No. 2291972·progressive-rock·5 blocks

Siberian Khatru

Howe split his ES-175's two pickups between two different Fender amps and recorded them in stereo -- the bridge pickup into a Dual Showman, the neck into a four-speaker Fender combo. He is explicit that the both-pickups position was the sound he was after rather than either one alone, which only makes sense once you know each pickup had its own amplifier waiting for it. That split is the entire recipe, and a single-amp version sounds thin in a way no EQ repairs.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson ES-175D (1964)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
Vol Pedal
Deluxe Comp
US Double Nrm
2x15 Brute
Mail Order Twin
4x10 Tweed P10R
Transistor Tape
63 Spring
Vol Pedal
← Fender / DeArmond volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Console compression
Dynamics
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
9dB
Attack
25ms
Release
300ms
Mix
40
Level
0dB
US Double Nrm
← Fender Dual Showman (bridge pickup)
Amp
Drive
3
Bass
4
Mid
5.5
Treble
7
Presence
6
ChVol
6
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
3
Ripple
3
2x15 Brute
← Fender 2x15 cabinet
Cab
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Resonance
5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.2
Delay
0
Mail Order Twin
← Four-speaker Fender combo (neck pickup)
Amp
Drive
3.5
Bass
6
Mid
6
Treble
5
Presence
5
ChVol
6
Master
9
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
3
Ripple
3
4x10 Tweed P10R
← Four-speaker Fender combo
Cab
LowCut90Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Resonance
5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.8
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Studio tape delay
Delay
LowCut280Hz
HighCut4000Hz
Time
260ms
Feedback
12
Mix
10
Level
0
63 Spring
← Fender amp spring tanks
Reverb
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
14
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
12ms
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: Vol Pedal, 63 Spring. 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, 2x15 Fender, Deluxe Reverb, 4x10 Fender. 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: Spring. 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, 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
81.6% of one chip — fits
Sources
3 cited, 0 from publications that do original gear reporting — every source here is an aggregator, tab site, video, or wiki. Treat the gear list as less settled than usual.
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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