Daves wah-wah sound is second to none, he uses that effect with such taste and so fitting to his solos. Compare it to Kirk Hammet, who overuse wah 'a bit' ;) My favourite stuff from Dave with so much to choose from, would be his 2 solo sections in Powerslave, really shows both his feel for melodic slow solos as well as classic fast metal stuff.
Dave's playing is what got me into guitar in the first place. I will never forget listening to his solo of Rainmaker over and over again and feeling so amazed by it. Out of all the Maiden discography available to me at the time (almost 20 years ago!), for some reason this particular solo had an incredible impact on me. That's when I made the decision to pick up a guitar. *666 likes at this point. Someone please like this video so that I'm not the one spoiling it with my like. It's just too good 😄 Long-time fan of your content Nico! Cheers!
I have a feeling a lot of my videos are stuck at 666 likes 😂😂😂 I totally understand your feeling about the Rainmaker solo. There is always that one solo or riff that hits us in a particular way...for me it was when I first heard the riff to Metal Health at 9 years old 🙂 Thanks so much for the long-time support!!! 🙏🤘
I might be a bit late on this but my dad raised me on Iron Maiden. he’s been a maiden fan since he was a teen. Since I was born in 95’ no band has ever come close to them. Dave Murray and Adrian smith both compliment eachother so damn well having their own styles that create this amazing electric synergy. My all time favorite song and solo all together just has to be flight of icarus. My dad has videos of me at 5 years old playing the air guitar in the mirror to that song and it will forever be my absolute favorite all together
When I first seriously listened to Maiden (after discovering The Trooper and Run to the Hills on VH1) I was 8 or 9 years old and watched the Rock in Rio show. Dave just blew me away and made fall in love with the guitar. While Adrian and Janick played some badass licks (Janick adding some crazy gymnastics as well 😂), Dave was the one who, at least for me, seemed the most to pour his soul into each solo he played... Just like a blonde Jimi Hendrix haha!
Dave Murray has been one of my favorite guitarists and a heavy influence. The fact that he has used Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and JB Jr pickups in his Strats for the last 20 years really exemplifies his tight sound and playing. Thanks for covering this icon!
Dave's sad and bluesy ending solo on the maiden Japan version of remember tomorrow is one of the most emotional guitar peices I ever heard. I agree with you Dave is the maiden sound
I am a huge Maiden fan from 82 on, and I love Dave's guitar playing. He has always been my favorite guitarist. I love so many of Dave's solo's, but the two that stand out for me are the slower ones on Powerslave , and Phantom of the Opera. There are too many great solo's from Dave to name them all. What a great talent.
Dave is my favorite heavy metal guitarist ever and a huge influence. The Prophecy is also one of my very favorite Iron Maiden songs and it's pity they never play it live. Thanks once again for your awesome videos!
I was saying to a mate of mine that if I had to name the guitarists that have the most influence on my style is Dave and Ritchie Blackmore. This video was very enlightening
His improv is spectacular... Speed precision, mastery of the fretboard.. Dave is far better than he is given credit for. Dave is my favorite guitarist of all time
When I started listening to Iron Maiden and playing guitar, Dave was by far my favorite guitar player in the world. Today, though, I would say Adrian would be my number 1 choice in Iron Maiden, mostly because as I developed my playing style I started getting more and more interested in H's playing. With that said, Dave still is, as you perfectly pointed, the man who defines Maiden's sound on the six strings for me, and this video helped me feel a lot of that first pure love I had when I was 8 or 9. You are great!
Yes! The prophecy mentioned! Thats one of my favorite songs and probably has my favorite Bridge of any song. That one truly shows Dave’s brilliance and I’m a Janick maniac!
@@LicksOfTheBeast No problem dude! Been a fan for 14 years now and it's really good to see these up to date and in-depth analysis videos! Keep it up 🤘🤘
Loving your channel! Not only do you nail the songs (both notes and feel), but you nail the tones also. In the description it looks like you are using Bias FX 2. Maybe you could do a video pointing out what frequencies and gain structures (along with effects) you dialed in and how similar or different Adrians and Dave’s sounds are (Janick in later albums). Some of my favorite Maiden sounds were on Somewhere In Time and 7th Son of A Seventh Son when they were using solid state Gallien Krueger amps. Those seemed to automatically give that upper midrange push and the solos seemed to jump out of the speakers. Keep up the terrific work! I really look forward to your watching your videos!
