SECRET to the early IRON MAIDEN guitar sound REVEALED!
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- It took me a month, but I finally uncovered the right combination...
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Gear used:
Les Paul style guitar (Electra) dirty fingers NOTE! I am using the bridge pickup. My pickup is wired backwards so it looks like I'm using the neck.
Kramer Fat Strat with super distortion pickup.
Audix F6 to recreate the bass/warm tape
MXL v250 ribbon mic to recreate the bass/warm tape
Plexi (settings all eq on 3, bass on 5, vol cranked to taste. Input jack bottom left)
Blackback Celestion
Unidyne mic 8 inches from speaker
Vintage MXR D+ pedal (vol 8 dist 3)
Vintage MXR micro amp pedal (4 out of 10)
Vintage MXR 10 band (lower mid, mid and upper mid boosted)
A sub mic and a ribbon mic for warmth (about 20% in the mix)
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iron maiden was my 1st concert.
15 yrs old, 16th row, Eddie, Harris' chrome bass plate blinding me like a lazer. Number of the Beast Tour which just happened to be the 1st cassette tape i ever bought. When that intro started live at the show, mind blown. i was dizzy at one point, looked down at one point for a minute, looked up and there was this what appeared to be this 20 foot tall dead guy walking on the stage with lazer beam eyes. 🎸
Haha. Peaked with your first ever gig. Can’t top that.
That’s so badass. I would give anything for that experience.
thats like joe and the eye at the blue oyster cult show in the stoned age
Man, that's the exact same tone! Great work, I really like the attention to detail in your videos
+Eddie Höek Cheers Eddie! Getting a copywrite notice on the audio from TH-cam after I uploaded it is the best review I ever had. The automated wave file checker was fooled, so that made my day. Haha.
Ace frehley 74 early sound and later 77 sound attempt next ????????????????????????????????????????
Would drive lots of Traffic to your Channel , Lots of kiss heads would relish a close up analysis
How did you solve the copyright issue?
Michael Goudis it's easy these days. Iron Maiden gets all ad revenue generated by my video. Labour of love!
parabot2 that would be fun. Imagine pretty sure that was the same black back speaker too! It's on my list!
Great tone man!
Johan Segeborn Yes! The Marshall whisperer speaks! Huge fan of your vids. You are always welcome to stay/visit if you visit Florida. Cheers!
Johan sure knows tone, doesn't he? Great playing and capturing Maiden for sure.
nighttrain022 one of my fav subs. A costly one...i got obsessed with old speakers because of him. I literally have huge piles of speakers in boxes. Haha. Love it.
Your spot on with everything I'm a maiden fan since 79 and nobody surpasses Paul diano on the first album
John Dowling cheers John!
Let me start by saying I'm now an old git, so memories may be a bit blurred. The way you present these videos I think is superb, just like listening to a mate sort of saying "hey listen to what I've discovered", and drawing you right into the whole vibe.
Enough ramblin'
Way way back circa 1970/71, the band I was in played a gig in our hometown of Whitehaven in Cumbria (was Cumberland back then). We played support in the Empress Ballroom for........ yes you got it - Iron Maiden. Part of the memory is pretty clear as being a local band we had local support, also it was one of those nights when everything just came together and gelled, so consequently we over-ran our time and the crowd kept wanting more, ultimately the Maiden guys came on stage and threatened to do us over, I was 17 so they were big to us, and we vacated quick sharp. Now to the point of this, I would swear that on 1 side of the stage there was a Carlsbro rig and a Orange on the other, with the vocals coming out of WEM tall slimish columns, I'm pretty certain there was no Marshall gear on stage. Apart from our bass players rig, mine at that time was Vamp, do you remember them? Virtually hand built in London. Don't know how much later it was that Iron Maiden got a record deal and a bit of recognition, but that night they were awesome, even though they looked dirty scruffy and knackered, obviously from hard graft fot little reward, I guess they maybe got £55 for the gig, we got £35, mind you could buy a pint for 9d old pennies that is 240 of those in £1, so £1 would but about 26 pints.
Now I'm rambling, sorry, hope some of this is of interest.
Gordon Bennett That's brilliant info. I'm not surprised they got in your face. Haha. Teenagers usually don't know about stage etiquette and get carried away. Thanks for the kind words by the way. Means a lot. As for the gear they may have been running on the venue's cabs with Marshall's stuck behind. Perhaps even the whole orange head etc. Most early pics/gigs it's Marshall stacks everywhere. Esp on their larger gigs.
