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The trooper amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The Iron maiden guitar tone for “The trooper”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Piece of Mind (1983) - iconic main galloping riff and harmonized lead theme

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster with DiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge) -> Marshall JCM800 2203 cranked (no pedals)

Aggressive British crunch with tight midrange bark, galloping palm-mute clarity, and harmonic bite for twin-guitar leads

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELBrown amp typeBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown amp type recreates the cranked Marshall JCM800 preamp saturation and British upper-mid bite. Running a Les Paul humbucker matches the output of Dave Murray's DiMarzio Super Distortion, so pushing the mid control to 8 gives the iconic bark while keeping the bass tight at 5 prevents palm-muted gallops from getting muddy. Presence is set to null because the Katana 50 MkII panel lacks a physical presence knob.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm-mute right against the bridge saddles and pick with a stiff 1.0mm+ pick angled slightly downward to get the sharp, percussive click essential to Maiden's signature gallop.

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