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Oh pretty woman amp settings — Boss ME-90

The Gary Moore guitar tone for “Oh pretty woman”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Blues for Greeny (1995)

Original rig

Peter Green's 1959 Gibson Les Paul (reversed pickup magnet, out-of-phase neck pickup) → Marshall Guv'nor Mk1 → Marshall JTM45 2245 Reissue 50W → Marshall 4×12

Warm, singing, mid-forward blues lead with sustain and dramatic vibrato

Amp settings — Boss ME-90

CHANNELCLASSIC STACK amp type (JTM45/Plexi voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01OD/DS block (Guv'nor-style Marshall OD)

Use OD/DS type 'GUV' or 'BLUES OD' if available; moderate drive as boost into amp, not heavy distortion source

Drive 5 · Tone 6 · Level 7

Why these settings

Your RG550's humbucker lacks the out-of-phase character of Green's reversed-magnet pickup, so roll tone knob to 7 to soften the highs and add hollow character. Mid pushed to 8 (vs original 7-8) because ME-90's digital voicing needs more mid presence to match the JTM45's natural mid-forward grunt. Gain set to 6 with OD block at moderate drive — two gain stages working together create the singing sustain without crossing into metal territory.

PRO TIPMoore's vibrato technique is the soul of this tone — start each sustained note with slow, wide vibrato that gradually accelerates in speed as the note rings out, mimicking a vocalist's natural expression; practice this independently from the fretboard work, as it's a distinct right-hand coordination skill separate from left-hand bends.

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