Loved your story, great read
Iron maiden didn't form until 1975 though
There were actually 2 bands named Iron Maiden before the Harris Version. Gordon's band probably opened for one of them. www.metalstorm.net/pub/article.php?article_id=1317&page=&message_id=
Just followed that link and I think you're spot on, I've always wondered when it was that Iron Maiden became "heavy". The band I remember played a pretty progressive style.
Nice choice on the song! People always give the later albums all the glory, but that first album is their best in my opinion.
Yep. I will be doing the new classic lineup a go too.
Justin Brantley - the first two albums are consistently voted the best by fans.
@@garymitchell5899 they really aren't. Beast and powerslave are consistently voted the best albums.
They are good, but they get better from NOTB onward to SSOSS.
This is the closest one yet, great work and it's interesting to hear the story fleshed out.
Sentient Circuits Thanks! Really appreciate you watching my efforts.
Wow. You can really tell you put the work and time in on this.
Chris Franklyn cheers Chris! It was a labour of love!
This was brilliant. I am a sound fanatic myself, but you touch things I havent even thought of. I have followed Maiden all my life and knew the personal stuff you knew. There is something about them no one can speak up against. I was 16 when I traveled the first time to see them. As a kid (I was born in 74) I was always disappointed when the press slaughtered bands like Maiden. I remember my dad telling me "Dont worry son, one day, your generation will rule the world and everything is different." Thank you for reminding me:)
+Ståle Kvale It's posts like this that keep me trying. Passion is a great thing.
I really appreciate how your are reverse-engineering guitar sounds. You may be one of the only people in the world going this deep into it. Cheers!
Thanks man.
This was so much fun to listen to! Both the tone and the story! Thank you for putting this together!
Hampus Bankler Thanks HP! Welcome to the Circle!
You really worked hard on this.
+Raymond Roder Thanks Ray. I did get a bit obsessed with it. But it was a healthy challenge.
That sounds amazing!! An Impulse Response pack would be amazing!! I bet you’d have a lot of customers! Great work
@@davidlambert5123 I'm actually working on a perfect cabinet for impulse responses. It's going to be the best impulse on the market because even the internal wiring in the cab/capture process is bleeding edge practically lossless when it comes to the capacitance of the signal path. We are talking SERIOUS audiophile quality. I'm excited.
Yes. Maiden absolutely worked their tails off to make it, and once they did make it, they still delivered the goods. They did not rest on their laurels. I've got big time respect for them.
They're honestly one of the few really old bands, where I am not expecting to be disappointed. They still have things to say and are not trying to re-create their old stuff. They're still evolving. Book of Souls was great and A Matter of Life and Death is, in my opinion, one of their best albums, and that was 30 years into their career. I'm super excited for their new album, whenever we may get our hands on it.
@@mrcoatsworth429 I'm a big big fan. Great band. Seen them live many times in the 80s. Need to see them again!
You know you're doing something right when TH-cam can't tell the difference between your work and the original artist's work.
Poor band touring tip.
If you and the band end up sleeping in the truck during Winter, leave a window open just a crack.
If you don't you'll wake up covered in rain from the condensation from the roof. That rain may well freeze on you.
Ask me how I know.
Lesson learned in a car park in Hartlepool ...
+KozmykJ haha. Yep. Gotta watch that crack in the summer though. You get a van full of mosquitos.
mordokch you'll pay for these ruddy trousers! If you have changed the shape of my nose in any way Alan Metcalf I'll sue you!
mordokch I did this: th-cam.com/video/qfT4Gc-ePIc/w-d-xo.html
mordokch I may do a full on bad news vid. Brian May recorded the album! And apparently after the recording process he had to take a vacation! Haha.
@murdokch Good point. Unfortunately our regular band wagon was off the road and we were in a hire van... all the leopard skin lined hire vans were taken that week ...
I think that the first album is the best as well! I always loved Phantom of the Opera! Such a great song!
Yep it's a classic
Love the old sound and vibe of those records, I tried hard to recreate this but felt something was always missing. Thank you so much for this video!
This is so weird. I *hear* an Iron Maiden, but I don't *see* an Iron Maiden...
+L-1011 Widebody haha. I look like Eddie though.
