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Parisienne Walkways amp settings — Mooer GE200

The Gary Moore guitar tone for “Parisienne Walkways”, dialed in for a Mooer GE200 with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Back on the Streets (1979) — recorded at Morgan Studios, London

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Greeny'), Mesa Boogie Mark I combo into 4x12 cab, Neumann U87 mic, EMT plate reverb

Warm, singing sustain with vocal-like midrange bloom; clean-ish foundation breaking into creamy overdrive on sustained notes

Amp settings — Mooer GE200

CHANNELMesa Mark I or Fender Deluxe model — use a clean/edge-of-breakup amp block with mid-forward voicingBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	6
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer / TS808 model (GE200 internal)

Use as a mid-boost into the amp model to compensate for Strat's scooped single coils vs Les Paul humbuckers — low drive, level above unity

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02Plate Reverb (GE200 internal)

Essential — the studio used EMT plate reverb, not spring. Set for lush sustain without wash

Mix 4 · Decay 6 · Pre-Delay 2

Why these settings

Moore used the neck pickup on a thick-sounding Les Paul humbucker; your Strat's neck single coil is brighter and lower output. The TS model at low drive adds the midrange body and slight compression the Strat lacks. Mid pushed to 8 (vs original's 7) to recover the vocal-like warmth. Treble dropped to 5 and tone knob at 7 to tame Strat ice-pick highs. Bass at 4 prevents the boosted mids from getting muddy.

PRO TIPThe famous 30-second sustained opening note was pure controlled feedback — stand close to your monitor/speaker, angle the guitar toward it, and let the neck pickup ring. Slow, wide vibrato from the wrist (not fingers) is essential to Moore's vocal phrasing; practice sustaining notes with continuous vibrato rather than adding it as an afterthought.

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