Aces high amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

The Iron maiden guitar tone for “Aces high”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 with a Ibanez Gio. Studio version, Powerslave (1984) — main galloping rhythm and harmony lead

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 / 50W Super Lead heads + modified Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge / PAF neck) + MXR Distortion+/boost

Aggressive mid-forward NWOBHM British crunch with tight low end and biting attack

Amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212

CHANNELMore DriveBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS9) or Marshall Guv'nor style OD

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, switch to Clean channel, Drive 2, and push pedal level to tighten the front end

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Hot Rod DeVille is naturally mid-scooped and bright with immense clean headroom compared to Murray's cranked Marshall. To capture the British NWOBHM crunch without external pedals, engage the More Drive channel, crank the Mid control to 8 to fill out the Fender mid-scoop, and pull Treble and Presence down to 5 to tame the 6kHz top-end bite. Keep Bass low at 4 to prevent the 2x12 low end from flubbing on rapid gallops.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm lightly across the bridge saddles for the rapid gallop rhythm, picking strictly with heavy down-up alternating strokes near the bridge to maximize harmonic bite.

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