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 · 8 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Myth Drive
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Hiwatt DR103' capture
4x12 Greenback
Digital Delay
Plate Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor (parallel)
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
3:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
60
Level
5dB
Myth Drive
← Colorsound Powerboost
Drive
4
Tone
5
Level
7
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Hiwatt DR103' capture
← Hiwatt DR103
Gain
5
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
5
Presence
5
Master
6
4x12 Greenback
← WEM 4x12 with Fane speakers
LowCut80Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Level
0dB
Digital Delay
← Binson Echorec
Time
500ms
Feedback
45
Mix
32
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate (EMT 140)
Decay
3s
Predelay
50ms
Mix
30
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
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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