Still got the blues amp settings — British amp British combo
The Gary moore guitar tone for “Still got the blues”, dialed in for a British amp British combo with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Still Got the Blues album (1990)
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (neck pickup, tone rolled to 6), Marshall JTM45 Reissue head + 1960B cab (clean setting), Marshall Guv'nor distortion pedal (Gain 7, Bass 7, Mid 10, Treble 8.5, Level 6), Roland SDD-320 Dimension D chorus (Mode 4)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
Moore's original tone came from a CLEAN JTM45 with the Guv'nor pedal providing ALL the distortion and mid-boost. Without a drive pedal, your British amp must supply the gain directly—pushed to light crunch (gain 3) with mids cranked to 8 to approximate the Guv'nor's mid-heavy voicing. Rolling the Les Paul's tone knob to 6 is critical for that creamy woman-tone character. RECOMMENDED: A Marshall Guv'nor, Boss SD-1, or any mid-forward overdrive pedal would get you 80% closer—run the amp fully clean and let the pedal do the saturation work.
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