No. 0401983·metal·3 blocks
The Trooper
The Trooper's galloping rhythm and harmonized lead melodies defined the Iron Maiden sound. Murray's Stratocaster through a Marshall produces a bright, cutting tone with enough midrange to carry the twin-guitar harmonies. The tone is aggressive but not excessively distorted -- clarity is essential for the fast, galloping triplet picking patterns.
Piece of MindSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (with hot-rodded pickups)
Pickups
HSS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
T808 OD
Brit 800
4x12 Green 25W
Plate
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
0.5
Level
0dB
T808 OD
← Tube Screamer (lead boost)
Drive
2
Tone
5.5
Level
7.5
Brit 800
← Marshall JCM800
Drive
7
Bass
5
Mid
7
Treble
7
Presence
7
MV
7
4x12 Green 25W
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Studio plate
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.4s
Predelay
30ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 040
The Trooper's galloping rhythm and harmonized lead melodies defined the Iron Maiden sound. Murray's Stratocaster through a Marshall produces a bright, cutting tone with enough midrange to carry the twin-guitar harmonies. The tone is aggressive but not excessively distorted -- clarity is essential for the fast, galloping triplet picking patterns.
— Dave Murray
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