Run to the Hills
A touch rounder and warmer for the melodic runs.
- Bass
- Precision
- Volume
- 9
- Tone
- 7
- Amp — Bass
- 7
- Amp — Mid
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 7
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Iron Maiden
Steve Harris
Heavy Metal1975–presentUK
A Precision Bass with flatwound strings and a galloping right hand, through a clean-ish head with the tone wide open.
Known for: The Trooper, Run to the Hills, Phantom of the Opera
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gear entries
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Rig rundown
Amps
1Marshall Super Bass
AmpClean and loud, so the gallop stays defined.
Other gear
2Rotosound Flatwound strings
OtherThe flatwounds behind his round, thumping attack.
Fender Precision Bass
OtherHis main bass, essentially unchanged for decades.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase Steve Harris's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
The Trooper
Bright flatwound clank with the tone wide open for the galloping line.
- Bass
- Precision, both pickups
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 10
- Amp — Bass
- 6
- Amp — Mid
- 7
- Amp — Treble
- 8