Hey thanks so much, Joe! Most of the time I am using one of two presets: either a slightly modified version of the stock Captain Mark preset or another which is similar but using a different amp. Both are available for download in the Bias tonecloud. Just lookup Licks of the Beast. 🙂 I don't really try to get exact tone matching of either guitarist because their sounds vary from album to album and it would be impossible with just a plugin and my limited knowledge anyway. And I love those late 80s GK tones they were getting too! They were so unique and SIT is still my all-time favourite album 🤘
I also have just recently found your channel and omg, am I glad I did. Love listening to your explanation of these awesome Maiden songs, solos and the guys who play them..
maybe Dave Murray isn't a guitar virtuoso, so as the other two Maiden's guitarist but I love Maiden as the band and enjoy their works of course You must approach Maiden as a metal connoissieur not a guitar freak. Thanks to Steve Harris of course.
I'm a big fan of his solo in Strange World. It's just beautiful! There's so many though isn't there? Powerslave springs to mind also and I personally really enjoy his solo for Benjamin Breeg in terms of "later" material. I love his spontaneity live too. Never quite know what you're going to get and he literally looks like he has nothing but sheer enjoyment from start to finish of every gig. I'm so disappointed he has no credits on Senjutsu, but, that's Davey for you. Sporadic, but, always so worth the wait between his songs. Awesome video as always man. Keep up the great content!
Strange World is a great solo indeed! Very emotional... Stratton does a really nice one as well! And yeah Dave always looks like he's immersed in the music live 😃
Great video! I agree 100% with your opinion about Dave! He's such a great smooth/aggresive, melodic player and he IS the sound of Iron Maiden!!! Thanks! UP THE IRONS!!! \m/
Out of all the members in Iron Maiden, Dave Murray is the one I take the most influence as a guitarist, which is funny since I use a Jackson SDX Adrian Smith as my main guitar next to an ESP Explorer copy.
Please have a look at Rhythm of the beast from nicko and dave If you ever do a tutorial that will be great, no one on yt did not do this one yet i can not find a single person,
Adrian leaving was a big loss for sure. I mean...I still remember the exact moment when I found out he'd left! I think the sound of No Prayer was more a question of them recording it quickly in a barn. I love that album but the sound could have been a little fatter and richer for sure. Fear of the Dark was an improvement but the two albums that followed definitely had weaker production and the guitar tone was kinda flat. Not sure how much of that was due to Adrian's absence and how much was due to the lack of the right producer because Adrian's return coincided with the arrival of Kevin Shirley at the helm. My guess is a bit of both 🙂
@@LicksOfTheBeast Agreed 100 percent. I think the majority of Maiden fans are quick to blame Janick for the sound of those records in question. A proper producer would have definitely made a big difference. I find the production on X Factor to be so bad it makes the record almost unlistenable. Anyways, I enjoy your channel.
@@toddgarber988 Yeah the sound on X Factor is a little too dull... I get that they were going for a dark vibe but it ended up sounding a bit flat in the end. It's unfortunate because there are some solid songs on there! Glad you're enjoying the channel. Much appreciated!! 🙏
does dave use any alternate picking in his solos? I have been focusing on legato alot these past few months and I am finding it is easier than alternate picking I know both are important.
Rarely. He will do some tremolo picked runs with open strings like on Killers and Afraid To Shoot Strangers, but most of his soloing is legato. Adrian does some pretty cool picked bits and Janick does some pretty crazy picking sometimes!
It's a Mini Floyd Rose. They came stock with some Deluxe strats in the mid to late 90s. Too bad they didn't continue using them because I think it's an awesome bridge!
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Murray should be valued much more by the guitar community
This is actually pleasing for me since I’ve loved Murray’s style my whole life. He’s by far my favorite guitar player
Glad to hear it! I think most metal guitar players picked up a lot from Dave either directly or indirectly.
On Somwhere in Time Adrian and Dave were on their prime
They definitely hit an all-time creative high on Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son. SIT is still my favourite album.
I love the tone on somewere in time!! I keep trying to get it right.
Somewhere in time is my favorite album of theirs.
The two last solos that Dave does in the thin line between love and hate will forever be my fave Murray solos after the killers
That song is a Dave Murray extravaganza! 5 solos in that thing....
