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 · 7 blocksLive values · Pedalboard
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
MXR Distortion+ (lead boost)
Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Greenback)
Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
Shure SM57
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
boost
Boost
7
MXR Distortion+ (lead boost)
distortion
Output
7
Distortion
4
Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
preamp
Volume
5
Treble
6
Middle
6
Bass
5
Presence
5
Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
delay
Delay
320
Repeats
2
Mix
20
Engineer's note
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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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