No. 1881978·heavy-metal·6 blocks

Beyond the Realms of Death

Beyond the Realms of Death is Judas Priest's great Stained Class ballad — a haunting clean, arpeggiated intro that erupts into one of Glenn Tipton's most emotional solos. The tone is a study in dynamics: a Gibson SG into non-master-volume Marshalls that stay glassy and clean when played softly, then bloom into singing lead sustain when a Dallas Rangemaster treble boost and an MXR Distortion+ shove the front end, with a Maestro Echoplex trailing the lead.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Deranged Master
Vermin Dist
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Transistor Tape
Plate
Volume Pedal
← Guitar volume / dynamics
Dynamics
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Light compression for the clean intro
Dynamics
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60ms
Release
400ms
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Deranged Master
← Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (lead)
Distortion
Gain
6
Tone
6.5
Level
7
Vermin Dist
← MXR Distortion+ (lead)
Distortion
Gain
4
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead (non-master, EL34)
Amp
Drive
4.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
ChVol
6
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Greenback)
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (tape echo)
Delay
LowCut200Hz
HighCut5500Hz
Time
320ms
Feedback
15
Mix
20
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate (Utopia Studios ambience)
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
16
Decay
1.8s
Predelay
20ms
Level
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 2 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: LA Compressor, Yellow Drive. 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; 4 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: Crunch, Treble Booster, Delay, 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
55.4% of one chip — fits (1 block has no published cost and is counted as zero)
Sources
3 cited, 0 from publications that do original gear reporting — every source here is an aggregator, tab site, video, or wiki. Treat the gear list as less settled than usual.
Attribution
Not yet ratedThis 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.
The mic in this chain

Shure SM57

Still made, still the studio default. The cheapest part of this chain to get right.

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