L-1011 Widebody dude I can't stop laughin
Imagine if the torture device just played pieces of the band's music when it opened and closed.
@@pip5528 killer sound
Sounded pretty damn right to me man. Loved it, fascinating.
Thanks man!
I am not exclusively a Metal Head, but the first two Maiden albums are my favorite records of all time and there are no albums i listened more often to since i was 13 years old. And i can clearly tell the tone is very very close, first i even thought you just played one of the demos. I missed the solo though. But all in all very very good work.
+Potz Blitz Thanks man! Great post. Being a teenager + metal was awesome. Like a secret club.
Dude this is the video I never knew you made!! I've always been a maiden fan and I'm still discovering my reasons even to this day. I like your approach to discovering maiden, how you said where they came from in their origins. That's really cool and I only discovered that about them recently. I'm only 3/4 of the way through this video but I'm definitely sharing this with my friends because these videos are a huge benefit to the recording musician, and it's fascinating to get the inside look at the things they use. This is really awesome.
lastinlineband1 thanks for sharing. That’s what really helps. Delighted you like it. I’m uploading a new vid as I type!
What an incredible job you did here, total respect for your determination in finding those sounds and then absolutely nailing them! Phantom Of The Opera is just insane, there's no two ways about it! Everyone knows that Steve Harris is a genius of bass playing, songwriting and arrangement etc but still, even with that knowledge accepted it's still mind blowing how a kid in his early 20's even conceived of that track, let alone got it onto tape. That said, for all his genius, it's baffling to me how he still seems disappointed in the sound of that first album. For me, I think I'd stop short of calling it their best ever, but top 3, certainly. He knows far better than I though, obviously, he knew what he wanted to hear and I guess that witnessing Will Malone's disinterest day after day during recording wouldn't have helped. A classic track on a classic album, Iron Maiden should be held as national treasures in this country in my humble opinion and it's kind of sad that metal has been a bit of a dirty word over the years. That's just another reason to respect the band though, they could have easily sold their musical integrity for the corporate 30 pieces of silver many times over but they've never budged...although I'm still not entirely convinced by the guitar synths of "Somewhere In Time" :D
Great to hear how a musician understands the struggle of other musician, great video, hats off man.
This was great! I actually got into Maiden at Number Of The Beast. I worked backwards, not realizing the singer was different (dumb kid and there was no internet!). It took me a while to get into it, but I now feel the way you do. There is a lot of intricacy to the older stuff and Killers wound up being my favorite Iron Maiden album by a mile. Sorry for the ramble, but loved the vid and you have a new subscriber. Thanks!
TheLostSquadron no rambling! That is what my channel is all about. Going deep into what makes us love these sounds.
TheLostSquadron - You would need the internet to differentiate Bruce to that shit singer Paul? lol Are you deaf?
What? I meant I bought the albums when there was no internet. Number Of The Beast was new, I picked up Killers without realizing the singer was different. Paul isn't a bad singer, very different musically but Killers (and Iron Maiden) are superb albums.
TheLostSquadron - Lol, i know that's what you meant, but you shouldn't need to have the internet or anything else to gear the disteniction..
Dennis you don't get it but it's all good. He's saying he bought the album without hearing the news that Bruce was now in the band. He obviously could tell they were different people.
Love the history on Maiden and you sharing your evolution through this process! Great video!
Killed it. That was awesome. My first maiden album was the self title first album. Great job
Andii Rejino Cheers Andii. Delighted you dug it!
Its one of the best videos I watched on youtube. See the same passion for a band, a band that I hear since I was 4, 5, is great. Know how far you can go to replicate the band you love, there is no words. Thank you for that sir.
Marvin Carvalho You made my day! Thanks man. I'm really thankful of the kind words. Keeps me going!
Anyone who has ever spent time getting the patches, delays and the tone right for the Maiden songs knows how deep this shit goes. You sound on Phantom was production grade man. I wish you could have played a couple more that fit the sound. Up the Irons !
Ashish Shetti Thanks man! I'll be attempting a piece of mind era soon.
Nicely done! I love the squeaking when they pick! Classic!
Rob Gravelle haha. That's the beauty of my gear. You can hear e wry nuance.
When I was a kid I played the guitar through a vinyl record player which was connected to a small speaker which was built in a die-cast aluminium electrical connection box. It exactly sounded like the guitars in Prowler :D I loved that sound and was shocked when I read in an interview that years later they did not liked it and they wished if they could re-record the album :D
Oh man
We had a console stereo. You know the kind that looked like a piece of furniture lol.
