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GuitarInferred1
Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
Pink Floyd
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: Likely P-90 pickupTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Crunch
- Smooth Top End
Signal chain
- Guitar: 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with P-90 pickups
- Pickup: Likely P-90 pickup
- Amp: Direct to mixing console
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Smooth, compressed direct-injected lead with moderate drive and singing sustain.
Bass
Balanced and controlled.
Mids
Strong and vocal.
Treble
Smooth rather than glassy.
Brightness / presence
Moderate; the console/re-amp process gives edge without harshness.
Compression
Prominent studio/console compression and sustain.
Effects
Direct console path plus re-amping/studio processing; modest ambience around the solo.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: smooth, vocal, compressed, singing, mid-forward, studio-shaped, sustaining
Targets Gilmour's iconic solo, not the clean/disco rhythm guitar. The rhythm part used a 1954 Strat, while the solo used the 1955 P-90 Goldtop direct to the desk and was later beefed up by re-amping.
Effects
Direct console path plus re-amping/studio processing; modest ambience around the solo.
Original Gear
Guitar
1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with P-90 pickups for David Gilmour's iconic solo
Amp
Direct to mixing console for the recorded solo, later re-amped/replayed through studio amplification for added weight
Channel
Direct-injected console path / re-amped studio path rather than a conventional single guitar-amp channel
Pickup
P-90 pickup
exact selector position for the solo is not securely documented in the source used here
