The Messiah Will Come Again (Live 1990) Guitar Tone Settings
Gary Moore · 1990s · blues
live
Original Recording
Live performance, 1990. Gear confirmed for early 90s live shows. Gary Moore is seen using the 'Greeny' Les Paul and Marshall Plexi head, with Soldano SLO-100 also present on stage. Pedalboard includes multiple delay and reverb pedals. Settings are estimated based on era, genre, and available sources for live blues/rock solos.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic · overdrive
- T-Rex Engineering Gristle Luxury Drive · boost
- Boss DM-2 Delay · delay
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay
- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb · reverb
- Boss Digital Reverb RV-5 · reverb
- Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb · reverb
- Boss BF-2 Flanger · flanger
Guitar → Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer → T-Rex Gristle Luxury Drive → Boss DM-2 Delay → Line 6 DL4 Delay → Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb → Boss RV-5 Digital Reverb → Boss FRV-1 '63 Fender Reverb → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Marshall 1959HW Plexi (sometimes blended with Soldano SLO-100)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and smooth neck pickup tone
- touch-sensitive and dynamic
- vocal-like bends and phrasing
- fluid, legato lead lines
- rich harmonic overtones
- slightly compressed, expressive
- long, blooming notes
- responsive to picking dynamics
- mildly saturated, not high-gain
Notes & Caveats
- No direct amp knob settings for this exact live performance found; settings estimated based on typical Marshall Plexi/Soldano SLO-100 usage for blues/rock in early 1990s and cited sources.
- Multiple delays and reverbs are confirmed on pedalboard, but exact delay times and mix levels are not specified in sources.
- Pickup position inferred from typical Gary Moore solo tone and 'Greeny' Les Paul wiring; some sources suggest out-of-phase middle position for signature vocal-like sound.
- Soldano SLO-100 may have been blended with Marshall Plexi live; exact amp blend unknown.
- Pedal order inferred from typical Gary Moore live setups and visible pedalboard layouts.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Gary Moore's 'The Messiah Will Come Again' live tone is thick and sustaining with prominent mids, smooth highs, and a warm, singing quality typical of his Les Paul into a cranked Marshall (often a JCM800 or similar). The gain is set for saturated lead sustain without fizz, bass is full for warmth, mids are pushed for vocal quality, treble is moderate to avoid harshness, presence adds clarity, and reverb is set for expressive blues ambience.