It had on the selector "guitar".
It was my first tube amp.
Was a shame I couldn't transport it. That would have been a sight, showing up to a gig with a huge piece of furniture.
Lol
Your personnal remarks concerning their struggle while trying to reach the top are very interesting. You deserve a 10/10 just for that. Thank you !
+Eric D. Thanks Eric. Glad you liked my awakening. Haha.
I wish you the best !
Awesome! you should do the same sort of thing for Piece of mind-Powerslave tone as I already said in the other video. You have the gear and the knowledge to do it right! the key to that sound I believe is the speaker, as usual...so I'm courious about the g12-65 despite it said they used evm12l...but who knows? great job anyway!
trey azagathooth yep, I'll def be doing piece of mind. Have to do Bruce era too! Thanks for watching!
thank you very much...if you'll do it you would solve my life-long quest for tone since I was 14teen...because that one is my prototype of tone!
trey azagathooth Awesome. I'm getting some help from maiden fans on the next one.
+trey azagathooth :-)
@@CIRCLEOFTONE what about Somewhere in Time, do you like that album? Has pretty mellow but a very distinctive tone.
VERY nice job on this vid btw!
Kick ass rendition dude. Subbed. Hard work paid off.
Thanks dude! Really appreciate the sub! Means a lot!
This tone needs to be preserved for future generations lol
Haha! Hell yeah!
I didn't know you had a channel until today! Really good vids man!! It's really cool seeing the guitars I've wreched on. (except that Tokia!! That thing and it's irreplaceable pick guard still give me nightmares) Cheers!!!
Welcome to the circle.
I'm older than you. Iron Maiden was my first passion. The early albums helped me so much musically. Great, great band.
Tommy Golden thanks Tommy. Just checked out your vids. Jealous of the king of tone pedal. Always wanted one of those! I have a few analog man modded pedals.
CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone ...thank you. It stopped my search for the "sound". I still use a Tumnus though. Your sound on the early maiden stuff, I always used a slap (like you spoke of) back. I'm a huge Adrian fan. Loved that early stuff. Then I went to thrash and punk.
Tommy Golden cool. I'm bringing out a pedal similar to the Klon soon. I have a distortion pedal but I also want a vibey one.
CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone believe it or not the Wampler Euphoria is hands down insane. I used it with my Tumnus before I got the KOT.
Btw. Go to Anologman website and get on the King of tone Waiting list. It’s free. And 18 months later you get to custom build your own
Tommy Golden I've always been tempted but I tend to get gear to recreate famous albums. Only a few ITK guys use them in the studio. Sonif that happens you can loan me yours. Haha.
Hats off to your dissection of tone and why they did what they did to achieve their tone..
Your research of the science of Iron Maiden is amazing!!! Bravo.
Scott Romans Thanks Scott. Looking back it's kinda crazy that I'd do over 100 tracks, but a mic because of a picture, borrow gear etc etc but it's well worth it! That tone was so good I had to keep digging! Delighted you like it! Welcome to the circle!
Im a thrash guy too...totally love Iron Maiden though, always have. Feeling ya big time.
MrJudahdan Thanks for watching. Awesome you like it.
Well all the early thrash bands played maiden and priest songs, that is where it came from. Slayer megad anthx all have covered their tunes early on before fame
Whoa, you trickin me? Cause it is absolutely sound jackpot
+MyMusicAcc that's awesome. I've had to show people my isolated guitar's, and that's the best review. Haha.
Happiest copyright notice ever lol
muckymcfly haha. Yep. It's like a badge of honor. My wave file matches theirs.
over a quarter of a million views , great work owen . this was one of your best videos , the tone was totally nailed.
Thanks man.
I first heard their debut album just as Killers came out. It was one of the albums that got me into heavy metal. Black Sabbath Turn up the Night, Mob Rules, Ozzy Osbourne Over the Mountain and Diary of a Madman, Michael Schenker Group Attack of the Mad Axemen and On and on, Scorpions Blackout just to name a few of the bands and songs that christened me into heavy metal.
Great job on the analysis of the band and the song. Iron Maiden is a bugger to play their stuff because it does take another level of play. Time changes, key changes, scale changes and more all at a frantic pace. Phantom of the Opera is really one of the songs that I give for the birth of thrash with the frenetic pace of the drums and the opening of the guitar.
