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The Trooper (2015 Remaster) amp settings — Boss ME-90

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “The Trooper (2015 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Piece of Mind (1983) — 2015 Remaster

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203 heads, Gibson Explorer (Dave Murray) and Jackson/Charvel (Adrian Smith) with humbuckers, no pedals for main rhythm/lead tone — pure amp crunch with light studio compression

Aggressive mid-forward British crunch with tight galloping palm mutes, harmonized twin-guitar attack, cutting upper-mid presence

Amp settings — Boss ME-90

CHANNELJC-120 CLEAN amp block for clean base, then MS1959 I+II (Plexi) or SLDN (Soldano) amp block set to crunch — use MS1959 I+II for closest JCM800 voicingBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01ME-90 Amp Block: MS1959 I+II (Marshall Plexi model)

This is your primary amp voicing — engage this block as your main tone

Gain 6 · Bass 5 · Middle 7 · Treble 6 · Presence 6

02ME-90 Compressor Block (BOSS CS-3 type)

Light compression for palm-mute tightness and sustain on leads — optional but authentic

Sustain 3 · Level 6 · Tone 5 · Attack 4

03ME-90 Noise Suppressor

Engage to control hum between riffs at high gain

Threshold 4

Why these settings

The ME-90's MS1959 I+II model replicates the JCM800's mid-forward bark. Gain at 6 delivers the crunchy-but-not-saturated character Maiden uses — they ride the edge of breakup, not full saturation. Mid pushed to 7 captures that nasal British bite essential for the gallop to cut through. Your PRS humbuckers are hotter than vintage PAFs, so gain stays conservative to avoid mud.

PRO TIPPick right over the bridge pickup pole pieces with a stiff 1mm+ pick angled sharply for that percussive gallop attack — the tone lives in the pick hand. Practice strict alternate picking downstrokes on the gallop's accented notes for authentic Maiden punch.

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