The messiah will come again amp settings — Vox VT40X
The Gary moore guitar tone for “The messiah will come again”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Gibson Les Paul Special. Live at Montreux (1990) / Studio cut, After the War (1989)
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Greeny' with out-of-phase middle pickup) into Marshall 1959 Super Lead / Soldano SLO-100 and Marshall Guv'nor / Boss DS-1 distortion with Roland SDE-3000 / Boss DM-2 delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Overdrive / Boost (VT40X Pedal 1 Section)
Engage the built-in OD block on the VT40X to push the BRIT 800 model into singing sustain
02Onboard Analog Delay (VT40X Pedal 2 Section)
Set for a warm, subtle ~350ms ambient repeat to mimic Gary's tape/rack delay bloom
03Boss DS-1 or Marshall Guv'nor Clone
RECOMMENDED — not owned. An analog high-gain dirt pedal in front provides endless physical feedback at bedroom volumes
The VT40X is a modeling amp, so we select the 'BRIT 800' amp model with gain at 8 and mid boosted to 8 to replicate Gary's Marshall and Soldano lead midrange. Since your Les Paul Special uses P-90 pickups rather than full-sized PAF humbuckers, rolling the tone knob to 8 and keeping bass at 5 softens the P-90 top-end bite into a thicker, flutey singing voice. The VT40X faceplate lacks a dedicated presence knob, so it is omitted.
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