Dave Murray, Iron Maiden - Gear Run (Roskilde Festival)

We met up with Guitar tech Colin Price at the Roskilde Festival (DK), who gave us a gear run of Dave Murray's setup; from stomp boxes and effects, to amps and guitars used on the Iron Maiden 2011 tour.
The video includes the following products from TC Electronic:
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[@jarrettfullerton2580]

This should send a message to young players--see how little gear he has? No tricks, just talent and hard work!

[@kekkonenprkl]

I mean nowadays he plays through an Axe FX, but otherwise quite similar and simple still.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

@@kekkonenprkl Yet another downgrade. First Blackstar amps and now this. - Don't get me wrong, I'm not some old head, but their sound is with Marshall-gear and you can hear it. Well, I can. I don't even like the Blackstar-amps on the albums. - But I have to doubt how much Davey can still hear. Love him, but these guys are old and have spent forever in front of blasting speakers and drums.

[@epasternak4206]

Agreed

[@Nghilifa]

Thanks for uploading this! I always knew Davey's setup was real simple, but there aren't many "gear" videos of the guys in Iron Maiden, so thanks again!

[@bustedfender]

Nice and simple. A rig you could use in the pub.

[@Nghilifa]

That California Series Strat is now produced by fender (it has a Jbjr in the middle position) as Dave Murray's 2nd signature guitar. The first one being a replica of his 63 strat (with a 57 neck) H-S-H configuration, formerly owned by Paul Kossoff.

[@GuitarGrind]

I'm eating popcorn while reading the comments, there was some hilarious stuff going on this video.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

I would enjoy an in depth video featuring the guitars.

[@249erx4]

Imagine being in a position to say I don’t want that 60s les Paul

[@Blaydrnnnr]

I know right?

[@classicartfoundation639]

I know, what a tosser lol

[@stratomiesniinsaatanasti5250]

I would get it just for my collection

[@nathansturgess92]

It’s not a 60s Les Paul. It’s a Les Paul Classic. They were made in the 1990s and had pretty shit pickups, but were otherwise a Les Paul Standard. I have one that I’ve put Burstbuckers in and it’s ace.

[@jamesbargar4469]

@@nathansturgess92 Not necessarily. They also had the 60s style neck, being a wider and thinner one. Still great sounding guitars.

[@P00TANARA]

the thing is that with all guitar/amp techs everything is soooo simple..

[@CountryHouseGent]

Makes me laugh these guitar tech's. "Really simple setup, in out, shake it all about, into here, out there, except the backup through there, back into here through a woober valve, round the front, up the elephant round the castle, delay the inevitable, front of house, back through wet dry, redundant hobbit wabble, pedal board, tens amps, only use five. And that's it, nice and straight forward." My rig, Frankenstrat into a GT10 and out to headphones. Complicated. :D

[@megamountainman5230]

CountryHouseGent I don't even have headphones.

[@sandman4asleep]

lol

[@DimiLeventis]

My Rig: P-Bass, pre-amp pedal, Yamaha Stomp Box, Headphones. Sometimes not even the Yamaha.

[@marcuscross8051]

That's pretty much what he said, word for word.

[@djw6670]

My rig: Les Paul, MXR Boost, Micro Terror. Used to have a wah but never liked it

[@classicartfoundation639]

"It's quite simple" as a thousand green and red lights flash on and off surrounded by digital read outs etc. Followed by miles of cables connected to tons of other shit

[@zafir7]

Simpler than an aircraft cockpit instruments, i'll give him that.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Well, the chain is simple, is probably what they mean by that. - It's just the guitar into the JPM-1 and then into the JCM-2000 power-amp, with some effects in between and in front. - But then they wired it up with a MIDI-controller to switch things. - That complicates things for the sake of direct control, but it's not that complex. It also doesn't matter, because nobody needs to know about that. And today, he apparently doesn't even use "real" amplifiers anymore and went the modeling-route. - RiP Rock 'n' Roll

[@Nghilifa]

The Cream Strat is a Fender Floyd Rose Classic Stratocaster, same model as the cream & sunburst ones Adrian Smith used on the Rock in Rio DVD/VHS, but with Seymour Duncan Hotrails pickups instead of the traditional HSS layout.

[@jessefillmore]

So let me get this straight "scheck ,scheck scheck , scheck" . fuuuuuuck that's about all I could hear lol

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Money , money , money

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

I have that same Les Paul Classic, except in Cherry Sunburst. It's a fucking beast! Up the Irons! \m/

[@dba4292]

Check Check Check CHECK! We get it!!

