TheEagle ThatDared Caught Somewhere in Time is a really hard song to sing especially dancing around live but I would love to hear it along with Adrian Smith singing Reach Out and the entire SSOASS album live
while I personally think that the seventh son album is iron maidens best, I do however think that there is no sound quite like the somewhere in time album.
I respect your opinion, but I could never get into SSOSS album. I don't know why, but the majority of the tracks don't do it for me except for Moonchild, Evil that Men Do, and Can I Play with Madness.
mjmslim84 I love the whole album and like every song and usually listen to it in full and the only other albums I can say that about is Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood, and The Bleeding
The Number of the beast for me...but it has a not so great sound and Killers has like the same settings it seems..but totally love it too....Piece of mind is pretty close to what I like....I dig the production and sound...No Prayer is like garage production.. Iron Maidens first is like above garage... Somewhere is too over produced..for me.. in 7th they turned it back a bit but still Somewhere-ish...i recently heard book of souls and liked it..sounded like Piece but better... heck man I love Maiden ...but took a break when Jannick came on and Adrian left...I prefer Dave n Adrian only...
Seventh Son has something unique that the other Maiden album doesn't have, I still don't know why it is also my favorite, I think it's because the band was at its best moment during that era and the 1988 Donnington concert was just the best in the history of heavy metal.
That's exactly the sound, Eamon. I remember borrowing a couple of quid from my bro, and buying the album on its day of release in Sept '86. For me (and a Very small % of fans) this was the apex of their albums. A reflective album that makes us think about space and time. Still fresh as a daisy, 35 years later! Cheers.
Hello, now I believe, not even Maiden can caught the Somewhere In Time sound. Martin was the magician of these golden years and not even Steve Harris after -as a producer- can understand how was the real Maiden sound. Somewhere In Time is the best album of humanity
I dont really like digital processors, but you really get a nice tone, alexander the great sounds awesome! Reverb, delay and a bit of chorus ? what do you use ?
Hi Eamon , 10 years ago I watched this video and all your videos and always wanted to buy this exact Digitech unit , well today I finally did just that and it’s actually an amazing unit , it’s so simple to use and yep that preset and effects sounds pretty damm good 👍
Haha, that's amazing! Mine is actually partially retired, but still gets an outing from time to time. Glad you've found one at last. 10 years eah? Wish my hair lasted as long as the unit...
I can't log in using my oher account anymore BUT you can also get this sound using Boss stomp boxes and of course a Marshall amp. My current set up for this sound would be to use heavy chorus, the DD-3 delay for regular playing of the songs and the DD-7 for any actual delay used like the begining of Heaven can wait. The secret for the BEST distortion is using an Ibanez Sonic distortion SD-9 and then the Boss EQ to taylor the sound.
Question about the Floyd. Is yours completely leveled, like hitting the body? Received mine today and it's a little high for a non-recessed FR even though the action is perfect.
Hi John, The digitech can be a great pedal, but it also has its limitations. I've found it quite frustrating at times to use, and as such I only use a limited number of settings. Personally, I find that plugged into an amp, and turned up loud creates the best results. Plugging straight into my laptop to record however reveals its limitations. I have little patience for the infinite settings that you can play around with. I suspect that with patience, great results can be achieved.
That's a bit harsh! I go through the settings I'm using in the video. I've never personally been that interested in the technical aspects of using effects. I just play around with the sound until I get what to me, sounds good. As stated, the reason that I did this video is because I got lots of requests to show how I got the sound I was using.
I have everything your using there except that particular pa, but I have something similar, but any digitech processor will give you this sound, when they recorded that album the rocktron was out and that’s probably what they used, you can hear it on def leppards hysteria, and several others, but I guess my point is ANY digitech processors will get you there although the rocktron craze was shortlived I still get mine out from time to time
A question regarding the digitech rp500. I've been looking for and trying effects for a while and tried everything from separate pedals to pedal boards etc... and nothing has really cut the musturd or come close to a digitech rp7 that was my first ever effects unit. I've always had traditionalists saying how crap boards were compared to the tone of separate pedals and that they were sub-standard in general. Would it be wise to buy this unit and is it good for home as well as live??
Nice work dude . I got the rosewood option only because everywhere in the uk had no stock and i found one place with the rosewood option , being an impatient bugger i got it and i absolutley love it , being a huge maiden fan myself this is my prize possession well apart from the kids lol . UP THE IRONS!!!!!!
