Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast (2015 Remaster) · 1982
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
Recorded at Battery Studios, London, with producer Martin Birch. The guitar sound on 'The Number of the Beast' is defined by the doubled rhythm parts of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith. The production captured the raw, organic power of their Marshall JMP rigs, avoiding the heavily processed rack-mount tones that would characterize later albums like 'Somewhere in Time'.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 5 items
Destroyer
Ibanez
Primary rhythm/lead
Used by Adrian Smith; loaded with DiMarzio Super Distortion
Cry Baby
Dunlop
Wah
Classic era Wah
Distortion+
MXR
Boost/Overdrive
Used to push the amp into higher gain
JMP 50-watt Head
Marshall
Primary amplification
Standard 50W Plexi/JMP circuit
4x12 Cabinet
Marshall
Speaker projection
Loaded with Celestion speakers
Tone Characteristics
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