No. 2391992·grunge·6 blocks

Rooster

This sounds like one enormous amp and it is three small ones. Producer Dave Jerden split Cantrell's guitar across three rigs by frequency range -- a Bogner Fish preamp handling the lows, a Bogner Ecstasy the mids and a Rockman going direct for the highs -- then doubled each and panned the pairs apart. That is six tracks of guitar that each carry only a third of the spectrum, which is why the record is simultaneously enormous and completely clear.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 8 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
1984 G&L Rampage 'Blue Dress'
Pickups
H
Tuning
bridge
Strings
eb_standard
Deluxe Comp
Deluxe Mistress
Scream 808
Cali Rectifire
4x12 Cali V30
Low/High Cut
Plate
Deluxe Comp
← Summit compression to tape / Rockman internal compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-20dB
Ratio
3.5:1
Attack
10ms
Release
160ms
Mix
65
Level
1.5dB
Deluxe Mistress
← Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Pitch/Synth
Rate
0.2Hz
Depth
60
Mix
45
Level
0
Scream 808
← Front-end tightening (inferred)
Distortion
Gain
2
Tone
5.5
Level
7.5
Cali Rectifire
← Bogner Ecstasy (mid band) -- the band that matters most
Amp
Drive
6
Bass
4.5
Mid
6.5
Treble
5.5
Presence
5
ChVol
5
Master
6
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5.5
Sag
5
Hum
3.5
Ripple
4
4x12 Cali V30
← Marshall 4x12 with Vox Bulldog speakers
Cab
LowCut85Hz
HighCut6800Hz
Resonance
5.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Low/High Cut
← The three-way frequency split, collapsed
Effect
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1200Hz
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate on the lead track
Reverb
LowCut220Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
15
Decay
2.2s
Predelay
25ms
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 2 blocks missing from the file
    Which ones

    Not in the file: Deluxe Mistress, Low/High Cut. The recipe calls for these blocks, but we have no verified model ID for them on this platform, so the preset is written without them. Add them by hand using the settings above.

  • Quad Cortex 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Compressor, Flanger, Ecstasy Red, 4x12 Marshall Bulldog. 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: Plate. 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, Tube Screamer, Flanger, Plate. 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
56% of one chip — fits
Sources
4 cited, 2 from publications that do original gear reporting
Attribution
Documented — The 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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