Brilliant, though what you said about the neck pickup was right its not the best .I dont know what to replace the single coils with ,maybe just noiseless Fenders or Duncans . Cheers for taking time to reply to these comments dude and keep rockin.
+Derek Savage For a neck pickup I really like the DiMarzio Air Norton. And they actually have a version of that that fits into a single coil slot. It's called DiMarzio Air Norton S. I'd try that. DiMarzio Chopper is also a good choice for a neck pickup or for the middle one as well.
alright big bro could you do a stranger in a strange land tutorial i got a pretty good somewhere in time sound goin & i can't for the life of me remember how to play it properly.
WRONG!!!!!!! ... just had to do that.... I promised you! ;-) Brilliant video, actually. I really dig that tone. You nailed it! And Eamon, my friend, I'm quite shure, that I stumbled about some of your fantastic videos long before you told me about 'em. Cheers! Ah, that reminds me: I still owe you a beer! ;-)
Eamon O'Neill oh, I hear it now, thanks. That variation sounded like something Randy Rhoads would play during Ozzy era. Anyways, cool video. would you recommend buying this guitar (i'm a huge Maiden fan like you)? If so, could you tell me its weakness? thank you in advance.
Make sure to run that awesome digitech RP500 of yours in stereo the next time to your awesome stagepas bro. Gotta have it WIDE and 3-DIMENSIONAL especially if you're playing alone. :)
are you useing a tube amp or solid state im new to amplifire argon like on youre pc plug this thing in mate eq this stomp on that im like wtf i just plug in and jam carvin marshall engater tweaker 88 vht pitbull soldano 100 wat pick youre weapon mate just plug in and crank out tunes
Hey eamon im a big time maiden head love your work on the bord. Can sing a decided maiden song or two. Been a iron fan for 32 years or so good hear you haven't wasted them. I live in Belfast stranmillis Would like hooks up with you somewhere some how in time for a jam. Let me no thanks for posting cool stuff regards RAY up the moods
Nice playing, nice sound. But... Well... i think every Maiden fan playing guitar knows what effects have to use to achieve this sound. Far more important is what settings for every particular effect are needed for this sound. Pitty you kept this knowledge for himself, without it it's more like just showing off than sound tutorial...
no.. Its not worth spending $2000 on the USA maodel when you can get one made in india for $499 and just upgrade whatever you want.. thats my opinion anyway..not a big deal where its made really...
Nice vid and good demo overall. I don't understand the folks talking smack. Elegance of a hippo? Who the hell cares about how it looks, as opposed to how it sounds. I don't get it...
i disagree, it sounds very close to his tone for the Somewhere in Time album, maybe not his tone for other Maiden albums but for this album specifically it’s probably as close as you can get without buying the Gallien Krueger amp they used to record the album
I have that Gallien Kruger amp. This tone I just a digital approximation. And didn't sound very good. Maybe good for digitech, but not in the real world. If I need real IM tone I use JMP1, JFX1 and 9200 thru 4x12 Marshall full stack.
If you got a *good* (REALLY good) ASIO sound device, good speakers and/or headphones (talking about high frequency range, etc.), I can recommend guitar rig. I can reproduce ANY sound you want it to, even those that don't really sound like a guitar any more. it literally has no limitations, as far as I can see - if you got a strong cpu.. If you're more the hardware type, you can get the boss GT-10 or similar. It can do alot of stuff, although it has it's limits (number of effects, etc.).
I wish Iron Maiden can bring this sound back into one their future albums, along with playing Caught Somewhere in Time again live.
Yeah, every year I dream that that, or 'Infinite Dreams' will be added back into the set.
TheEagle ThatDared Caught Somewhere in Time is a really hard song to sing especially dancing around live but I would love to hear it along with Adrian Smith singing Reach Out and the entire SSOASS album live
Including Walking on glass , by Smith and Murray
dear friend you've been served
By the way - "Somewhere In Time" is one of the best albums ever made.
while I personally think that the seventh son album is iron maidens best, I do however think that there is no sound quite like the somewhere in time album.
I respect your opinion, but I could never get into SSOSS album. I don't know why, but the majority of the tracks don't do it for me except for Moonchild, Evil that Men Do, and Can I Play with Madness.
