No. 0491975·progressive-rock·4 blocks
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
The four-note opening motif of Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the most recognizable guitar phrases ever played. Gilmour's Stratocaster through a Hiwatt with a compressor and delay produces a tone of infinite sustain and crystalline clarity. The notes ring out with an almost vocal quality, each one sustaining until the next is played. The tone relies on precise gain staging: enough sustain to carry each note but not so much distortion that clarity is lost.
Wish You Were HereSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Blues Drive
Lead
Digital
Plate
Blues Drive
← Colorsound Powerboost
Drive
4
Bottom
5
Tone
5
Level
7
Lead
← Hiwatt DR103
Gain
4
Volume
7
Bass
5
Middle
5
Treble
5
Presence
5
Master
6
Digital
← Binson Echorec
Time
500ms
Feedback
30
EffectLevel
30
Plate
← Studio plate (EMT 140)
Time
5ms
PreDelay
50ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
30
Engineer's note
File 049
The four-note opening motif of Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the most recognizable guitar phrases ever played. Gilmour's Stratocaster through a Hiwatt with a compressor and delay produces a tone of infinite sustain and crystalline clarity. The notes ring out with an almost vocal quality, each one sustaining until the next is played. The tone relies on precise gain staging: enough sustain to carry each note but not so much distortion that clarity is lost.
— David Gilmour
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