No. 1881978·heavy-metal·6 blocks
Beyond the Realms of Death
Beyond the Realms of Death is Judas Priest's great Stained Class ballad — a haunting clean, arpeggiated intro that erupts into one of Glenn Tipton's most emotional solos. The tone is a study in dynamics: a Gibson SG into non-master-volume Marshalls that stay glassy and clean when played softly, then bloom into singing lead sustain when a Dallas Rangemaster treble boost and an MXR Distortion+ shove the front end, with a Maestro Echoplex trailing the lead.
Stained ClassSignal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Deranged Master
Vermin Dist
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Transistor Tape
Plate
Volume Pedal
← Guitar volume / dynamics
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Light compression for the clean intro
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60s
Release
400s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Deranged Master
← Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (lead)
Gain
6
Tone
6.5
Level
7
Vermin Dist
← MXR Distortion+ (lead)
Gain
4
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Drive
4.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
ChVol
6
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Greenback)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
LowCut200Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Time
320ms
Feedback
15
Mix
20
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate (Utopia Studios ambience)
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
16
Decay
1.8s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 188
Beyond the Realms of Death is Judas Priest's great Stained Class ballad — a haunting clean, arpeggiated intro that erupts into one of Glenn Tipton's most emotional solos. The tone is a study in dynamics: a Gibson SG into non-master-volume Marshalls that stay glassy and clean when played softly, then bloom into singing lead sustain when a Dallas Rangemaster treble boost and an MXR Distortion+ shove the front end, with a Maestro Echoplex trailing the lead.
— Glenn Tipton
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