Player No. 033metal
Dave Murray
Iron Maiden's longest-serving guitarist, known for his fluid legato technique and Stratocaster-through-Marshall tone. Murray's harmonized lead lines with Adrian Smith on tracks like The Trooper defined the New Wave of British Heavy Metal guitar sound.
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