China Town amp settings — Mooer GE150

The Van Halen guitar tone for “China Town”, dialed in for a Mooer GE150 with a EVH 5150 Series. Studio version, A Different Kind of Truth (2012) - Main Riff / Lead

Original rig

EVH Wolfgang USA Custom / Stealth guitar into EVH 5150 III 100W Head (Channel 3 / Red Lead Channel, EL34/6L6) into EVH 5150 III 4x12 Celestion G12EVH cab

Ultra-aggressive modern high-gain, tight percussive low end, cutting upper mids with harmonic saturation

Amp settings — Mooer GE150

CHANNELEV 5053 (EVH 5150 model) + 4x12 EV Cab IRBOOSTon

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Mooer GE150 Noise Gate Block

Place before amp block to tighten fast staccato picking

Threshold 6 · Decay 3

02Mooer GE150 Delay Block (Digital Delay)

Set subtle slapback delay in post-amp position (approx 320ms)

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Mix 2

Why these settings

The Mooer GE150's EV 5053 high-gain amp model replicates the 5150 III Red channel's saturation. With the EVH Wolfgang humbuckers directly matching the original instrument, amp gain is set around 6 to prevent high-speed picking runs from turning to mush. A tight gate in front is critical to keep the fast tapping and synchronized bass/guitar riffs precise.

PRO TIPFor the rapid tapped intro and verse motifs, use the edge of your right-hand index finger or a light pick tap against the fretwire for crisp, clear harmonic articulation without flub.

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