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Hallowed Be Thy Name amp settings — Valeton GP-5

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “Hallowed Be Thy Name”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-5 with a Max Max Gigkit Bass. Studio version, The Number of the Beast (1982)

Original rig

Fender Precision Bass with flatwound strings, fingers (no pick), Hiwatt DR103 or Marshall head, treble cranked for clanking attack, minimal effects — DI/amp blend on recording

Aggressive, clanking gallop with pronounced treble bite, midrange growl, and percussive finger attack — cuts through twin guitars

Amp settings — Valeton GP-5

CHANNELHiwatt or Marshall-style amp model (select closest British high-headroom model in GP-5 amp section)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	8
Reverb	0
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01GP-5 Compressor Block

Light compression to even out galloping dynamics without squashing attack

Level 6 · Sustain 3 · Attack 7

Why these settings

Harris runs treble extremely high (8) with low gain (3) for that signature clank — the GP-5's amp models are neutral so push treble hard and keep gain minimal to preserve finger attack. Mid at 7 keeps the gallop audible against guitars. Your Max Gigkit likely has a P-style pickup which is correct for this tone.

PRO TIPDig in hard with your fingers close to the bridge and play with a light palm-mute gallop on the E string runs — Harris's attack IS the tone, the amp just amplifies it cleanly.

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