One point I will say. Don't think that you have to like only the bands that are like you. Some great musical experiences come from people that a different than you. If something is difficult to play, then you will have a greater appreciation for the talent and then, hopefully strive harder to be better. By striving harder you will reach your full potential. Again, great analysis of Phantom.
Charles W Jansen II Yep good points. It wasn't about money, it was more of the tights wearing, fake mist, skull holding leather tunic thing that i could not relate to. That put me off. I didn't even know about the Dianno era who I would have related with more.
But I've matured now (only a tiny amount) and I can see how hard they worked. Huge fan in the making.
This is stunning, i legitimately got goose bumbs hearing this, its really really damn close, very good my friend🤘
+Ricardo Lopez Yep I think this is my best work when recreating original. Proud of this one.
Phantom of the Opera is easily their best song IMO. It's a bummer it never makes their setlists nowadays. Great content as always! Now you've got to learn to gallop and do the bass tone from the 1st two albums
+Andrew Welser haha. Yep! I TRIED to do the bass. My fingers were killing me. I texted my brother to try it but he was too far away. When he visits next I will do a Maiden, primus and tool bass vids. I can set it up in advance and get him to perform it.
Andrew Welser I guess coz it's too long of a song? Like Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Fred Payette Yeah they do like their epic stuff. But going that fast on the strings with no calluses on your fingers? Steve was a beast!
They played it on the whole Maiden England tour
Cold Shower You're right. He sings EVERYTHING better than Paul.
OWEN MAN!!! What a shock to see you here! I just clicked on it because I fancied getting some insight into the early maiden sound etc... and you're little cute face that I remember from Swansea all them years ago popped up!
Stephen Mackrill haha. I'm Hansel. So hot right now. Apparently this vid is being suggested a lot.
jesus dude that was spot on!
+Michael Peretto Thanks Mike! Glad you listened.
Fuck, that is impressive work matey. I closed my eyes and could just have easily been listening to Phantom. Respect, great work.
+2112jonr Thanks man! Awesome complement.
I'm hopeless in love with this tone since the first time I heard the album, about 15 years ago. Could you share the exact signal path and settings of the pedals/amp? I know each equipment is unique but sometimes "ctrl+c/ctrl+v" works great as a starting point... Keep on the awesome work, man! One of the best guitar channels on TH-cam, without a doubt. Cheers from Brazil!
Only clicked on to try and get a rough handle on what set-up to use for the intro on Phantom of the Opera (for a Facebook riff challenge!) and ended up watching the whole video.
Really enjoyed this, love early Iron Maiden, ever since the 80s! Admire your dedication and research. Helped me out a lot and took me on a trip down memory lane :)
Glad it helped. I did Bruce era here too: th-cam.com/video/VYOQ0ThJS6A/w-d-xo.html
@@CIRCLEOFTONE I do like some Bruce-era Iron Maiden, but have to say that the first two albums are more my cup of tea. Killers was/is my favourite. Will check it out though
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CIRCLE OF TONE. Have you ever completed a tone match for Carcass or Death? That would be cool. Love your Chanel.
2112LEXX I failed at the guitars re Death. But I just got the proper pedal he used so I’ll try it again. Here is my failed attempt: ath-cam.com/video/_44MxOiITEI/w-d-xo.html
Absolutely loved your take on bass recording.
If you made a bass distortion reflecting how distorted bass would ideally sound in your mind, I’d buy it in a second ❤️
sry this aint got shit to do with this convo but ...u are the rithym guitarist off .......(Suffocation) ....
Being a big Maiden's fan I really loved watching this video...
man awesome videos the time you go through to find a bands tone simply fantastic
Thanks Ben!
You nailed it, very nice! Please try to copy the sound of Somewhere in Time, this really might be a challenge for you.
+kili1985 Yep that will get done in the future. I have the same amps etc as they used. Thanks for watching!
Hell yeah. My favorite by them.
CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone Can’t wait for this
Nino Djuras I'm looking forward to it too. I need to look out for a hotrails.
Great idea! Alexander the great is one of my absolute favorite songs to play on guitar but I'm missing 'that' tone. The sound on stranger in a strange land is also awesome
Amazing, just amazing. Took me right back to 1980 when I saw them for the first time in a tiny local venue. Unbelievable when you think of how massive they are now.
