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TGP documents a right-handed Stratocaster flipped and restrung, Marshall Super Lead stacks, and Fuzz Face, Uni-Vibe, wah and Octavia effects. Rhythm, feedback and touch are part of the picture, not just the hardware.
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TGP traces the brown sound to a parts-built Frankenstrat with a bridge humbucker, a Marshall Super Lead, MXR Phase 90 and Echoplex EP-3. The historical Variac technique is context, not an amp-modification recommendation.
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TGP describes Stratocasters, heavy strings, frequent E-flat tuning, tube-amp headroom and a Tube Screamer midrange push. The attack and dynamics of the player remain central.
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TGP associates Gilmour with the black Strat, Hiwatt amplification, Big Muff and delay. Space, sustain and phrasing guide these suggestions. Hiwatt is the documented amp; the Fender combos below are alternative clean platforms.
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TGP covers inexpensive Fender guitars, Mustangs and Jaguars, with BOSS DS-1 distortion doing much of the dirt. A clean amp can support the pedal; the amp is not the only distortion source.
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TGP connects the later-career Telecaster, “The Hoss,” with Muddy Waters, but explicitly declines to guess the exact guitar on the 1954 session. These Tele-and-amp suggestions focus on clean-to-mild breakup and finger-driven attack.
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TGP documents SG Special, later Les Paul Deluxe and Stratocaster, Hiwatt DR103 stacks, mid-1960s Marshall use and a volume pedal. Suspended chords and percussive rhythm are the musical focus.
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TGP describes a Stratocaster, clean Fender amplification, light compression and bare-fingered attack. These tiers prioritize the guitar and clean amp; a used compressor search complements the catalog choices.
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