No. 0711990·heavy-metal·5 blocks
Painkiller
Judas Priest's fastest, most violent statement. On the 1990 title track, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing drove hot-humbucker Hamer solidbodies into cranked JCM800-era Marshalls, recorded by Chris Tsangarides at Miraval Studios in France. The rhythm is wall-of-Marshall high gain at roughly 200 BPM; Tipton's solo adds wah and screaming whammy dives. Standard tuning — the speed lives in the picking hand and a tight noise gate.
PainkillerSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Hamer solidbody (Tipton/Downing, Painkiller era)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Booster
Lead
Reverb
Noise Gate
← Rack noise gate (FRFR essential)
Threshold
52dB
Release
20s
Level
0
Booster
← TS-style boost (FRFR tightener)
Drive
20
Bottom
50
Tone
60
Level
85
Lead
← Marshall JCM800-era head
Gain
80
Volume
60
Bass
50
Middle
60
Treble
72
Presence
68
Master
60
Reverb
← Studio plate (subtle)
Time
9ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
50
EffectLevel
8
Engineer's note
File 071
Judas Priest's fastest, most violent statement. On the 1990 title track, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing drove hot-humbucker Hamer solidbodies into cranked JCM800-era Marshalls, recorded by Chris Tsangarides at Miraval Studios in France. The rhythm is wall-of-Marshall high gain at roughly 200 BPM; Tipton's solo adds wah and screaming whammy dives. Standard tuning — the speed lives in the picking hand and a tight noise gate.
— Glenn Tipton
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