Glad you liked it man
It was great watching you play Maiden like that. Will definitely check out more videos. Fantastic
Keep on Rocking, Peace!
Killers is still and always will be my favorite album.Not taking anything away from Bruce.Paul was fantastic on that album
Joe Dov yep. Paul even says Bruce is the better singer but from an attitude standpoint it brings them closer together. Both are forces of nature.
I so agree! Iron Maiden and killers is just amazing. My favorite two albums.
Some ears you have on you there buddy. The sound / tone is bloody amazing considering how you went about accomplishing it . Easy with digital modeling in 2018 . So all props to you do more on Maidens differing sound through the years plz . New sub for sure Im curious Glad your grooving on Maiden . Keep fighting the good fight
daraboy1973 thanks man. Yep I’ll be doing Bruce Maiden too. Welcome to the circle!
I personally prefer Killers to the Debut, but the debut is my second favorite Maiden album
Ryan Thompson Guitarist Yep I only just started to listen to killer. I just think running free etc is so seminal. But I know from experience that albums can be long term deep dives so my opinions can change.
I'm really happy to see all the passion about music and the gear man. Thanks for the amazing videos!
+Yan Taran Welcome to The Circle! Delighted you like the vids.
Great vid. Love your stuff.
Crimson Ghost thanks man! This one turned into an obsession.
Have you done a video about those pedals you are selling? I would love to know more about what you cobbled together.
Crimson Ghost Nah not yet. While it's in preorder/$99 I'm not really advertising it fully. It will come with the whole battery of ads when it's fully released. I have already sold/shipped some pedals but it's currently sold out and back on preorder. All I can say is the same audiophile chips that are being used in Slate digital hardware are used in my pedal and the signal is helped/maintained by other key components not found in any other pedal.
There will be an annoying amount of videos on it soon. But the price will go up to $129.99 when it's released fully. It comes with a cheat sheet because some of the sounds are not obvious settings wise. For instance it nails the Pink Floyd CLEAN solo tone. So it's not just chug.
Sounds awesome.
I was drinking my coffee early in the morning when I noticed this video and "damn the tone is the exact one" I screamed at home!!! :-)
Loved the details you gave about Iron Maiden. You made my day, keep going!! Up the Irons \m/
+Rabia Anwar Haha. Awesome. Welcome to the circle!
35 years from the first album to the last release...one of the best in my opinion...talent, hard work, determination, passion, creativity...iron maiden have this in truckloads...cant wait for more...love it dude👍
Tim Watson Thanks Tim. It still blows me away how good it is.
Magnificent video sir! Respect for your thougts man on what heavy metal is all about.
I would really love a video on Randy Rhoads sound. Though it would be extremely hard to acquire some of the rigs he used like his 1959 Marshall Super Lead. I hope there's something out there equivalent to it. Though it's all about getting dead close to the sound.
+Fiction Supreme That is on my list. You will definitely like my next video if you are an Ozzy fan ;-)
Cold Shower He's great, but if I compared their tones Randy's is that of a fire breathing Dragon compared to Jake. In technique and skill, Jake is awesome, but it's missing that classical influence I love in Rhoads' music. I do have a bias for Rhoads, but only because Jake's tracks do get old for me, maybe an exception for "Now you see it" which is just awesome. Jake for me is just missing a heavier tone. It's not heavy enough and sounds pretty flat.
Yes please do Randy that would be amazing
Cold Shower production wise it's smoother but I think Randy had more metal and better outside the box playing.
SunShineSamurai I think I can get the same amp through my connections.
Hey brother I just subscribed. Your awesome. I learned more about mikes from you in front of cabs without a bunch of bs and I loved the Iron Maiden stories and your playing.
+Matt Schmidt Thanks for the sub! Welcome to the circle!
Great tone and excrutiatingly close to the original. I got into maiden in 81 and watched the band take over the world through the next decade. I have also spent a shocking amount of time recreating their guitar tone, adrian smiths tone, to be precise. If you ever fancy another maiden related challenge, try to pick apart the tone from either the number of the beast album or the follow up, piece of mind. Martin Birch's production on those albums is out of this world as is the production on the next 3 studio albums. Neal Kay (google the name) co-produced an album i made back in 2009 and I spent alot of time discussing maidens tone, particularly on the first 3 albums. Those conversations, allowed me to properly approach recreating the tones I had been trying to achieve. Maidens tone has never been straight forward but has an uncanny ability to sound straight forward. Great video, particularly as it has allowed you to drop your misconceptions about the band and properly discover them. They are simply legends.
