No. 2091986·heavy-metal·5 blocks

Killer of Giants

Lee calls this his proudest piece of writing, and it is the track where his layering method is most audible. He cut the basics and solos on the white Charvel, then doubled them with the blue burst or the purple burst -- and crucially, he always doubled through whichever of his two Marshalls he had not used the first time. The width in this solo is two different amps playing the same notes, not a chorus pedal.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Charvel San Dimas (blue burst)
Pickups
HSS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Vermin Dist
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Blackback 30
Simple Delay
Plate
Tilt
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-27dB
Ratio
3:1
Knee
5dB
Attack
18ms
Release
200ms
Mix
40
Level
1dB
Scream 808
← Boss OD-1 Over Drive
Distortion
Drive
2
Gain
2
Tone
5
Level
8
Vermin Dist
← ProCo Rat
Distortion
Drive
4
Gain
4
Tone
4
Level
6
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead 100W (1969)
Amp
Drive
7
Bass
4
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
6
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
6
Sag
5
Hum
3.5
Ripple
3.5
4x12 Blackback 30
← Marshall 4x12 straight, EV-loaded
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut7000Hz
Resonance
4
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Simple Delay
← Studio delay
Delay
LowCut250Hz
HighCut4800Hz
Time
420ms
Feedback
24
Mix
20
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut7000Hz
Mix
20
Decay
1.9s
Predelay
28ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global tilt EQ
EQ
Tilt
0.6
CenterFreq
1100Hz
Level
1

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 5 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Green Scream, Rat Dist, Plexi 100, 4x12 Blackback. 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, 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
55.8% of one chip — fits
Sources
4 cited, 3 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

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

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