No. 0701982·metal·4 blocks
Run to the Hills
The galloping anthem of The Number of the Beast. Dave Murray drove his black Stratocaster — loaded with a hot DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker — into a cranked 50-watt Marshall Super Lead, with an MXR Distortion+ for extra bite. Adrian Smith doubled the harmonized leads, famously on an Ibanez Destroyer. Producer Martin Birch tracked the twin guitars at Battery Studios in early 1982, doubling each part to widen the soundstage. Standard tuning; the gallop is in the picking hand.
The Number of the BeastSignal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Dave Murray 'Kossoff' Strat)
Pickups
HSH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Stupor OD
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Plate
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Pedal
100%
Noise Gate
← Studio noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
-54dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
50s
Release
300s
Mix
40
Level
0dB
Stupor OD
← MXR Distortion+
Gain
2.5
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead 50 (non-master-volume)
Drive
7
Bass
5
Mid
5.5
Treble
7
Presence
6.2
ChVol
6.5
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Greenbacks)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut11000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Plate
← Studio plate (light)
LowCut160Hz
HighCut7000Hz
Mix
12
Decay
0.3s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 070
The galloping anthem of The Number of the Beast. Dave Murray drove his black Stratocaster — loaded with a hot DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker — into a cranked 50-watt Marshall Super Lead, with an MXR Distortion+ for extra bite. Adrian Smith doubled the harmonized leads, famously on an Ibanez Destroyer. Producer Martin Birch tracked the twin guitars at Battery Studios in early 1982, doubling each part to widen the soundstage. Standard tuning; the gallop is in the picking hand.
— Dave Murray
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