Horrorfreak106 omg u suck... lol just kidding fair enough man. Moonchild is a cool song tho
mjmslim84 I love the whole album and like every song and usually listen to it in full and the only other albums I can say that about is Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood, and The Bleeding
The Number of the beast for me...but it has a not so great sound and Killers has like the same settings it seems..but totally love it too....Piece of mind is pretty close to what I like....I dig the production and sound...No Prayer is like garage production.. Iron Maidens first is like above garage... Somewhere is too over produced..for me.. in 7th they turned it back a bit but still Somewhere-ish...i recently heard book of souls and liked it..sounded like Piece but better... heck man I love Maiden ...but took a break when Jannick came on and Adrian left...I prefer Dave n Adrian only...
Seventh Son has something unique that the other Maiden album doesn't have, I still don't know why it is also my favorite, I think it's because the band was at its best moment during that era and the 1988 Donnington concert was just the best in the history of heavy metal.
That's exactly the sound, Eamon. I remember borrowing a couple of quid from my bro, and buying the album on its day of release in Sept '86. For me (and a Very small % of fans) this was the apex of their albums. A reflective album that makes us think about space and time. Still fresh as a daisy, 35 years later! Cheers.
it's close. The actual sound can be achieved by purchasing old Gallien Krueger 250 amps from 1986.
that bridge riff from caught somewhere in time is just perfect
Should have this guitar delivered this weekend. Can't wait to try some Maiden tunes on it.
Thankfully I found this again! I was out of playing about 11 years and this got my interest back! Thanks!
Yeah, it's a classic. One of my personal favourites. Adrian Smith really hit his creative stride with this one.
Hello,
now I believe, not even Maiden can caught the Somewhere In Time sound.
Martin was the magician of these golden years and not even Steve Harris after -as a producer- can understand how was the real Maiden sound.
Somewhere In Time is the best album of humanity
Giorgos Panas lol they used a GK250ML
Care to share the settings of delay and chorus? Also, amp model? Running a zoom g3x
I dont really like digital processors, but you really get a nice tone, alexander the great sounds awesome! Reverb, delay and a bit of chorus ? what do you use ?
Hi Eamon , 10 years ago I watched this video and all your videos and always wanted to buy this exact Digitech unit , well today I finally did just that and it’s actually an amazing unit , it’s so simple to use and yep that preset and effects sounds pretty damm good 👍
Haha, that's amazing! Mine is actually partially retired, but still gets an outing from time to time. Glad you've found one at last. 10 years eah? Wish my hair lasted as long as the unit...
5 secs in I loved it man! Great work!
Thanks Tony.
best album ever !
I can't log in using my oher account anymore BUT you can also get this sound using Boss stomp boxes and of course a Marshall amp. My current set up for this sound would be to use heavy chorus, the DD-3 delay for regular playing of the songs and the DD-7 for any actual delay used like the begining of Heaven can wait. The secret for the BEST distortion is using an Ibanez Sonic distortion SD-9 and then the Boss EQ to taylor the sound.
Question about the Floyd. Is yours completely leveled, like hitting the body? Received mine today and it's a little high for a non-recessed FR even though the action is perfect.
Very cool that your tone simulator S.I.T !!!
How to emulate the synthesized sound of this album? What would be the basic setup?
See ya!
Can you tell me how the guitar synth and bass synth works on Somewhere in Time? Because all of I heard is an keyboard playing at the background
Hi John,
The digitech can be a great pedal, but it also has its limitations. I've found it quite frustrating at times to use, and as such I only use a limited number of settings. Personally, I find that plugged into an amp, and turned up loud creates the best results. Plugging straight into my laptop to record however reveals its limitations. I have little patience for the infinite settings that you can play around with. I suspect that with patience, great results can be achieved.
That's a bit harsh! I go through the settings I'm using in the video. I've never personally been that interested in the technical aspects of using effects. I just play around with the sound until I get what to me, sounds good. As stated, the reason that I did this video is because I got lots of requests to show how I got the sound I was using.
Nice playing. Where is this guitar made?
What a sound!! Amazing!! How did you set the pedalboard? i have the same but i'm not good to find the real sound like this!
Hi.What are the pedals effects that you are using? Thanks a lot. .
Hi, same pedal as the Transylvania video. Ramped up the chorus though!
Great info..Thanks...Gonna get me one of those Jackson for Christmas!
