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Dave Murray is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as one of the
original members of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined the band
just two months after their inception in 1975.
His Artist Signature model features a soft "V"-shaped maple neck with satin back and sports a humbucker/single-coil/humbucker (HSH) configuration - DiMarzio Super Distortion DP100 (bridge), American Vintage '57/'62 (middle), DiMarzio PAF DP-103 (neck) - with 3-way switching and American Vintage hardware.
Murray developed an interest in rock when he was 15 after hearing "Voodoo
Child" by Jimi Hendrix on the radio; from
there everything changed. He got his first guitar and being such a keen
guitarist, he would practice up to 7 hours a day along to records. He formed
his first band, a trio called Stone Free. This band also included Adrian
Smith (Guitar/Vocals) who would later become a member of Iron Maiden.
From there, Murray had played with a number of different bands before
meeting Steve Harris and joining Iron Maiden for the first time in 1976. He
briefly left the band following an argument with then vocalist Dennis Wilcock. Murray rejoined Smith in a band called Urchin. During this short
tenure with the band he recorded one single titled "She's A Roller".
Following the single Murray left Urchin and returned to Iron Maiden,
replacing Terry Wapram. Wilcock and him still played a couple of gigs
together and then Wilcock suddenly left the band.
Murray's guitar style throughout his career has been mainly of the Legato
based solo variety. This can be seen in songs from their first self titled
album, such as "Phantom of the Opera", to the watery mood solo from
"Lightning Strikes Twice", to songs from their latest release A Matter of
Life and Death, such as the new single "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg".
Murray is noted for having naturally strong fingers and frequently using
hammer-ons and pull-offs. Murray has also written for the band, though less
often than other band members. Usually leaving lyrics to someone else, he
occasionally co-writes songs, with "Charlotte the Harlot" being his lone
composition credited entirely to him.