Animals settings and setups

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Keep in mind that all effect settings and setups are based on pictures and video from a certain date and/or interviews and 3rd hand transcriptions that are subject to interpretation. David often make adjustments and may not even be consequent in how he’s using the equipment. This feature should therefore only be used as a guideline for your own setup and not as a gospel. It’s also wise to acknowledge that technique, place and time, studio trickery and who knows what plays a role in David’s tones in addition to the equipment.

Cornish Fuzz P-1 (listed as Muff)
– sustain 70%, tone 30-40%, volume 50-60%

Colorsound Power Boost
– (mild OD) treble 9:00, bass 12:00, volume 12:00 (o’clock)
– (heavy OD) treble 9:00, bass 12:00, volume 3:00 (o’clock)

MXR Dynacomp
– output 2:00, sensitivity 10:00 (o’clock)

Electric Mistress (only used on live performances)
– colour 10:00, range 10:00, rate 9:00 (o’clock)

Note: Live recordings reveals that David experimented with different settings, some more dominating that others. The one listed here seems to be the typical setting for the US shows (April – July 1977).

Binson echo
– 300ms (repeat mode) with variable feedback and volume.

Note: It doesn’t sound like David used the Binson as a main echo/delay unit as most delays had a rate around 370-380ms. The Binson only went to 300ms.

MXR digital delay
– time 370ms

Note: This seems to be the typical time for the delays, normally with 5-6 repeats and volume at 30%. I have listed below where the feedback/repeats are increased.

Pigs on the Wing 1 & 2
Ovation Legend steel string acoustic guitar played by Roger Waters.
On the 8-track version of the album they extended PotW 2 with a guitar solo played by Snowy White to link the two parts together as the cassette turns. This was also done live (with full band).

Dogs
studio
Ovation acoustic steel string guitar tuned down one step D G C F A D
Fender Custom Telecaster tuned down one step D G C F A D, bridge pickup
– rhythm 1; double tracked acoustic guitar
– rhythm 2; clean signal through a Yamaha rotating speaker
– solo (fast and twin); Muff through a Yahama rotating speaker
– solo (dry); Muff
– outtro; Muff

live
Fender Custom Telecaster tuned down one step D G C F A D, bridge pickup
– rhythm; clean signal with Electric Mistress
– fast solos; Muff, Electric Mistress and delay
– twin solos; Muff and Colorsound mild boost
– dry solo; Muff and Colorsound mild boost
– outtro; Muff and Electric Mistress

You’ve Gotta be Crazy 1974-75
Fender Custom Telecaster with standard tuning in 1974 and tuned down one step D G C F A D in 1975, bridge pickup
– rhythm; Colorsound mild boost with MXR Phase 90
– solos; Colorsound mild boost with MXR Phase 90 and delay (310ms)

Pigs (Three Different Ones)
studio
Stratocaster, bridge pickup (unless otherwise noted)
– intro and middle section/pig effect; guitar fed through a Heil Talk Box
– rhythm/fill-ins; Colorsound heavy boost
– high pitched echoes; clean signal with delay and guitar volume knob for fade-ins
– rhythm/middle section (neck pickup); clean signal through a Yamaha rotating speaker
– solo/middle section; guitar fed through a Heil Talk Box
– solo/outtro; Muff and mild delay

live
Stratocaster, bridge pickup (unless otherwise noted)
– intro echoes; clean signal with delay (long feedback)
– rhythms; Colorsound heavy boost
– chorus sections; Muff, Colorsound heavy boost and Electric Mistress
– middle section (neck pickup); Colorsound mild boost, Electric Mistress and delay
– solos; Colorsound mild boost, Muff and delay

Note: When performing live,- the pig effects were playback, Wright replaced the Talk Box solo with keyboards and Waters played rhythm parts live, while Snowy handled the bass.

Sheep
studio
Telecaster, bridge pickup
– rhythm (played by Waters); Colorsound heavy boost
– fill-ins/fadeout; Colorsound heavy boost through a Yamaha rotating speaker
– mid-sections; clean signal with delay

live
Stratocaster, bridge pickup (unless otherwise noted)
– rhythms and fills; Colorsound heavy boost (guitar volume adjusted for more/less gain) and delay
– mid sections (middle pickup); Colorsound mild boost with Electric Mistress and delay (long feedback)
– outtro; Colorsound heavy boost and delay

Note: On the outtro, David’s guitar is automated through a custom quadrophonic unit at the mixing console.

Raving and Drooling 1974-75
Stratocaster, bridge pickup
– rhythm; Colorsound mild boost with MXR Phase 90 and echo
– outtro; Colorsound heavy boost and echo