+xxxxenoxxx yeah the classic Maiden lineup will definitely be covered in the future. Then my JCM800 and celestion 65's can get cracking!
Thanks man. Awesome video. A Maiden fan from my teens it surely makes me feel happy when an intelligent person like you who appreciates their tone and efforts. Subscribed. Stay blessed
reza khan thanks for subscribing Reza! Really means a lot. Cheers!
I wanted to hit like but it's at 666.
The Big Deal Haha: "SIX...SIX SIX! The number of the beast""
(You all just read that in Dickinsons singing voice)
try for 6,660? per chance 666k?
CIRCLE OF TONE. Your damn right I did
Let's make this comment 666 likes everybody!
An absolute pleasure listening to your story,..I was actually asking what is the bridge on the back of a mixer do...yeah stupid question right..I was amazed when this came up...but glad I stayed on board ty.
+ken wolf thanks Ken! Your comment made my day!
Don't know if your a fan of Witchfinder General, but would love to see you try and nail the tone on Death Penalty! Cheers!
Leschi Horror I've heard of them but I've never heard them. Any good TH-cam links?
Great NWOBHM band! th-cam.com/video/nZ62Mewedbs/w-d-xo.html
Indeed, love Witchfinder General (Death Penalty & Friends of Hell).
Angelwitch is another awesome NWOBHM band - with a (then) unique sound - and Diamond Head.
Having loved & lived that era, I believe the 1st two Maiden albums (the best, IMO) gave birth to prog thrash.
FreeRPGer I loved Diamond Head due to the tallica influence. That bass player was underrated. I saw an amazing TV appearance of DH where the bass players fuzzed out sound was stunning.
Bro you put some much effort into this. Amazing job bro.
Wow amazing I love it. Can you do megadeth rust in peace please
+J Osterlau awesome idea. But If I do megadeth, I'll do Chris Poland era. I'm obsessed with that era. So far so good is criminally underrated too.
CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone that would be awesome I would like to know how they got the tone to wake up dead or devil's Island. What is it about the Chris Poland era that you are obsessed? I've always been obsessed with rust in peace, because of Marty's melodic phrases
+J Osterlau Chris Poland's bending and phrasing is so alien. With Marty it's technical but lacks aggression. I was blown away more by the drums on that album. I think the vibe was lost to me on rust era and it only got worse after that album.
+J Osterlau check out the weird bends: th-cam.com/video/RXA21rsR-tg/w-d-xo.html
CIRCLE OF TONE Your friend for guitar tone I checked it out it's so weird that his thumb is not even above the neck when he bends, fair enough, to me after rust in peace was when it got a little worse.
Way to let loose. Good job! Thanks for the insight to the mics and sound.
please do a full cover!
juan jose I’d love to buy metal songs are too complicated/Long and time consuming. My vids take a month as it is. Haha. I’m working on Ozzy right now. Cheers!
The most interesting video on TH-cam about Maiden! Totally enjoyed this information you compiled together. Awesome job!
+Halsey Marcoux Halsey you made my day. Thanks!
In my experience Maiden have 2 sets of fans: punk tinged early Maiden which I love and everything which came later. No surprise my favourite vocalist is Di'Anno. He is not as technically gifted as Bruce Bruce but when did punks care about that. My favourite vocalists are Joe Strummer and John Lydon. Attitude over technique. I also like Number of the Beast but that is more for the genius of Clive Burr.
yeah the first three albums are truly great.... Everything from No Prayer for the Dying onwards is not really my bag but who cares what i think.
I love ALL of your videos so much. Such well thought out appreciation and articulate explanation. Honest too, not a know it all. Respect you for your work. just had to say this.
Targa Ray thanks man.
Love the first two maiden albums, I could never get into the Dickinson era... lost that punky feel to me
Yeah I wonder what would've happened if they had released more punky albums, I love Dickinson'era though
@@digletttexano678 well it was not 'punk' technically, they were just fast and the recordings were pretty raw due to the lack of funds. They anyway would evolve into what they became, without Paul or with. And that's not a bad thing, they are huge for a reason.
this is the most impressive video on your channel, man, you nailed it 100%. It would be greatly appreciated if you talk about the eq setting on the amp, pedals, etc, though. Great channel!
