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Wasting love amp settings — Lee jackson practice amp

The Iron maiden guitar tone for “Wasting love”, dialed in for a Lee jackson practice amp with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Fear of the Dark (1992), recorded at Barnyard Studios, Essex

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Fender Stratocaster with DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker (Dave Murray signature), Boss CE-2 Chorus

Warm, melodic clean-edge crunch with subtle chorus shimmer, ballad-style articulate mid-forward tone
Amp settings — Lee jackson practice amp
GAIN 5 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 6 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain5
Bass5
Mid7
Treble6
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME8
Signal chain

01Boss CE-2 Chorus (or any analog chorus)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the shimmering ballad texture. Any basic analog chorus pedal will work.

Rate 4 · Depth 5
Why these settings

Lee Jackson practice amps are unrecognized solid-state units with limited gain and no verified control layout — values given for universal knobs only, presence/reverb set null. Your Fender Player Strat has standard single coils versus the original's hot DiMarzio Super Distortion humbucker, so mid pushed +1 and gain +0.5 to compensate for lower output and thinner voicing. The warm ballad tone relies heavily on the chorus effect which you lack.

PRO TIPRoll your neck pickup's tone knob to 7 and play with your pick closer to the neck joint — this softens the attack and mimics the thicker Super Distortion response that defines the vocal, singing quality of Dave Murray's ballad tone.

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