The Cost of Loving amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor
The Guthrie Govan guitar tone for “The Cost of Loving”, dialed in for a Line 6 Helix Floor with a Keisel Zues 2. Live / JTC master session version, West Coast Grooves (2013)
Suhr Guthrie Govan Signature (HSH, Aldrich pickups) into Suhr Badger 30 / CAA OD-100 with Free The Tone delay and subtle room reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Minotaur (Klon Centaur model)
Used as a mid-focused clean boost to push the amp into singing fusion sustain
02Simple Delay (Helix FX block)
Post-amp / FX loop placement (approx 380ms subtle quarter-note delay)
03Dynamic Hall (Helix Reverb block)
Ambient space at end of chain
The Kiesel Zeus humbuckers are punchy and articulate, so rolling guitar volume to 8 and tone to 8 captures Guthrie's smooth, vocal neck-pickup warmth without flub. On the Helix, the Brit P75 block handles the core dynamic crunch, while the Minotaur block provides the slight mid-push and sustain typical of Guthrie's live setup. Highs are kept rounded around 5 to avoid any digital spikiness.
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