No. 1881978·heavy-metal·6 blocks
Beyond the Realms of Death
Beyond the Realms of Death is Judas Priest's great Stained Class ballad — a haunting clean, arpeggiated intro that erupts into one of Glenn Tipton's most emotional solos. The tone is a study in dynamics: a Gibson SG into non-master-volume Marshalls that stay glassy and clean when played softly, then bloom into singing lead sustain when a Dallas Rangemaster treble boost and an MXR Distortion+ shove the front end, with a Maestro Echoplex trailing the lead.
Stained ClassSignal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
T808 Boost
FAS Boost
Plexi 100W High
4x12 Green 25W
Tape Delay
Plate
Studio Comp
← Light compression for the clean intro
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
8s
Release
250s
Mix
0.5
Level
0dB
T808 Boost
← Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (lead)
Drive
6
Tone
6.5
Level
7
FAS Boost
← MXR Distortion+ (lead)
Drive
4
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Plexi 100W High
← Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Drive
4.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
MV
7
Cut
5
4x12 Green 25W
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Greenback)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Level
0dB
Tape Delay
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
Time
320ms
Feedback
0.1
Mix
0.2
Plate
← Studio plate (Utopia Studios ambience)
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.8s
Predelay
20ms
Engineer's note
File 188
Beyond the Realms of Death is Judas Priest's great Stained Class ballad — a haunting clean, arpeggiated intro that erupts into one of Glenn Tipton's most emotional solos. The tone is a study in dynamics: a Gibson SG into non-master-volume Marshalls that stay glassy and clean when played softly, then bloom into singing lead sustain when a Dallas Rangemaster treble boost and an MXR Distortion+ shove the front end, with a Maestro Echoplex trailing the lead.
— Glenn Tipton
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