Iron Maiden's current live gear

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Does anyone know what amps & effects etc. that Iron Maiden have used in the last six months or so? Last 2 years?

I can guess old Marshall heads & cabs, and the Fender Stratocasters and Gibson Les Pauls. But what specifically?

I saw them live last night, getting crushed in the moshpit near the rail in bare feet :shocked: , but the show was amazing! But to get straight on topic- the guitar tones were the best I've heard from this band, in particular a lot better than their studio albums recorded 28 years ago or so. So much more fuller and crunchy but still has that rawness. What amazed me though was that I'm sure I could hear some chorusing effect in the mix- I guess it's not too far-fetched to think since they have three guitarists. It didn't sound washy or obnoxious, just this sublime yet rich sound that carried through really well. I guess each guitarist has a slight pitch-shift/detune/uptune mixed lightly, and all three chorus together when they play simultaneously?

I didn't take any videos unfortunately, but here's a quick dodgy clip I found on YouTube. I'm surprised how well the audio was captured- I can even hear the chorus effect. :




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Kind of wierd to me seeing them with LPs in that pic ...
 
dulrich1227":30qona07 said:
Kind of wierd to me seeing them with LPs in that pic ...

hehehe :lol: :LOL: , but it sounded good though!

They would change between Strats and Les Pauls all through the concert.
 
dulrich1227":1sop2qkt said:
Kind of wierd to me seeing them with LPs in that pic ...

Seeing Murray with a Les Paul ya, but not Adrian...

Adrian Smith used a LP Gold Top Deluxe for a while back in the day...

G.
 
dulrich1227":1shi1r9y said:
Kind of wierd to me seeing them with LPs in that pic ...

Preparing Gibsons next marketing coup: the signature maiden LPs
 
I was thinking Smith and Murray used Marshall JMP-1 preamps and poweramps as well.
 
Adrian was playing SG's also when I saw them last year.
 
chumbucket":1hq7rpwy said:
I was thinking Smith and Murray used Marshall JMP-1 preamps and poweramps as well.

They have used them for years and years. Not sure if they still are but I saw the rigs backstage a few years ago. The tone was kickass that night. I love JMP-1s and 9200s/EL34 100/100s.
 
Murray just got that LP. It's all stock, said he loved it, so he decided to use it some on tour. On the albums, they've been plugging directly into a Marshall DSL 100 and Marshall 6100 30th Anniversary head. Live, they've been using the JMP-1's with the JFX's into the DSL/6100's for power amps. That's Dave and Adrian anyway. That "other guy" doesn't count... ;)
 
Is it me getting senile, or did they have Boss GT 6s that they used some years ago? I read somewhere they used them for FX and controllers or something like that.
 
Cool pic. Wow, I would never thought I would see Dave Murray with a LP. Adriann I can see, but Dave.
 
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