No. 2061984·heavy-metal·5 blocks
We Rock
The fastest thing Campbell recorded with Dio, and the clearest example of why his rig was built the way it was. He has been blunt about it: the JCM800 did not have enough distortion on its own, so he front-loaded it with an absurdly hot pickup and a Boss overdrive. At this tempo that inversion earns its keep -- the boost tightens the low end before the amp ever sees it, which is the only reason a gallop this quick stays legible instead of collapsing into a wall of Marshall.
The Last in LineSignal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (1977, refinished matte black)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Noise Gate
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Brit 2204
4x12 Blackback 30
Simple Delay
Room
Teardrop Wah
Noise Gate
← Gain-structure housekeeping
Threshold
-58dB
Decay
20s
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-24dB
Ratio
2.5:1
Knee
4dB
Attack
14s
Release
130s
Mix
30
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Boss overdrive (SD-1)
Drive
2
Gain
2
Tone
5.5
Level
8
Brit 2204
← Marshall JCM800 2203
Drive
7
Bass
4
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
6
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5.5
Sag
3.5
Hum
3
Ripple
3
4x12 Blackback 30
← Marshall 4x12
LowCut95Hz
HighCut6200Hz
Resonance
5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Simple Delay
← Studio slap
LowCut300Hz
HighCut3800Hz
Time
190ms
Feedback
6
Mix
7
Level
0
Room
← Caribou Ranch tracking ambience
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
11
Decay
0.9s
Predelay
14ms
Level
0
Teardrop Wah
← Dunlop Cry Baby
Mix
100
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 206
The fastest thing Campbell recorded with Dio, and the clearest example of why his rig was built the way it was. He has been blunt about it: the JCM800 did not have enough distortion on its own, so he front-loaded it with an absurdly hot pickup and a Boss overdrive. At this tempo that inversion earns its keep -- the boost tightens the low end before the amp ever sees it, which is the only reason a gallop this quick stays legible instead of collapsing into a wall of Marshall.
— Vivian Campbell
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