No. 1001982·metal·4 blocks
The Number of the Beast
The title track's driving, harmonized riff. Dave Murray drove his black Stratocaster — a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge — and Adrian Smith his red Ibanez Destroyer (the guitar Smith said he 'recorded Number of the Beast on, the song, the solo, and everything') into cranked Marshalls, with an MXR Distortion+ adding the singing lead bite. Martin Birch tracked the twin parts at Battery Studios, London. Standard tuning; the aggression is in the picking hand and a tight gate.
The Number of the BeastSignal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Dave Murray) / Ibanez Destroyer (Adrian Smith)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Studio Comp
Distortion+
Plexi 100W High
4x12 Greenback
Plate
Filter Tilt
Noise Gate
← Studio noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-54dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Studio Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
8s
Release
200s
Mix
0.4
Level
0dB
Distortion+
← MXR Distortion+
Drive
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Plexi 100W High
← Marshall 100W (Super Lead / early JCM800)
Drive
7
Bass
5
Mid
5.5
Treble
7
Presence
6.2
MV
6.5
Cut
4
4x12 Greenback
← Marshall 4x12 (Greenbacks)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut11000Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Studio plate (light)
Mix
0.1
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
0.0ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 100
The title track's driving, harmonized riff. Dave Murray drove his black Stratocaster — a DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge — and Adrian Smith his red Ibanez Destroyer (the guitar Smith said he 'recorded Number of the Beast on, the song, the solo, and everything') into cranked Marshalls, with an MXR Distortion+ adding the singing lead bite. Martin Birch tracked the twin parts at Battery Studios, London. Standard tuning; the aggression is in the picking hand and a tight gate.
— Dave Murray
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