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The Trooper (2015 Remaster) amp settings — Fender Champion II 25

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “The Trooper (2015 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion II 25 with a Gibson Les Paul Special. Studio version, Piece of Mind (1983, 2015 Remaster)

Original rig

Dave Murray & Adrian Smith: Marshall JCM800 2203/1959 Super Lead heads, Marshall 4x12 cabs with Celestion G12-65/G12T-75 speakers, Fender Stratocaster (bridge DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker) / Gibson Les Paul Goldtop & Ibanez Destroyer

Classic British NWOBHM crunch, aggressive upper-mid bite, tight lows, and moderate power-amp saturation

Amp settings — Fender Champion II 25

CHANNELVoice: British 80s (Marshall-style crunch)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	1
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Champion II 25 features a simplified two-band EQ with no dedicated middle or presence knob, so mid and presence are set to null. Selecting the 80s British voice provides the core Marshall JCM800 midrange grind Murray and Smith used on Piece of Mind. The Gibson Les Paul Special P-90 pickups possess gritty mid bite naturally, so Treble is kept at 7 to capture the top-end chime while Bass is held at 5 to prevent the 8-inch speaker from flubbing on the galloping rhythms.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge with a stiff pick (1.0mm+) using strict down-up alternate picking to give the iconic harmonized melody and galloping rhythms their signature percussive snap.

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