No. 0481991·blues·3 blocks

Little Wing

SRV's cover of Hendrix's Little Wing is a masterclass in blues tone and dynamics. His Stratocaster through a Vibroverb with a Tube Screamer produces a warm, singing tone that honors Hendrix while adding SRV's characteristic power and aggression. The tone is fatter and more driven than Hendrix's original, with heavier strings providing more body and sustain. SRV's version features extensive chord melody work that demands both clean articulation and overdrive sustain.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (#1 / 'Number One')
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
eb_standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
US Deluxe Vib
1x15 Ampeg B-15
Spring
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Dynamics
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60ms
Release
910ms
Mix
74
Level
0dB
Scream 808
← Tube Screamer TS808
Distortion
Drive
2
Tone
6
Level
8
US Deluxe Vib
← Fender Vibroverb (1964 Blackface)
Amp
Drive
6.5
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
5.5
Presence
5
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
1x15 Ampeg B-15
← 1x15 JBL D130F
Cab
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Spring
← Vibroverb spring tank (cranked)
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
30
Decay
0.7s
Predelay
20ms
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
EQ
Tilt
0.5
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 5 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Green 808, US Vibro, 1x15 US, Tilt EQ. 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 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Crunch, T-Scream, Spring. 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
61.8% of one chip — fits (1 block has no published cost and is counted as zero)
Sources
2 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.

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