No. 1692012·hard-rock·4 blocks

Love Bites (So Do I)

The Grammy-winning lead single from Halestorm's 2012 album The Strange Case Of... For the solo, Joe Hottinger leans on the same loud-and-vintage rig that defines the band -- a Gibson SG into cranked Marshall Super Lead plexis and a Bogner 4x12 with Beyma speakers -- but pushed into singing lead territory with a Bogner La Grange plexi-style boost out front for sustain and a slap of delay for size. Raw, fast, vocal lead phrasing over a driving hard-rock track. Standard E.

The Strange Case Of... coverThe Strange Case Of...
Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard (2003)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Deluxe Comp
Minotaur
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Uber
Simple Delay
Spring
Tilt
Deluxe Comp
← Tracking compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-28dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
14ms
Release
200ms
Mix
40
Level
0dB
Minotaur
← Bogner La Grange (plexi-style boost)
Distortion
Gain
4
Tone
6
Level
7
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead (plexi)
Amp
Drive
7
Bass
5
Mid
7
Treble
6
Presence
7
ChVol
8
Master
9
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Uber
← Bogner 4x12 (Beyma)
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut8000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Simple Delay
← Strymon TimeLine (solo)
Delay
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Time
380ms
Feedback
20
Mix
16
Level
0
Spring
← Studio ambience
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
12
Decay
1.2s
Predelay
14ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global lead shaping
Effect
Tilt
5.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
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 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Klon, Brit Plexi 100, 4x12 Uber. 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: Brown, 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
73.5% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 1 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.
The mic in this chain

Shure SM57

The source doesn't name the mic — this is the standard choice for this sound, and what the chain above assumes.

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