A. R. thanks man! I think settings are in the description. Really appreciate the feedback. It's going to get better as I'm upgrading a few things. Cheers!
oh shit, my bad for not paying attention, cheers!
A. R. I will never forgive you :-|
What do you say to people who say metal is just noise and they can't play their instruments?
craig tiffany I say nothing...back out of the room slowly, keeping eye contact, trying not to spook them until I reach a safe distance. Then I book my flight to the opposite side of the planet and proceed to work on my bunker.
Yeah, what he said. Bsides who wants to argue with a tone deaf or brain damaged idiot when you can be listening (or playing if you are so blessed)?
YA ! But let's not forget. MeTaL such as Maiden is well constructed and lots of MeTaL out there is just noise with no melody and so forth..
Tends to be folk who literally listen to noise (dub step) who come out with such nonsense.
Dude! That was fucking spot on, really great work ! Really appreciate all the effort you put into these kind of videos, makes for a great result. Keep up the good work man ! 🤘
Robin Hansen Robin I really appreciate the enthusiasm. Keeps me going.
They were so much better with Paul and Clive imo
Damn!!! Spot-on!! In the words of Darth Vader, "Impressive...most impressive!!! I look forward to more of your "labor of love," as you stated to another person who responded to your awesome playing.
David I'm delighted that you like it. Working on a Zakk era Ozzy tune next.
Dawg 4hrs Is nothing 😂😂😂 I’ve spent 8 years chasing the Maiden tone
Hehe. I can relate.
CIRCLE OF TONE. Haha😂😂
Dude you fucking nailed it Holy Shit!!!! Well Done . Up the Irons!! Up the Circle of Tone!!
David Fawcett Cheers Dave! Welcome to the circle!
it’s never to late for something new 👍🏻
+magnolia972 :-) thanks for watching!
Thanks for this - been too long… Phantom and Maiden was the reason for picking up a guitar.
Thanks for the tip on the mic. I found one in the rubbish pile of old PA Equipment. Being what it makes it ideal for the back of a speaker with a 57 on the front.👍😁
Just amazing. Man, your channel helps me a lot to find classic tones e make me experiment new tones too.
My ear is getting better. Thanks
Renato Camargo Renato you made my day. That’s what this channel is all about. Welcome to the Circle!
I come back to this video a lot, it’s what really helped me get into Iron Maiden and it’s so well made man. Amazing video I think my favorite of all the ones you’ve made
Thanks man. I think it's the closest I got to any tone I've done. So glad it got you into Maiden.
@@CIRCLEOFTONE bless up king :)
Nice work Owen. You certainly put in the Long hours!
Paul Nyman Thanks Paul. It was hard work but I enjoyed it. Labour of love! Glad you liked it.
I'm surprised you only have 4K subscribers. Love your videos!!!
Poopy Trooper Thanks poopy (laughed out loud at your username). This vid is helping. Yesterday I only had 3000ish, so Maiden fans are definitely spreading the word. I really appreciate people sharing it for me.
Very cool man! sounded awesome. Gonna go listen to Killers right now!
Gorging on your videos. You titles put me off for the longest time. I'd see them and think it was just sensationalist click bait. Now you're my new TH-cam crush. 😂
Matt Chapman Yeah I do the intrigue titles but I make sure I deliver.
Good job , one of the better explanations on the sound & history. Rock on!
manonbassguitar Cheers man! Appreciate it.
Nailed it! My favorite album also. Long live Maiden.
TL Ezzy awesome! Glad you liked it!
Sounds just right, and I can feel your love for the band. Sweet.
Lee Gee Thanks Lee. Really glad you like it.
Maiden still has that passion 45 years later
Yep I have huge respect for them.
Totally recommend the Iron Maiden History on their site. Great information and candid interviews with some of the nicest guys in metal.
Thank you for this video it was really awesome. If you could get an interview with Martin Birch that would be really nice! You and I had a quick chat on the GS thread. Take care! - Bill
+AEDiaries yeah I've tried to contact a few of the early Iron Maiden guys but they never responded. I didn't try Birch though as he was after that initial album. I'll be trying that in the future as they used a JCM800. Thanks for the help! I love gear slutz. Huge help.
The tone is very very very close to the original. Awesome job!
Mickey Sigrist cheers Mickey! Thanks for the feedback.