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The Trooper (2015 Remaster) amp settings — Cort Cm30r

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “The Trooper (2015 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Cort Cm30r with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Piece of Mind (1983) — 2015 Remaster is the same recording with modern mastering

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 Model 1987 50-watt heads, Gibson Melody Maker Special (Adrian Smith), Fender Stratocaster (Dave Murray), no significant pedals — amp-driven tone

Aggressive British midrange crunch with tight low-end, searing upper-mids for galloping riffs, moderate gain with pick attack clarity

Amp settings — Cort Cm30r

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive (or similar TS-style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. The Cort CM30R is a solid-state practice amp with limited gain saturation. An SD-1 or TS9 clone ($30-50) will add the harmonic richness and midrange push that defines the JCM800 bark. Set drive low, level high to push the amp's front end.

Level 7 · Tone 6 · Drive 3

Why these settings

The Cort CM30R is a solid-state combo without the natural compression and harmonic saturation of a cranked JCM800. Pushing mids to 7 and keeping bass restrained at 4 compensates for the amp's flatter voicing and prevents mud on the galloping palm-muted riffs. Your Epiphone Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than Smith's Melody Maker, so gain stays at 7 rather than maxed — this preserves note separation in the twin-guitar harmonies.

PRO TIPThe Trooper's gallop lives or dies on your picking hand — use strict downstrokes on the palm-muted E-string gallop (D-DU-D-DU pattern) and keep your pick attack aggressive and consistent. Roll your tone knob to 8 to tame the Epiphone's natural darkness while retaining body.

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