The reason I picked up a guitar 8 years ago. That’d be cool to see a video breaking down the second solo, since I’ve never figured it out
Amazing song, love that song.
Dave’s Middle Eastern style solo in The Nomad always gets me
Daves wah-wah sound is second to none, he uses that effect with such taste and so fitting to his solos. Compare it to Kirk Hammet, who overuse wah 'a bit' ;) My favourite stuff from Dave with so much to choose from, would be his 2 solo sections in Powerslave, really shows both his feel for melodic slow solos as well as classic fast metal stuff.
Dave's playing is what got me into guitar in the first place. I will never forget listening to his solo of Rainmaker over and over again and feeling so amazed by it. Out of all the Maiden discography available to me at the time (almost 20 years ago!), for some reason this particular solo had an incredible impact on me. That's when I made the decision to pick up a guitar.
*666 likes at this point. Someone please like this video so that I'm not the one spoiling it with my like. It's just too good 😄
Long-time fan of your content Nico! Cheers!
I have a feeling a lot of my videos are stuck at 666 likes 😂😂😂
I totally understand your feeling about the Rainmaker solo. There is always that one solo or riff that hits us in a particular way...for me it was when I first heard the riff to Metal Health at 9 years old 🙂
Thanks so much for the long-time support!!! 🙏🤘
Still working my way through all your vids Nico. Dave Murray is the guitarist who made me think....I want to do that!
I might be a bit late on this but my dad raised me on Iron Maiden. he’s been a maiden fan since he was a teen. Since I was born in 95’ no band has ever come close to them. Dave Murray and Adrian smith both compliment eachother so damn well having their own styles that create this amazing electric synergy. My all time favorite song and solo all together just has to be flight of icarus. My dad has videos of me at 5 years old playing the air guitar in the mirror to that song and it will forever be my absolute favorite all together
Thin line between love and hate has all my fav Murray moments ❤️
Mine is in Burning Ambition
Dave Murray is Guitar perfection in Person
When I first seriously listened to Maiden (after discovering The Trooper and Run to the Hills on VH1) I was 8 or 9 years old and watched the Rock in Rio show. Dave just blew me away and made fall in love with the guitar. While Adrian and Janick played some badass licks (Janick adding some crazy gymnastics as well 😂), Dave was the one who, at least for me, seemed the most to pour his soul into each solo he played... Just like a blonde Jimi Hendrix haha!
Dave Murray has been one of my favorite guitarists and a heavy influence. The fact that he has used Seymour Duncan Hot Rails and JB Jr pickups in his Strats for the last 20 years really exemplifies his tight sound and playing. Thanks for covering this icon!
Thanks for watching and leaving some kind words, man! Glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Dave Murray is the BEAST!!!!!
Dave's sad and bluesy ending solo on the maiden Japan version of remember tomorrow is one of the most emotional guitar peices I ever heard. I agree with you Dave is the maiden sound
Thanks for mentioning that. Wow! ruclips.net/video/nZ5bWvNcSm8/видео.htmlsi=26U2B9XklfjX22Us
You are the best when it comes to all Iron Maiden! I've started playing on the guitar thanks to the Dave...
You're too kind! Thank you 🙏
Hey man! Just wanted to say I've been deep down the rabbit hole in your channel and enjoying the hell out of it!
That's amazing to hear! 😃 Thank you!!
I am a huge Maiden fan from 82 on, and I love Dave's guitar playing. He has always been my favorite guitarist. I love so many of Dave's solo's, but the two that stand out for me are the slower ones on Powerslave , and Phantom of the Opera. There are too many great solo's from Dave to name them all. What a great talent.
Dave is the master
💯💯💯
As a huge Davey fan, I really enjoyed this! And yes, his live improvisations are spectacular and captivating! 😃
I'm really glad to hear it! Especially from a fan of Dave! ☺️
I have the utmost, utmost respect for you. Take care,
Can't say thank you enough for this comment! 🙏🙏
Every Maiden song, good or bad, touched by Dave.
Dave is my favorite heavy metal guitarist ever and a huge influence. The Prophecy is also one of my very favorite Iron Maiden songs and it's pity they never play it live. Thanks once again for your awesome videos!
I think he influenced many guitarists even indirectly. I know I got all of my legato playing from learning his solos 😃 Glad you enjoyed this one!
