No. 0331973·progressive-rock·4 blocks

Time

The blistering solo on Time features one of the most aggressive tones in Gilmour's catalog. A Stratocaster through a Big Muff Pi into a cranked Hiwatt DR103 creates a thick, sustaining fuzz tone with singing upper harmonics. The Binson Echorec delay adds rhythmic repeats that fill the sonic space. Gilmour's precise bending and vibrato bring the notes to life over the massive sustain.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 10 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Black Strat)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Triangle Fuzz
Heir Apparent
Scream 808
WhoWatt 100
4x12 Greenback 25
Transistor Tape
DynPlate
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← MXR Dyna Comp (light)
Dynamics
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38ms
Release
200ms
Mix
50
Level
3dB
Triangle Fuzz
← Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Ram's Head)
Distortion
Tone
6.5
Level
7.5
Sustain
6.5
Heir Apparent
← Colorsound Power Boost
Distortion
Gain
5.5
Tone
5.5
Level
6.5
Presence
5
Clipping
0
GainMod
1
Scream 808
← Ibanez TS808 (modern stand-in)
Distortion
Gain
3
Tone
5
Level
6.5
WhoWatt 100
← Hiwatt DR103 Custom 100
Amp
Drive
5
Bass
4.5
Mid
5.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
7
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo
Cab
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Binson Echorec
Delay
Time
440ms
Feedback
40
Mix
30
WowFlutter
0.5
Headroom
0.2
Spread
0.3
Scale
1
SyncSelect1
0
Level
0
DynPlate
← Studio plate (EMT 140)
Reverb
LowCut150Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Mix
20
Decay
1.8s
Level
0
PreDelay
10ms
BassFreq
100
VarDelayAmpl
0.5
Damping
4000
MatrFreq
0.3
BassBoost
0

What we checked

Computed by a program, on this recipe, every time this page is built. How this works

Preset files — 1 of 3 complete
  • Helix builds complete — every block in the recipe is in the file
  • Quad Cortex 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Fuzz Pi, Search Cortex Cloud for 'Hiwatt DR103' capture. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

  • Katana 1 block missing from the file; 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Reverb. The recipe calls for this block, but we have no verified model ID for it on this platform, so the preset is written without it. Add it by hand using the settings above.

    Replaced with a stand-in: Lead, Digital, Reverb. These load cleanly but are not the model named above — the file will sound wrong here until we map them. Set these blocks by hand.

Helix DSP
68% of one chip — fits (1 block has no published cost and is counted as zero)
Sources
2 cited, 2 from publications that do original gear reporting
Attribution
Not yet rated — This recipe predates the attribution-confidence field and hasn't been reviewed for it.
What we didn't check
  • Nobody played this through a real amp. There is no human listening test behind any number on this page.
  • The settings are reasoned from the sources below, not measured off the record.
  • No audio has been rendered for this recipe yet, so you cannot hear it before you load it.
  • 3 platforms on this page (TONEX, Kemper, Fractal) get a model pointer, not a preset file — nothing was built or checked for them.

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