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Phantom of the Opera (2015 Remaster) amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “Phantom of the Opera (2015 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Jackson Pro Series King V. 2015 Remaster of studio version, Iron Maiden debut album (1980)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Fender Stratocaster with single coils, no pedals — amp-driven crunch

Tight British crunch with scooped mids, aggressive pick attack, and harmonic bite for galloping riffs

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrown (JCM800 voicing)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown channel nails the JCM800 voicing. Your Jackson's humbuckers are hotter than Murray's Strat single coils, so gain stays at 6 rather than pushing higher — the extra output compensates. Mid at 4 gives that classic British scoop without losing note definition on the gallops. Treble at 7 maintains the harmonic bite the original has.

PRO TIPUse strict downpicking on the gallop sections and let your pick angle slightly toward the bridge — this adds the percussive 'chunk' that defines early Maiden's attack. Roll tone knob to 6 during the clean arpeggiated intro section.

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