This will be my set up thanks to you , Top man! Now all i need to do it some how steal Adrian's powers and i will be away !
I have everything your using there except that particular pa, but I have something similar, but any digitech processor will give you this sound, when they recorded that album the rocktron was out and that’s probably what they used, you can hear it on def leppards hysteria, and several others, but I guess my point is ANY digitech processors will get you there although the rocktron craze was shortlived I still get mine out from time to time
great video man, i just love that album sound
A question regarding the digitech rp500. I've been looking for and trying effects for a while and tried everything from separate pedals to pedal boards etc... and nothing has really cut the musturd or come close to a digitech rp7 that was my first ever effects unit. I've always had traditionalists saying how crap boards were compared to the tone of separate pedals and that they were sub-standard in general. Would it be wise to buy this unit and is it good for home as well as live??
Thanks for the reply. I just sold one of my guitars today and think ill get one of these babies with the $$$
Nice one dude.
Nice work dude . I got the rosewood option only because everywhere in the uk had no stock and i found one place with the rosewood option , being an impatient bugger i got it and i absolutley love it , being a huge maiden fan myself this is my prize possession well apart from the kids lol . UP THE IRONS!!!!!!
Cheers man. Yeah, impatience is a bitch - I suffer from it myself. Still, great guitars both of them.
Brilliant, though what you said about the neck pickup was right its not the best .I dont know what to replace the single coils with ,maybe just noiseless Fenders or Duncans . Cheers for taking time to reply to these comments dude and keep rockin.
+Derek Savage For a neck pickup I really like the DiMarzio Air Norton. And they actually have a version of that that fits into a single coil slot. It's called DiMarzio Air Norton S. I'd try that. DiMarzio Chopper is also a good choice for a neck pickup or for the middle one as well.
yeah man !!! can you bring us the type of effect (digital delay ??) and the caraccteristics of each ???? thanks so much !!!
Hey buddy what the configuration of your delay and reverb for this tom?
Very good sound mate. I have the Boss GT10, sounds very similiar. Helpful video Eamon!
Great tone, what delay time should we use?
No idea mate, I'm not even sure what I'm using is right. I just tend to play with it until it sounds right, or close enough to me ears.
Getting a Zoom G3X next month, you think I can nail the tone with that?
I don;t see why not - I'm not using anything particularly specialised here.
Great playing man, is this guitar US made?
Cheers. It's the cheaper model, so not USA made.
@@eamonmaiden thanks for your reply, great sounding guitar anyway
Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time - Guitar Tone I also have experimented with the Somewhere In Time tone
Dave Murray was the synth guitar um SIT. Adrian has synth um 7th Son
Hey, I'll take a look at it. I prefer the 'classic' era myself, but love the Brave New World Album. I'll see what I can come up with.
great stuff dude! could you post the settings of how much delay reverb chorus you use for ppl that dont have the rp? would be great!!
GREAT JOB! you have the clean sound of somewhere in time ?
Thanks! Yes, I have the SIT clean sound too. Check out my Alexander The Great video. It's on there.
Awesome as always. thanks for sharing!
off topic...i recently heard the FM version of that girl.....much different...but yes that distortion sound is fantastic...
Yeah, the FM the 'wimpy' version all right. Not my thing at all!
I will do in the description when I get a chance. Thanks.
really amazing man! nice sound
+Alex Hernández Thaks Alex! Glad you like it.
alright big bro could you do a stranger in a strange land tutorial i got a pretty good somewhere in time sound goin & i can't for the life of me remember how to play it properly.
Sounds killer !! Good job !
Yeah, amazing album.
Are you using the stock pickups?
Yes.
WRONG!!!!!!!
... just had to do that.... I promised you! ;-)
Brilliant video, actually. I really dig that tone. You nailed it!
And Eamon, my friend, I'm quite shure, that I stumbled about some of your fantastic videos long before you told me about 'em.
Cheers!
Ah, that reminds me: I still owe you a beer! ;-)
@2:21 isnt that Black Sabbath Mob Rules?
It started out that way, then I got the wrong chords haha!
Cheers. Its a great guitar.
Wow dude, you are amazing.
Not sure what you mean. I'm using the Jackson Adrian Smith San Dimas SDX.
where does the riff from 2:20 come from?
It started off as 'Mob Rules' by Black Sabbath, but then I hit the wrong chords. So its' the Mob rules riff plus a random G to F#.
