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 · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Treble Booster
Crunch
Delay
Reverb
Treble Booster
← Dallas Rangemaster + MXR Distortion+ (lead)
Drive
45
Bottom
40
Tone
65
Level
80
Crunch
← Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Gain
40
Volume
60
Bass
50
Middle
60
Treble
60
Presence
50
Master
55
Delay
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
Time
320ms
Feedback
15
EffectLevel
20
Reverb
← Studio plate (Utopia Studios ambience)
Time
6ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
55
EffectLevel
16
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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