No. 0452007·blues-rock·3 blocks

Sloe Gin

Sloe Gin features Bonamassa's signature blues-rock lead tone: a vintage Les Paul through a Marshall and Dumble blend that produces a thick, creamy sustain with singing upper harmonics. The tone is rich and saturated but never loses note definition. Bonamassa's precise vibrato and dynamic control bring each note to life with an expressiveness that bridges classic Clapton-era blues with modern production values.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Cartographer
4x12 Greenback 25
Transistor Tape
Dynamic Plate
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Dynamics
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38ms
Release
200ms
Mix
50
Level
2dB
Scream 808
← Ibanez TS808 (always-on boost)
Distortion
Drive
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Cartographer
← Dumble Overdrive Special
Amp
Drive
6
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5.5
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
Cab
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Analog delay (subtle)
Delay
Time
250ms
Feedback
20
Mix
15
WowFlutter
0.3
Headroom
0.2
Spread
0.3
Scale
1
SyncSelect1
0
Level
0
Dynamic Plate
← Studio plate
Dynamics
LowCut130Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Mix
20
Decay
1.8s
Level
0
PreDelay
40ms
BassFreq
100
BassBoost
0
VarDelayAmpl
0.6
Damping
4500
MatrFreq
0.3
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 4 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Green 808, Dumbbell ODS, 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: Lead, T-Scream, 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
43.7% 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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