The loner amp settings — Marshall JCM800 2203
The Gary moore guitar tone for “The loner”, dialed in for a Marshall JCM800 2203 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Wild Frontier (1987) — main lead tone
1984 PRS Custom / Charvel (EMG 81/SA/SA) into Boss DS-1, Marshall JMP/JTM45, Roland SDE-3000 delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (run into High input to push sustain)
02Digital Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set to ~420ms for signature stereo bloom)
The JCM800 2203 naturally provides the mid-forward Marshall crunch, but without Gary's active EMGs and DS-1, you need the preamp gain pushed to 8 to maximize sustain. We tame the treble to 5 and presence to 4 to round off the sharp top-end bite and focus the singing lower-mids. Rolling the SG neck pickup's tone knob down to 7 replicates Gary's iconic vocal, liquid-flute attack.
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