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The final coutdown amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor

The Europe guitar tone for “The final coutdown”, dialed in for a Line 6 Helix Floor with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, The Final Countdown (1986) - Main Riff & Solo

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203 / 50W split-channel head, modified 1965 Fender Stratocaster (DiMarzio humbuckers / HS-3 single coils), Boss OD-1 / Ibanez TS9, studio delay/reverb

Classic 80s British high-gain crunch and soaring lead with rich harmonic midrange bite

Amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor

CHANNELBrit 2204 + 4x12 Greenback 25 Cab IR

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Used in front of Helix input to tighten low-end and boost mids into the Brit 2204

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Boss CE-5 Chorus

In Helix FX loop (or post-amp block) for authentic 80s stereo widening

Effect Level 4 · Rate 4 · Depth 5 · High Filter 5 · Low Filter 5

03Eventide TimeFactor

Set to approx 380ms dotted-eighth or quarter delay in FX loop / post-amp

Mix 3 · Dly Time A 4 · Dly Time B 4 · Feedback A 3 · Feedback B 3

Why these settings

John Norum used hot DiMarzio humbuckers/stacked singles into a cranked Marshall JCM800 boosted by an OD. On your Strat with single coils, running the TS9 as a clean mid-boost with Drive at 2 and Level high adds the necessary low-mid punch and push into the Helix Brit 2204 model. Keep the amp mids pushed to 7 to compensate for single-coil scoop.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a heavy pick near the bridge on rhythmic palm mutes, and use Norum's signature wide, fast wrist vibrato on sustained solo bends to trigger upper-order Marshall harmonics.

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