Iron Maiden
Fear of the Dark guitar tone settings.
Fear of the Dark (2015 Remaster) · 1992 · Metal
Explore Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden: an example rig, amp settings and playing tips. Adapt the reference to your own supported gear with Amper.
Artwork unavailableOpening clean figure
Clear, rounded clean picking.
In your hands
Keep the bass underneath the picked melody.
Evidence and sources
Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.
An authored example rig, not your matched settings or a documented artist preset.
guitar · Squier
Affinity Stratocaster HSS
5-way blade (bridge to neck)Why this setting?
Suggested pickup position for this part; a tonal choice, not a claim about the original session.
Master volumeWhy this setting?
Suggested master volume position for this part. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Guitar output.
Tone 1 (neck)Why this setting?
Suggested tone 1 (neck) position for this part. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Neck pickup treble roll-off.
Tone 2 (bridge/middle)Why this setting?
Suggested tone 2 (bridge/middle) position for this part. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bridge and middle treble roll-off.
pedal · BOSS
RV-6 Reverb
E.LevelWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb output amount.
ToneWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb tone; algorithm-dependent.
TimeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Reverb duration; algorithm-dependent.
ModeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Effect footswitchWhy this setting?
Engage this selected pedal for this section; match the bypassed loudness.
Use INPUT A and OUTPUT A for normal mono dry-plus-reverb sound. Do not use Input B alone, which produces wet-only output.
amp · Fender
Champion 40
CH SelectWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Volume 1Why this setting?
Start with output at minimum, then raise toward this low starting position to suit your room; knob position is not loudness.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Clean channel output.
TrebleWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Treble EQ.
BassWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Bass EQ.
FX LevelWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Selected effect amount.
FX SelectWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Choose the indicated voice and effect labels on the panel. FX Level controls the combined effect mix; this plan chooses one available effect or documented combination.
Know the limits
- Editorial recreation; these settings have not been listening-tested on your setup.
- Champion 40 lacks separate middle controls; the target EQ cannot be matched independently.
- Pickup output, speakers, room, and studio layering remain differences; the numeric mapping is not an acoustic calibration.
- Hall is an editorial ambience choice; exact recorded reverb type and decay are not stored.
- Champion effect timing and mix are approximate starting points; its single FX selector cannot provide every requested effect simultaneously.
These are Amper recreation settings, not the artist’s exact knob positions. The example rig translates this named part’s stored gain, EQ, pickup and effect targets into verified hardware controls. Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.