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Hell on Earth amp settings — Squier SP.10

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “Hell on Earth”, dialed in for a Squier SP.10 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Senjutsu (2021) - Main heavy rhythm and melodic themes

Original rig

Marshall JVM410H heads, Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas / Fender Dave Murray Strat (bridge humbuckers), studio compression and rack delay

Thick, punchy British high-gain rhythm with prominent mids and smooth top end

Amp settings — Squier SP.10

CHANNELClean (OD switch OFF)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Main gain source

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 7

Why these settings

Per the double-gain rule, your Squier SP.10 is kept on the clean setting with gain low so the DS-1 handles all clipping cleanly. Because the SP.10 has only a 6-inch speaker and 2-band EQ (no mid control), keep the DS-1 Tone rolled back to 4 to prevent solid-state fizz and emulate the thick midrange of Maiden's Marshall JVM stacks. Clean intro switch: bypass the DS-1 and switch to neck pickup.

PRO TIPDig in hard near the bridge with alternate picking on the galloping sections to capture Adrian and Dave's percussive attack.

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