[@misanthropos92]

I have both a T.C. (G-Major with Dave's presets) and a JFX (also set on Dave's tone). I can't figure out how he uses both. They are clearly both powered on and set on cho/del/rev mode. 🦧 I don't think the JFX being used with the backup line, he has another G-force for that, ready to use.

[@jeromevillanueva2207]

I'd like an episode for Adrian.

[@someoneelse101]

And Janick

[@beyondbirthday713]

Best guitar tech ever

[@lomujaimes]

Great video!

[@BluemanDrummer]

Love you guys❤❤❤❤

[@DarioGrillo]

Hi my guitar friends! I'm researching what Dave Murray was using on the x X Factor album. I like this harmonized sound in the song fortunes of war, listen to min 5:26 to min 5:38 what was Dave using? did you use effects or is it a double track work with reverb?

[@kcpolog]

Sounds like a light chorus on top of the guitar (he uses it often in his solo) or indeed as you mentioned double tracking, which could've created natural chorus effect

[@kcpolog]

Plus some reverb ofc

[@mathias6423]

@@kcpolog I have come to understand that they used phasers on some albums as well but they tend to make more of a "synthy" sound like heard on somewhere in time and Seventh son albums. This part mentioned above sure sounds like double tracking.

[@Br4m76]

I don't know all of these 😂 Dave Murray is my fave guitarist in MAIDEN! 🤟

[@jon_of_the_shred]

Awesome insight

[@midnightbreeze7300]

I didn't see any of that gear at Guitar Center, must be crap. (sarcasm)

[@Heka41]

most all that gear is available at all the big gear retailers, some of his rack stuff was custom, and a couple things on his board. .80% of his gear can be bought at GC

[@ianfurqueron5850]

One bit that isn't commercially available is the JMP-1, which Marshall hasn't made in awhile. But for better or worse, thanks to the huge popularity of pedals, old rack gear is still reasonably affordable and these aren't too hard to find if you want one.

[@baplaso1]

why Maiden's shows always have awesome crowd *.* Up the Iron!!

[@zundap100]

Intersting combination Marshall JMP-1 and JCM2000 which is actually an DSL100H.

[@davies2205]

brilliant vid thanks

[@romeosensacion]

Thanks dude!

[@ollyclarke2743]

Whatever happened to 4 100 watt jcms and a flanger

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

This is still one rack pre-amp into one head...

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

I sure see a lot of jmp’s around... and didn’t Marshall discontinue them? Dave Murray, kiss, zz top, Phil collen...

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Yea, and these players have had them for years. At least Dave, Adrian and Janick had them since like the late '90s or something, if not a bit earlier, and I believe they were launched in the early-'90s. But back then, Dave and Janick used JCM 800s as I understood it. - But at this point a lot of them probably switched to modeling. Dave and Adrian even used Blackstar heads for a while and now at least Dave is with AxeFX.

[@marksievers]

Check, check, check. One, one, two, ahhhhhhh, one, two, two two.

[@KevinBower-gy5be]

Guitar, cable, amp. Now that's simple ......

[@fredpayette5146]

bollox ! I love how their system is very simple

[@juansalva_]

What does Breeg do? Well it just starts a kickass song...

[@Drammer19]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

What a time to do a rig rundown... When there's thousands of people screaming in the background.

[@tcelectronic]

That's rock 'n' roll, buddy! 🤘

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

@@tcelectronic Sure is. But it's not the best situation for this video. - The sound-check is actually the worse part. But at least you put subtitles over it, which I appreciate.

[@Master0fMuppetz]

"bollox" haha love it!!

[@Blaydrnnnr]

I was surprised it was a DSL 2000. Strictly for the power section though so I guess it kinda made sense. The pre-amp tone coming from the JMP-1. Still wondering about the cabs??? Or was it pumped straight into the board and out the PA?

[@ImpostorModanica]

He said it's not mic'd for stereo, so presumably it's mic'd somehow. But not necessarily, of course.

[@irondarwin2483]

I believe they all use Marshall 1960a and/or b cabs.

[@joemartucci4786]

Probably a cab somewhere just to get some tone everything is hidden unlike say yngwie malmsteen where he has every available Marshall head & cabinet on stage lol.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

JCM 2000 - That's something different.

[@johanhansson4574]

Why dont a big band like IM just have pure power amps buildt for them instead of carying around big heads? Most of the size of the heads are to accommodate all the preamp knobs.....

