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parissienn walkway amp settings — Valeton GP-200

The Gary Moore guitar tone for “parissienn walkway”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Back on the Streets (1979) — the iconic instrumental featuring Phil Lynott

Original rig

Marshall JMP 100W or JCM800 cranked, Gibson Les Paul Standard with Peter Green/Gary Moore 'out-of-phase' neck pickup mod, light compression, analog delay, minimal effects — tone comes from fingers, sustain, and amp saturation

Singing sustain, warm yet cutting lead tone with vocal-like midrange, creamy overdrive that weeps — not high-gain shred, but rich harmonic saturation with endless sustain

Amp settings — Valeton GP-200

CHANNELJCM800 or Plexi model — select the Marshall 1959/JCM800 amp block; pair with 4x12 Greenback cab IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor block (studio comp or optical style)

Light compression to enhance sustain without squashing dynamics — key to the singing lead tone

Level 6 · Sustain 4 · Attack 5

02Analog Delay block

300-400ms delay, low in mix — adds depth and supports the sustain, not a slapback

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Gary's Les Paul with humbuckers. Compensate by using the neck pickup with tone rolled to 6, boosting mids +1-2 on the amp model, and adding light compression to simulate humbucker sustain. The GP-200's JCM800/Plexi model gets you the Marshall voice — keep gain moderate (6) as Gary's tone was warm saturation, not modern high-gain. The singing quality comes from fingers and vibrato, not extra dirt.

PRO TIPGary's legendary sustain came from his aggressive vibrato and letting notes bloom — pick the note firmly near the bridge, then immediately shift your picking hand to add wide, slow vibrato. The tone lives in the decay, not the attack.

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