Solo Tone

Parisienne Walkways

Gary Moore

Guitarblues1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Greeny'

AmpMarshall JTM45 (studio recording, late 1970s)

PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers (Peter Green mod, out-of-phase middle position possible, but neck pickup for clean)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1978. Gary Moore used the 'Greeny' Les Paul plugged into a Marshall JTM45 reissue amp set clean with mids up. The clean intro/verse/solo section is from the original studio version, not live. No evidence of other guitars or amps for the clean section in the studio.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothsinging sustainbell-like attacktouch-sensitiverounded highsslightly compressedclear note separationgentle breakup at high picking intensityclassic British cleanlong sustain from feedback

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of vibrato, bending, and sustain, with subtle dynamic touch and feedback management for the long, singing notes.

Sources

Gary Moore: the virtuoso guitarist who brought rock to blues guitar | Guitar World Gary Moore's Les Pauls, Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard How to: get sustain like Gary Moore's Parisienne Walkways | MusicRadar

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