied in rock history, but most guides get the source wrong. Here's what's actually happening between the Big Muff, the Hiwatt, and Gilmour's technique.
David Gilmour's Animals Era Tone: How The Wall Sound Evolved
The Animals album tone is darker, more aggressive, and less studied than Comfortably Numb, and it's a different rig. Here's what Gilmour was running in 1977 and how to get there.
David Gilmour Tone Recipe: Pink Floyd Settings for Comfortably Numb, Time, and the Wall
David Gilmour's Pink Floyd tone decoded: amp settings, Big Muff dials, delay chains, and song settings for Comfortably Numb, Time, and Shine On.