No. 2301973·progressive-rock·5 blocks

Dancing with the Moonlit Knight

Hackett names this song and Firth of Fifth in the same breath when asked about his 1957 Les Paul Goldtop, but they are opposite tones. Firth of Fifth is a neck pickup and a note held for bars at a time; the fast middle section of Moonlit Knight is the bridge pickup, tapped and swept, several years before either technique had a name or a following. Same Goldtop, same Hiwatt, same germanium fuzz, and a completely different set of knobs.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Vol Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Arbitrator Fuzz
WhoWatt 100
4x12 WhoWatt 100
Transistor Tape
Hall
Tilt
Vol Pedal
← Schaller volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
9dB
Attack
15ms
Release
300ms
Mix
35
Level
0dB
Arbitrator Fuzz
← Marshall Supa Fuzz / Shaftesbury Duo-Fuzz
Distortion
Drive
8
Tone
6
Level
7
WhoWatt 100
← Hiwatt DR103 100W
Amp
Drive
4.5
Bass
4
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
6
ChVol
7
Master
5
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
3.5
Hum
3
Ripple
3
4x12 WhoWatt 100
← Hiwatt 4x12 (Fane-loaded)
Cab
LowCut100Hz
HighCut6800Hz
Resonance
5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Studio tape delay
Delay
LowCut300Hz
HighCut3600Hz
Time
280ms
Feedback
15
Mix
12
Level
0
Hall
← Island Studios reverb
Reverb
LowCut220Hz
HighCut6200Hz
Mix
18
Decay
1.6s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Global tilt EQ
EQ
Tilt
5.6
CenterFreq
900Hz
Level
0

What we checked

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

Preset files — 0 of 3 complete
  • Helix 1 block missing from the file
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Vol Pedal. 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.

  • Quad Cortex 6 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Volume Pedal, Studio Comp, Germanium Fuzz, Brit Watt 100, 4x12 Hiwatt Fane, Hall 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.

  • Katana 1 block missing from the file; 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Hall. 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: Clean, Booster, Delay, Hall. 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
65.3% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 1 from publications that do original gear reporting
Attribution
DocumentedThe player is named for this specific part in credits or an interview.
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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