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Parisienne Walkways Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Gary Moore
Gary Moore · 1970s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Greeny'
Pickups
Original PAF humbuckers (vintage, likely out-of-phase in middle position, but solo is neck pickup)
Amp
Marshall JTM45 reissue (studio recording, 1978)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1978. Guitar is the famous 'Greeny' Les Paul (ex-Peter Green), plugged into a Marshall JTM45 reissue set clean with mids up. Marshall Guv'nor pedal used for drive. No evidence of other guitars or amps on the original studio solo. Delay pedal likely used for sustain. No chorus or flanger audible. Settings estimated from era and sources.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain7
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Marshall The Guv'nor · overdrive
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Guitar → Marshall The Guv'nor → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Marshall JTM45 (spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and smooth neck pickup
- mids-forward British crunch
- violin-like lead tone
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- slightly compressed
- not high-gain, but saturated
- feedback used for sustain
- smooth, expressive bends
- clear note separation