No. 0621991·grunge·5 blocks

Even Flow

Even Flow is the gnarlier sibling to Black — same black 1962 reissue Strat, same cranked Marshall JCM800, but with more midrange grit and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah parked in the sweet spot for one of grunge's most frantic, Hendrix-indebted solos. The choppy main riff comes from the bridge pickup biting into the JCM800, and the TS-9 still rides in front to keep the lead singing through the chaos.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1962 Japanese Reissue)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Teardrop 310
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Brit 2204
4x12 Greenback 25
Room
Teardrop 310
← Dunlop Cry Baby
Wah
Mix
100
Level
0
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
80ms
Release
900ms
Mix
55
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
Distortion
Gain
5
Tone
5.5
Level
7.5
Brit 2204
← Marshall JCM800 2203
Amp
Drive
7.2
Bass
4.8
Mid
7
Treble
6.8
Presence
6.2
ChVol
5
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 1960A 4x12 (25-watt Greenbacks)
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut6800Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Room
← Tracking room ambience
Reverb
LowCut220Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
15
Decay
0.3s
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 6 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Crying Wah, LA Compressor, Green 808, Brit 2203, 4x12 Greenback, Room. 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: Lead, Tube Screamer, 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
59.6% of one chip — fits
Sources
2 cited, 1 from publications that do original gear reporting
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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