I was saying to a mate of mine that if I had to name the guitarists that have the most influence on my style is Dave and Ritchie Blackmore. This video was very enlightening
Thank you man. Murray is my favourite of all time.
Thank You for this lesson.
Amazing analysis of Maiden's sound.
You made me love them even more than before.
Thank YOU! Much appreciated!
His improv is spectacular... Speed precision, mastery of the fretboard.. Dave is far better than he is given credit for.
Dave is my favorite guitarist of all time
When I started listening to Iron Maiden and playing guitar, Dave was by far my favorite guitar player in the world. Today, though, I would say Adrian would be my number 1 choice in Iron Maiden, mostly because as I developed my playing style I started getting more and more interested in H's playing. With that said, Dave still is, as you perfectly pointed, the man who defines Maiden's sound on the six strings for me, and this video helped me feel a lot of that first pure love I had when I was 8 or 9. You are great!
It was the same thing for me really. 😊
And thank you so much for this awesome comment. I am so glad I could help bring back that feeling!! 🤜🤛
even thought I am not a guitarist I have found my new favorite channel on youtube. Cheers from Greece mate
Wow man thank you so much! That's incredibly nice of you to say 🙏🙇♂️
Yes! The prophecy mentioned! Thats one of my favorite songs and probably has my favorite Bridge of any song. That one truly shows Dave’s brilliance and I’m a Janick maniac!
Nonetheless many of us fell in love with that 57 Strat which nobody could buy in a shop.
I swear, the first time I heard the first solo in The Number Of The Beast, it made me tear up a bit. Such a beautiful song with so much ferocity.
Murray is underrated by the guitar world!!
For sure. Honestly, I think the whole band is undervalued in general.
Your Iron Maiden tone at 0:47 is absolutely bang on!! Well done. Sounded like a sampling of the song itself.
Hey thanks so much, man! I think it's burned in my brain now after hearing and playing it for 35 years 😆
@@LicksOfTheBeast No problem dude!
Been a fan for 14 years now and it's really good to see these up to date and in-depth analysis videos! Keep it up 🤘🤘
Loving your channel! Not only do you nail the songs (both notes and feel), but you nail the tones also. In the description it looks like you are using Bias FX 2. Maybe you could do a video pointing out what frequencies and gain structures (along with effects) you dialed in and how similar or different Adrians and Dave’s sounds are (Janick in later albums). Some of my favorite Maiden sounds were on Somewhere In Time and 7th Son of A Seventh Son when they were using solid state Gallien Krueger amps. Those seemed to automatically give that upper midrange push and the solos seemed to jump out of the speakers.
Keep up the terrific work! I really look forward to your watching your videos!
Hey thanks so much, Joe!
Most of the time I am using one of two presets: either a slightly modified version of the stock Captain Mark preset or another which is similar but using a different amp. Both are available for download in the Bias tonecloud. Just lookup Licks of the Beast. 🙂
I don't really try to get exact tone matching of either guitarist because their sounds vary from album to album and it would be impossible with just a plugin and my limited knowledge anyway. And I love those late 80s GK tones they were getting too! They were so unique and SIT is still my all-time favourite album 🤘
I also have just recently found your channel and omg, am I glad I did. Love listening to your explanation of these awesome Maiden songs, solos and the guys who play them..
I'm glad you found me too and it's great to hear you are enjoying these videos!
A whole lot more cool things on the way 🤘😃🤘
@@LicksOfTheBeast thanks, cool is definitely the best...
Dave had the best solos on Somewhere in time
Smooth to say the least.
1000 thanks!
maybe Dave Murray isn't a guitar virtuoso, so as the other two Maiden's guitarist but I love Maiden as the band and enjoy their works of course You must approach Maiden as a metal connoissieur not a guitar freak. Thanks to Steve Harris of course.
Just awesome. Thanks!
Yeeeeees! Great video and amazing to hear that more material like that is coming! Can't wait!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🎸🎸🎸😈
I'm a big fan of his solo in Strange World. It's just beautiful! There's so many though isn't there? Powerslave springs to mind also and I personally really enjoy his solo for Benjamin Breeg in terms of "later" material. I love his spontaneity live too. Never quite know what you're going to get and he literally looks like he has nothing but sheer enjoyment from start to finish of every gig. I'm so disappointed he has no credits on Senjutsu, but, that's Davey for you. Sporadic, but, always so worth the wait between his songs. Awesome video as always man. Keep up the great content!
