Alive amp settings — Line 6 Helix Floor
The Pearl jam guitar tone for “Alive”, dialed in for a Line 6 Helix Floor with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Ten (1991) — Mike McCready intro riff, main rhythm, and lead
1959/1960 Fender Stratocaster -> Dunlop Cry Baby -> Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer -> Marshall JCM800 2203 100W Head -> 4x12 Marshall Cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (Helix 'Fassel' or 'Chrome Custom' block)
Helix Wah block in front of signal chain; rock toe-down for the solo screams
02Ibanez TS9 (Helix 'Scream 808' block)
Helix drive block in front of amp model
03Simple Delay (Helix 'Simple Delay' block)
Helix delay block placed after cab / in loop
04Room Reverb (Helix 'Room' block)
Helix reverb block placed at end of chain
Running a Fender Player Stratocaster directly matches Mike McCready's single-coil setup on the original recording. The Scream 808 drive block in the Helix provides the core harmonic saturation into the Brit J-800 model, allowing the amp gain to stay tight and dynamic without getting fizzy. Mids and presence are pushed to duplicate the JCM800 upper-mid punch while rolling the guitar tone to 9 rounds off extreme single-coil harshness.
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