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 · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Compressor
Treble Boost
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Super Lead' or 'Plexi edge of breakup'
Delay
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compressor
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Treble Boost
← Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (lead)
Boost
6
Tone
6.5
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Super Lead' or 'Plexi edge of breakup'
← Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Gain
4.5
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
Delay
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
Time
320ms
Feedback
0.1
Mix
0.2
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate (Utopia Studios ambience)
Decay
1.8s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.2
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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