No. 1951986·heavy-metal·3 blocks
Wasted Years
Wasted Years is the outlier in Iron Maiden's catalog: instead of cranked Marshalls, Adrian Smith's chiming intro rings out of a Gallien-Krueger solid-state combo -- the one era the band set their Plexis aside. A single-humbucker Charvel/Jackson San Dimas, a bright compressed clean, and a Boss chorus make that unmistakable Somewhere in Time shimmer, with the GK's own overdrive channel on tap for the heavier sections.
Somewhere in TimeSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Charvel/Jackson San Dimas (Adrian Smith)
Pickups
H
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Chorus
Jazz Chorus
2x12 Jazz Cab
Plate Reverb
Graphic EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
40s
Release
200s
Mix
40
Level
2dB
Chorus
← Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
Rate
0.5Hz
Depth
40
Mix
45
Jazz Chorus
← Gallien-Krueger 250-series solid-state combo
Gain
3
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
6
Presence
5
Master
7
Sag
3
2x12 Jazz Cab
← Gallien-Krueger internal speakers
LowCut90Hz
HighCut10000Hz
Level
0dB
Plate Reverb
← Somewhere in Time plate (polished)
Decay
1.6s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
18
Level
0
Graphic EQ
← Global tilt EQ
Tilt
5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 195
Wasted Years is the outlier in Iron Maiden's catalog: instead of cranked Marshalls, Adrian Smith's chiming intro rings out of a Gallien-Krueger solid-state combo -- the one era the band set their Plexis aside. A single-humbucker Charvel/Jackson San Dimas, a bright compressed clean, and a Boss chorus make that unmistakable Somewhere in Time shimmer, with the GK's own overdrive channel on tap for the heavier sections.
— Adrian Smith
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