No. 0301992·groove-metal·4 blocks

Walk

One of the tightest, most aggressive rhythm sounds in metal history. The rig is unconventional: a Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' into a SOLID-STATE Randall RG100ES through a Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75s. The solid-state Randall is the secret weapon — where a tube amp compresses transients, the Randall delivers every pick attack with surgical precision. Half the tone is the amp; the other half is the MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ in front of it, scooping the mids flat to create the V-curve that defines groove metal.

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Signal path · input → output · 11 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Dean ML 'Dean From Hell' (1985)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
custom
Volume Pedal
Noise Gate
Chrome
Parametric
Pitch Wham
Scream 808
PV Panama
4x12 Uber T75
Transistor Tape
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Noise Gate
← Rocktron Hush IIC
Cab
Threshold
-52dB
Decay
0.3s
Level
0
Chrome
← Dunlop Cry Baby GCB-95
Wah
Pedal
0.5
FcLow
0.2
FcHigh
0.8
Mix
100
Level
0
Parametric
← MXR Six-Band Graphic EQ (M109) — V-curve scoop
EQ
LowCut60Hz
HighCut14000Hz
LowFreq
100
LowGain
0.7
LowQ
0.5
MidFreq
800
MidGain
0.2
MidQ
1
HighFreq
4000
HighGain
0.7
HighQ
0.5
Level
0
Pitch Wham
← DigiTech Whammy WH-1
Pitch/Synth
Pedal
1
Heel
0
Toe
1
Mix
100
Level
0
Scream 808
← TS-style boost (alt — Dime didn't use one on Walk, but it tightens the rig on FRFR)
Distortion
Gain
2
Tone
5.5
Level
8
PV Panama
← Randall RG100ES (closest Helix model — solid-state high-gain with tight attack)
Amp
Drive
8.5
Bass
7
Mid
2
Treble
7.5
Presence
6.5
ChVol
7.5
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
4
Hum
5
Ripple
5
Resonance
6.5
4x12 Uber T75
← Randall 4x12 with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Cab
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Slapback delay (solo accent)
Delay
Time
80ms
Feedback
10
Mix
18
WowFlutter
0.2
Headroom
0.2
Spread
0.3
Scale
1
SyncSelect1
0
Level
0
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 3 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Studio Comp, Search Cortex Cloud for 'Randall Century' capture, Slapback. 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 2 blocks replaced with a stand-in model
    Which ones

    Replaced with a stand-in: Lead, Noise Gate. 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
56.9% of one chip — fits (1 block has no published cost and is counted as zero)
Sources
1 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
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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