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The Trooper (2015 Remaster) amp settings — V tone GA-20

The Iron Maiden guitar tone for “The Trooper (2015 Remaster)”, dialed in for a V tone GA-20 with a Ibanez GRX40-MLB. Studio version, Piece of Mind (1983), 2015 Remaster — famous galloping rhythm tone

Original rig

Fender Precision Bass (Rotosound flatwounds), played hard with fingers, DI blended with Trace Elliot/Marshall bass amp rig

Aggressive galloping midrange growl with tight low-end, clanky upper-mid attack from flatwounds played hard with fingers

Amp settings — V tone GA-20

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPmiddle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Driver DI

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Level 6 · Blend 8 · Treble 7 · Bass 5 · Drive 4 · Presence 7

Why these settings

The V-Tone GA-20 is a basic practice amp with a 3-band EQ, so pushing the Mid control to 8 is critical to replicate the iconic Steve Harris P-bass growl. Bass is kept moderate at 5 to prevent the small 8-inch speaker from muddying the fast gallops. Using the middle single-coil pickup on your Ibanez GRX40 mimics the split-coil P-bass punch and upper-mid clank best.

PRO TIPDig in hard over the pickup area using your index and middle fingertips so the strings slightly bounce off the frets — Steve Harris's signature percussive clank comes almost entirely from aggressive finger attack against flatwound strings.

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