[@wilhelmtheconquerer6214]

Fair to assume then that what you'd want for their 80s sound is his old Di'marzio loaded sig, a JCM800 (probably with a greenback cab) and for pedals it's just the Cry Baby Wah, Uni-Vibe and TS9. What most people fail to realise is that all the stuff in the back is fail-safes should anything go wrong, as well as quality of life stuff so that the musicians can fokus on their performance and not worry about turning their effects of and on, etc

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

lol Geez... Three amplifier heads, of which TWO are spares. XD "Just to be safe." Is there really no more convenient version of the JCM 2000?? Especially considering they're only there for the power-section. I really don't understand. There must be something really specific about them that they will bother to carry three heads. Meanwhile, MetallicA's crew are going with Fractal modelers and solid state power amps for the sake of reliability. Not that I agree with it, because I think for professionals they can get their hands dirty and just deal with it. But these are two extremes.

[@irondarwin2483]

A band that big, you're going to have at least one back-up anyway. They used to use dedicated power amps but they're harder to find on a moment's notice. Truth is he could probably use any Marshall 100 watt tube head since his tone is coming from the JMP-1. I guess if all else failed, he could play the gig with just the DSL if needed. A bit of overkill to be sure, but given the amount of gear they travel with, an extra head is no biggie.

[@joemartucci4786]

Even playing local gigs I like to have spares but really one good di to go to the board which I’ve had to do on occasion.

[@HenkBenk88]

Is dave murray a star trek fan :-)?

[@TranyaAddict]

+HenkBenk88 Heard Steve joking about Star Trek in an interview a while back when talking about 'The Final Frontier' title haha, so I think they all are.

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

They're all sci-fi and fantasy nerds. Bruce in Somewhere in Time made several Blade Runner references, "To Tame a Land," was inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune series, the concept for the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son was inspired by Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card. There's more, but I can't think of them at the moment.

[@FilipMurray13]

He is good guy!

[@EduardoTorres2009]

And I was trying to catch Dave's tones with my Shelter California and fender bassman :D

[@PlasticCogLiquid]

I wonder what he uses the uni-vibe on? Anyone know? Maybe the clean stuff on Ghost of the Nav or something?

[@xavierwalker8246]

Pretty sure he uses it on clansman these days... I heard it live... But as you can see, it isn't on the setlist so I can't be sure

[@timp.9582]

Think he uses it on his clean tones

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

He also used it on some of the solos and power-chords in the distant past, like the '80s past, just to give it some flair. But his sound was very different back then and he doesn't really use it in that capacity anymore, so probably indeed more the clean stuff to, again, give it some flair and texture. It kinda acts like adding a Chorus for example, which Adrian does do.

[@FernandoSilva-vl9dh]

What Guitar Strings Uses Dave murray?¿ help!!

[@arthurguitarra87]

Earnie ball 0.10

[@FernandoSilva-vl9dh]

@@arthurguitarra87 Ernie ball Custom Gauge or Slinky?

[@arthurguitarra87]

@@FernandoSilva-vl9dh desculpa. Na real é 0.9. Custom gauge - 0.9 0.11 0.14 0.24 0.32 0.42 Abrax

[@FernandoSilva-vl9dh]

@@arthurguitarra87 Gracias

[@charkvaror2112]

Who's the rapper in the background?

[@alexerso575]

Eminem

[@ImpostorModanica]

Lil Checky Sound

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Fred Durst - Check, check... check out his melody.

[@aaronmcbryer3980]

So, is Dave with both Seymour Duncan and Dimarzio at this point?

[@svilendenchev9984]

Nope. Just Seymors

[@aaronmcbryer3980]

Svil Buscus Oh, I like Duncans but I've always associated the Maiden sound more with Dimarzios.

[@InDepthMusicReviews]

+Aaron McBryer his two Humbucker and one single coil black strat has two dimarzio humbuckers

[@aaronmcbryer3980]

Edwin Gonzalez I know that, a bunch of their guitars back in the day had Dimarzios in them.

[@guitarzan2979]

Aaron McBryer no they are with him

[@gino82marrone]

Anyone know what the settings on the marshall heads are?

[@ΓιάννηςΓουμαράς]

He uses the power amp section of the amplifier not the pre amp so there are no settings

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Loud

[@TheGarfi]

reupload?

[@PickThe6Strings]

I have that les paul, it.s AMAZING!!!

[@TheCrimsonIdol987]

Me too, in Cherry Sunburst! :D It's fucking awesome! Up the Irons my friend! \m/

[@guitargeek1984]

Roskilde ?