Strange World is a great solo indeed! Very emotional... Stratton does a really nice one as well! And yeah Dave always looks like he's immersed in the music live 😃
Dave is my favorite guitar player from iron maiden :3
Nice lesson! You are a very schooled musician. A you from 🇨🇦. I also have a Destroyer which I got in 1983. 🤘
Thank you very much! I am originally from Italy but lived most of my life in Canada. Those old Destroyers are really awesome, aren't they? 😃
Thank you. Great lesson.
Great content as always!🎸
Love the little Crossroads licks👍
Dave ´s the man!
Great video! I agree 100% with your opinion about Dave! He's such a great smooth/aggresive, melodic player and he IS the sound of Iron Maiden!!! Thanks! UP THE IRONS!!! \m/
Found you through Instagram; you're the best, man, really!
1000 thanks brother! Glad you did 🤜🤛
@@LicksOfTheBeast Best Maiden content I've seen. Spot on!
I agree with everything you said about Dave except for one thing; Adrien played on “Man Of Sorrows.”
Adrian plays the third solo.
Dave plays the intro solo and the second solo just after the 4 minute mark. 😊
Great video... great player too :)
Much appreciated!!
dude i fucking LOVE your channel. Never stop please :D
Out of all the members in Iron Maiden, Dave Murray is the one I take the most influence as a guitarist, which is funny since I use a Jackson SDX Adrian Smith as my main guitar next to an ESP Explorer copy.
Please have a look at Rhythm of the beast from nicko and dave If you ever do a tutorial that will be great, no one on yt did not do this one yet i can not find a single person,
Do you think Dave Murray is influenced by Tony Iommi?
The style kind of seems similar at times.
I don't think he was but I do hear what you mean
Murray said that Sabbath, JP, and Deep Purple were the bands who inspired him the most. So most likely Ritchie Blackmore as it was for Janick Gers.
Geniales solos amigo...que distorsiones y efectos usas ...te lo agradecería
Uso el plugin Bias FX II. Los settings son en mi cuenta de Instagram.
Sarebbe bello un video sul double stop e i bending
Infatti presto farò altri video sulle varie tecniche (tipo quello che ho fatto sul gallop picking) 😊
Just me or hearing a bit of Rory Gallagher on his playing too?
To be honest I think that Iron Maiden lost the tone quality when Adrian left the band. It was such an improvement to hear him back on Brave New World.
Adrian leaving was a big loss for sure. I mean...I still remember the exact moment when I found out he'd left! I think the sound of No Prayer was more a question of them recording it quickly in a barn. I love that album but the sound could have been a little fatter and richer for sure. Fear of the Dark was an improvement but the two albums that followed definitely had weaker production and the guitar tone was kinda flat. Not sure how much of that was due to Adrian's absence and how much was due to the lack of the right producer because Adrian's return coincided with the arrival of Kevin Shirley at the helm. My guess is a bit of both 🙂
@@LicksOfTheBeast Agreed 100 percent. I think the majority of Maiden fans are quick to blame Janick for the sound of those records in question. A proper producer would have definitely made a big difference. I find the production on X Factor to be so bad it makes the record almost unlistenable. Anyways, I enjoy your channel.
@@toddgarber988 Yeah the sound on X Factor is a little too dull... I get that they were going for a dark vibe but it ended up sounding a bit flat in the end. It's unfortunate because there are some solid songs on there!
Glad you're enjoying the channel. Much appreciated!! 🙏
what is the color of your strat? vintage white-ish? i love that thing
It's called Honey Blonde. It really is a nice color and it's fairly easy to find used Fenders in that shade. ☺️
does dave use any alternate picking in his solos? I have been focusing on legato alot these past few months and I am finding it is easier than alternate picking I know both are important.
Rarely. He will do some tremolo picked runs with open strings like on Killers and Afraid To Shoot Strangers, but most of his soloing is legato. Adrian does some pretty cool picked bits and Janick does some pretty crazy picking sometimes!
What pickups are you using?
Dave Murray is way the best with his STRATO, apart from Yngwie Malmsteen and Jimmi Hendrix.
What bridge de you have in that strat? Been wondering that for a while now 😂
It's a Mini Floyd Rose. They came stock with some Deluxe strats in the mid to late 90s. Too bad they didn't continue using them because I think it's an awesome bridge!