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 · Pedalboard
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Colorsound Powerboost (or similar)
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
Delay (Binson Echorec style)
WEM 4x12 Cabinet
Colorsound Powerboost (or similar)
overdrive
Drive
4
Tone
5
Level
7
Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
preamp
Normal Vol
5
Brilliant Vol
6
Bass
5
Treble
5
Presence
5
Master
6
Delay (Binson Echorec style)
delay · FX loop
E.Level
3
F.Back
3
D.Time
500
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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