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The Wall coverComfortably Numb · Pink Floyd

Comfortably Numb

Tone for HOTONE Pulze Mini · by @faldy · Single coils · updated 11 October 2026 · Made with AI

Captures David Gilmour's legendary second solo from The Wall with soaring Big Muff sustain, punchy British amp headroom, subtle liquid flanging, and stereo delay.

Plays it on your Pulze Mini without changing your saved presets.

On the Pulze Mini

Every block in the order the signal goes through it. Dial these in by hand, or play it on your Pulze Mini above to send them all at once.

DYN

Gate 1

Threshold
26
PRE

Big Pie

Based on EHX® Big Muff Pi®

Sustain
68
Tone
46
Volume
54
AMP

Marshell 50

Based on Marshall® JMP 50 amp

Volume
46
Presence
44
Output
50
Bass
52
Middle
58
Treble
50
CAB

UK 4x12A

Based on Marshall® 1960AX cabinet

Volume
50
Low Cut
80
High Cut
7500
EQ

Flanger

Depth
36
Rate/Div
0.30 Hz
Pre Dly
40
FB
24
Sync
Off
FX1

Digi Dly

Mix
26
Time/Div
380 ms
FB
+32
Time R%
61.8%
Spread
+100
Level
50
Sync
Off
FX2

Hall

Mix
22
Pre Dly
30 ms
Decay
56
Low Damp
50
Hi Damp
50
Mod
50

How it works

  • PREDavid Gilmour's core solo sound on The Wall paired an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff into high-headroom British tube amplification, recreated here with the Big Pie driving a clean, punchy Marshell 50 model.
  • PRESingle-coil bridge pickups have plenty of cutting treble, so the Big Pie Tone knob is set to 46 and the amp presence is tamed to deliver smooth, violin-like sustain without harsh fizz.
  • EQAn Electric Mistress-style Flanger in the EQ block set to a gentle rate and depth supplies Gilmour's signature shimmering sweep, expanded by ambient digital delay and hall reverb.

Tuning

EADGBE

The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E.

Tune your guitar the same way. Or make your version above, say how yours is tuned, and your Pulze Mini shifts it to match.

On the guitar

Made for a single-coil guitar (Strat style).

NeckBridge123
  1. 1Pickup Bridge
  2. 2Volume 10
  3. 3Tone 8.5

Use the bridge pickup for bite, with Tone dialed back slightly to keep the fuzz smooth and round on high bends.

The original rig

David Gilmour achieves his soaring lead tone by feeding an EHX Ram's Head Big Muff and subtle flanging into a loud, clean Hiwatt DR103 paired with a Yamaha rotating speaker cabinet. Rich tape delay, plate reverb, and layered Nashville-tuned acoustic rhythm tracks complete the expansive sound.

David Gilmour (Rhythm and solo): 1969 Fender Stratocaster 'The Black Strat', Ovation Custom Legend 1619-4, MXR Dyna Comp, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (Ram's Head), Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress, Maestro Echoplex, Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100, Custom 4x12 Cabinet, Yamaha RA-200 Rotating Speaker Cabinet, Studio Plate Reverb

See the full original rig, with every setting and its sources

Playing it

  • Focus on slow, deliberate pitch accuracy during the full-step and step-and-a-half bends on the B and high E strings.
  • Apply wide, smooth finger vibrato at the peak of held notes to let the Big Muff bloom and sustain indefinitely.
  • Rake your pick across muted lower strings before striking target accent notes to emulate Gilmour's aggressive, vocal attack.

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Shared by @faldy under CC BY 4.0: use it, share it and change it, crediting @faldy. Version 1, updated 11 October 2026.