The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg amp settings — Sherwood 20R
The Iron maiden guitar tone for “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg”, dialed in for a Sherwood 20R with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, A Matter of Life and Death (2006) — Heavy Main Riff
Fender Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Hot Rails / Super Distortion humbuckers) into Marshall JMP-1 preamp / Marshall JVM & DSL / DSL100 heads and 1960BV 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Mooer GE100 DS Block (TS9 / Tube Drive)
Clean boost mode to tighten low-end before the amp block
02Mooer GE100 AMP Block (UK 30 / JCM800 model)
Main distortion engine — run GE100 output directly into Sherwood 20R input with cab sim ON
03Mooer GE100 NR (Noise Gate)
Keeps single-coil hum under control during riff pauses
Because the Sherwood 20R is an acoustic/clean combo amp without the preamp saturation needed for modern Maiden, the Mooer GE100 acts as your full preamp/dirt engine while the amp stays set flat and clean with its gain dropped to 2. To compensate for the Squier Bullet Strat's single-coil bridge pickup compared to Dave Murray and Adrian Smith's high-output humbuckers, the guitar tone knob is rolled back slightly to 8 and mid frequencies are boosted on the modeler to thicken the fundamental riff. For the clean intro section: simply bypass the Mooer GE100 drive and amp blocks while switching to the Strat's neck pickup.
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