Line 6
Seventh in Time
Helix
This preset is my interpretation of the main guitar tones from Iron Maidens Gallien Krueger-era (86-89). Since the GK-amp isn't in the Helix, I wasn't able to do the exact same routing that Iron Maiden used, but I think the "poly detune" really brings the proper vibe. I used the Cartographer amp in the Helix for all the tones together with a stock cab. I finally spent some time trying to match the EQ in my DAW and then transfered my settings to a block at the end of the signal chain. <br><br> Here's a demo/explanation of the preset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcwKXeqY-BI <br><br> The snapshots: <br><br> - Rhythm, lead and solo have a few tweaks in the drive pedal and amp settings between them, but they mainly differ in the amount of detune, delay and reverb. <br><br> - Clean and TrippyCln are clean tones that are achieved by amp tweaks. I had to add some gain to them after the amp to compensate for the lower volume. Raising the master of the amp affected the tone in a way I didn't like. Slight compression is added to the clean tones and the TrippyCln-snapshot has an autoswell together with more intense detune. <br><br> - "-12 Solo", "SmwhrIntro" and "Deja Vu" are based on the lead or solo snapshot, but with pitch effects added to them. -12 Solo adds a lower octave that I tweaked to suit the intro of The evil that men do and the chorus of Moonchild. I found the blend with the lower octave more convincing than adding the high octave. SmwhrIntro represents the intro of Caught Somewhere in time. This snapshot utilizes EXP1 to control how much of the higher harmony is added to the mix. It enables the user to manually add the higher harmony like in the song. Finally, Deja Vu is a modified lead-snapshot that adds a +3 harmony in F minor. <br><br> Other: All snapshots except SmwhrIntro control the volume with EXP2 and clicking the pedal will engage the wah, which is controlled by EXP1. The wah is based on John Petrucci and doesn't necessarily reflect Iron Maiden. I like the way it sounds though. You might want to add a few dB of gain depending on the loudness of your pickups. <br><br> I hope you enjoy the preset and please let me know if you come up with some nice tweaks.
by Philipozz · Indexed at CustomTone · 3,588 source downloads