Eamon O'Neill oh, I hear it now, thanks. That variation sounded like something Randy Rhoads would play during Ozzy era. Anyways, cool video. would you recommend buying this guitar (i'm a huge Maiden fan like you)? If so, could you tell me its weakness? thank you in advance.
Is this a USA made guitar?
Sounding good man
cool! sounds awesome!
What county are you from im guessing fermanagh from your accent
David O'Riordan Rural Co.Derry.
Could you do a modern dave murray tone, aka brave new world, dance of death, matter of life and death! \m/
really helpfull thx man
Year see with the right Setup you can sound like anybody. But still there are some fine Differences in the Style they play.
Make sure to run that awesome digitech RP500 of yours in stereo the next time to your awesome stagepas bro. Gotta have it WIDE and 3-DIMENSIONAL especially if you're playing alone. :)
thank you so much!!
nailed it !
Thanks Peter.
are you useing a tube amp or solid state im new to amplifire argon like on youre pc plug this thing in mate eq this stomp on that im like wtf i just plug in and jam carvin marshall engater tweaker 88 vht pitbull soldano 100 wat pick youre weapon mate just plug in and crank out tunes
Hey eamon im a big time maiden head love your work on the bord. Can sing a decided maiden song or two. Been a iron fan for 32 years or so good hear you haven't wasted them. I live in Belfast stranmillis Would like hooks up with you somewhere some how in time for a jam. Let me no thanks for posting cool stuff regards RAY up the moods
Thanks Pablo.
great stuff.
Thanks.
Thanks Robin!
Thank you Mr.Bond(!)
USA, I presume. Purchased in the UK.
maidens new album is banging hot maiden dio preist testament slayer etc metal for life
Cheers.
brill vid
Woooow!!!!!!!
thanks, great vid
Yeah, and a Peavy 5150 sitting on top of it! I'm not using them here though.
I just bought it
Man U could sub for Adrien if he cut his finger playin a rad riff
Dziękuję bardzo(!)
Haha, I'd like that!
Cheers buddy! Hope to see you again soon. BTW, check out my Back In The Village video - I believe we discussed it!
Too much reverb and delay. It's a bit less, and less distorted. You have the right idea, just too exaggerated.
Top
Nice playing, nice sound. But...
Well... i think every Maiden fan playing guitar knows what effects have to use to achieve this sound. Far more important is what settings for every particular effect are needed for this sound. Pitty you kept this knowledge for himself, without it it's more like just showing off than sound tutorial...
no.. Its not worth spending $2000 on the USA maodel when you can get one made in india for $499 and just upgrade whatever you want.. thats my opinion anyway..not a big deal where its made really...
Oh you can't build the USA model from an Indian one with parts bud. You're kidding yourself
a similar jackson that is NOT a signature model?
at least he can say he has a original playing style...lol..
How to get a somewhere in time guitar sound? BUY a GK 250ML amp, a 1960A Marshall cabinet(2 for stereo) and a Neumann U87 :P
Nice vid and good demo overall. I don't understand the folks talking smack. Elegance of a hippo? Who the hell cares about how it looks, as opposed to how it sounds. I don't get it...
err just realised you already have done one.
Gallian Kruger 250ml is the only real way...........
Yes I know, I own one.
At least I think:)
0:07 and 0:18 again and again. play SiT only guitar sound
That didn't sound like Adrian at all !!!
you are wrong
i disagree, it sounds very close to his tone for the Somewhere in Time album, maybe not his tone for other Maiden albums but for this album specifically it’s probably as close as you can get without buying the Gallien Krueger amp they used to record the album
I have that Gallien Kruger amp. This tone I just a digital approximation. And didn't sound very good. Maybe good for digitech, but not in the real world. If I need real IM tone I use JMP1, JFX1 and 9200 thru 4x12 Marshall full stack.
Too mutch delay always!
If you got a *good* (REALLY good) ASIO sound device, good speakers and/or headphones (talking about high frequency range, etc.), I can recommend guitar rig. I can reproduce ANY sound you want it to, even those that don't really sound like a guitar any more.
it literally has no limitations, as far as I can see - if you got a strong cpu..
If you're more the hardware type, you can get the boss GT-10 or similar. It can do alot of stuff, although it has it's limits (number of effects, etc.).