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 · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Compressor
Kemper Drive
Search Rig Exchange for 'Hiwatt'
Single Delay
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compressor (parallel)
Intensity
5
Attack
0.0s
Volume
5
Kemper Drive
← Colorsound Powerboost
Drive
4
Tone
5
Volume
7
Search Rig Exchange for 'Hiwatt'
← Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
Gain
5
Bass
5
Middle
5
Treble
5
Presence
5
Single Delay
← Binson Echorec
Time
500ms
Feedback
45
Mix
32
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate (EMT 140)
Decay
3s
Predelay
50ms
Mix
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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