[@KarthikNagarajan]

On a serious note.. does any guitarist here understand this setup? I for one didn't understand really

[@Haggath]

Pretty much. One thing to note is that there's 2 inputs for backup purposes so that if rig A was to experience problems, the tech can switch to rig B (which has the same components). The guitars are the inputs so the other end of the cable going into rig B would have to be given to Dave to make the switch. Anyway, I think the rig goes something like this: Guitar -> Cornish Routing -> MH TS808 + Uni Vibe -> JMP-1 Preamp -> DSL100 FX Return (for power amp only) -> Cab. The Marshall JFX, and Cry Baby Wah are all in the loop and are controlled from his pedal board. Rocktron All Access is used to switch between clean, rhythm, and lead patches on the JMP 1 via MIDI. Wah Controller also used for rack-mounted wah. Now what I think the TS808 is used for is his solo boost maybe as he has the drive set quite high (you can see the MH808 settings if you pause the video), which he has a controller out the front to turn on or of OR his tech can turn on/off if Dave is away from his board. Hope some of this helps, and would love for anyone to correct anything that I may have gotten wrong!

[@KarthikNagarajan]

@@Haggath I will keep reading it and take my points to understand from your message. Thank you very much sir for being kind to explain and also your time to type all of it. Thank you again 😊

[@Haggath]

@@KarthikNagarajan no worries dude! Been trying to get my head around a budget Adrian Smith rig haha which is a bit more complicated

[@londisrun555]

@@Haggath then, they dont use marshall jcm2000 preamp?

[@Haggath]

@@londisrun555 Dave Murray didn’t when using this rig. The JMP-1 had a cable running from the send output to the return input of the FX Loop on the JCM 2000 DSL 100. Only the master volume section was then used on the head. Adrian Smith also used a JMP-1 in the early 2000’s but thought his sound was too similar to Dave and Janicks. He then used a DSL 100 from 2008-2011 roughly, and he used the full head along with a Peavey pre amp but I think he used everything on that. Hope this helps!

[@megamountainman5230]

I want a Les Paul.

[@GunsnRosesfan2012]

Me 2

[@svilendenchev9984]

I have a Fender Strat, way better.

[@megamountainman5230]

Svil Buscus I'm debating between a Strat, Tele, SG, and a Les Paul.

[@svilendenchev9984]

Mega MountainMan Deffinately a strat

[@megamountainman5230]

Svil Buscus I like the sound of a Strat, but I don't really like the feel or look. I think a Tele or a Les Paul would be better choices for me.

[@Cloxxki]

Amazing to be in a band where a guitarist tries a posh guitar, doesn't like it...but there another guitarist that'll have it :)

[@csn-audio]

Check !

[@ivorharden]

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[@liberatetutemeexinferis5902]

Cool toys.

[@ALANRMOREY]

What , what , I cant hear you

[@jurajivan8701]

nice :D

[@patton303]

The guy in the background checking the vox........Jesus Christ those monitors are loud. How can these guys even hear anything anymore? Lol.

[@Juras230]

What name is song at 5:40

[@GeoffSaari]

Wicker man

[@mathias6423]

The guy checking the miorophones needs to take a fkn hike, I mean take it easy FFS.

[@jamiekerley4123]

What pickup height?

[@romeosensacion]

what mean that?

[@codecow1177]

I wonder why he uses the JMP as the preamp instead of just using the DSL heads...

[@GThenameisleo]

because the JMP is better sounding?

[@codecow1177]

I was thinking about this, it's possible... But maybe it's because he has one DSL power section and then a backup. So he'd only have 2 channels of preamp settings and on his pedalboard he had at least 4.

[@george.kollaros]

Because it's programmable. He has a Clean, two Rhythm and two Lead settings. You can't do that with the DSLs...

[@Nghilifa]

George Kollaros He used a 9200 100/100 and/or an EL34 100/100 power-amp before. I wonder why he'd swap those out for JCM2000's when they (the power-amps) are made for that EXACT purpose.

[@reallg]

RickyboyH I don't know!!! Good question though. It would be cool to have guitar oriented interviews with Dave but he seems to be pretty private.

[@RHCP4CROATIA]

Wicker Man, why do you even watch this video if you don't know first song of an Brave new world

[@johanhansson4574]

TC electronic is great until they brake because TC refuses to give out service manuals to techs. So you have to send it to one of their own techs. If you are unlucky not even in your own country and the coast will be greater than buying a new piece anyway.....

[@terminallumbago5582]

Why are his rythm settings labelled as bollox? lol.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Probably because the toan has got ballz! - But probably also in-jokes with these chaps.

[@benjaminsnoize]

I guess I should not have thumbs up because there were 666 I made it six six seven apologies

[@odjrvfjdjr3261]

I really simplified my rig and rack full of this and that. I simplified by getting a Kemper Amp.

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Dave got an AxeFX...

[@enriqueaguilar9274]

Dave should buy schecter guitars or ibanez guitars, the floyd rose on fender and gibson, dont have the sound pure of this type bridge

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

A big part of his sound is the Stratocaster.

[@shoregun103]

85% lies.