Amp settings
Blackstar Core settings for 53 songs
Exact Blackstar Core settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 798 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
Blackstar ID:Core digital stereo combo (generic entry for the ID:Core Stereo 10 / 20 / 40, V3 and V4): 10W (2x5W, 2x3" speakers), 20W (2x10W, 2x5") or 40W (2x20W, 2x6.5") Super Wide Stereo with full-range speakers. Voice knob selects 6 preamp voices: Clean Warm, Clean Bright, Crunch, Super Crunch, OD 1, OD 2. Panel controls: Voice, Gain, Volume, ISF (a single tone control sweeping from a USA to a UK EQ character; there are no Bass/Middle/Treble or Presence knobs), MOD / DLY / REV switches, Effect Type and Effect Level knobs, Tap, Manual. 12 Super Wide Stereo effects: modulation (Phaser, Chorus
Most-used presets
- Classic · 5
- Lead · 4
- Overdrive · 4
- Crunch · 3
- Blues · 2
- Clean · 2
- Metal · 1
Most popular songs on the Blackstar Core
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 8
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 7
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 1.5 · Isf 5
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 7
Back in Black
AC/DC
Gain 4 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 8
Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
Gain 6.5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 8
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
Gain 7 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 8
Raining Blood
Slayer
Gain 8.5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 6
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Gain 4.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 8
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Volume 8 · Reverb 0 · Isf 7
Highway to Hell
AC/DC
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0 · Isf 8
Iron Man
Black Sabbath
Gain 8 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0 · Isf 10
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Reverb 1.5 · Isf 8
Creep
Radiohead
Gain 7 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 8
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys
Gain 1.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 3.5 · Isf 10
Pride and Joy
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gain 4 · Volume 6 · Reverb 1 · Isf 5
Mr. Brightside
The Killers
Gain 4.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 5 · Isf 5
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Gain 1.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 3 · Isf 5
Smoke on the Water
Deep Purple
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0 · Isf 8
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Crunch
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 7 · Treble 6.5
R U Mine?
Arctic Monkeys
Gain 6.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 8
Layla
Derek and the Dominos
Gain 7 · Volume 6 · Reverb 3 · Isf 5
1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
Blues
Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6
Lithium
Nirvana
Classic
Gain 7 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 5
Heart-Shaped Box
Nirvana
Gain 6.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 5
Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
Gain 5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0 · Isf 5
The Thrill is Gone
B.B. King
Clean
Gain 1.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 5
Man in the Box
Alice in Chains
Lead
Gain 7.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Alive
Pearl Jam
Gain 1.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 1.5 · Isf 5
Rooster
Alice in Chains
Overdrive
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
Gain 6 · Volume 6 · Reverb 0 · Isf 5
Plug In Baby
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 8
Black Magic Woman
Santana
Overdrive
Gain 6 · Bass 6 · Mid 5 · Treble 6
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Gain 1.5 · Volume 5 · Reverb 0.5 · Isf 5
Paranoid Android
Radiohead
Classic
Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 6
Float On
Modest Mouse
Crunch
Gain 3.5 · Bass 5 · Mid 7 · Treble 7
Any song, dialed in on your Blackstar Core
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Blackstar Core, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 53 songs A–Z
Every song with Blackstar Core settings on ToneAdapt.
#
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
A
- Alive · Pearl Jam
B
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Basket Case · Green Day
- Black Hole Sun · Soundgarden
- Black Magic Woman · Santana
- Bul Beni · Yavuz Çetin
C
- Crazy Train · Ozzy Osbourne
- Creep · Radiohead
- Creeping Death · Metallica
- Crossroads · Cream
D
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
E
- Even Flow · Pearl Jam
F
- Float On · Modest Mouse
H
- Heart-Shaped Box · Nirvana
- Helal Olsun · Duman
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Holy Forever · Bethel Music
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
K
- Killing in the Name · Rage Against the Machine
M
- Man in the Box · Alice in Chains
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Money for Nothing · Dire Straits
- Mr. Brightside · The Killers
N
- Nothing Else Matters · Metallica
O
- One · Metallica
P
- Paranoid Android · Radiohead
- Plug In Baby · Muse
- Powerslave (2015 Remaster) · Iron Maiden
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
R
- R U Mine? · Arctic Monkeys
- Raining Blood · Slayer
- Rooster · Alice in Chains
S
- Seven Nation Army · The White Stripes
- Skinny Love · Bon Iver
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Smoke on the Water · Deep Purple
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
T
- Take Me Out · Franz Ferdinand
- Tears in Heaven · Eric Clapton
- The Thrill is Gone · B.B. King
U
- Unholy Confessions · Avenged Sevenfold
W
- Walk · Pantera
- War Pigs · Black Sabbath
- Welcome to Paradise · Green Day
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Blackstar Core?
The most-adapted songs on the Blackstar Core are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Hotel California (Eagles), Walk (Pantera), Back in Black (AC/DC). Each has exact settings on this page.
Which Blackstar Core presets are used most?
Classic (5 songs), Lead (4 songs), Overdrive (4 songs), Crunch (3 songs).
Can ToneAdapt give me Blackstar Core settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Blackstar Core as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Blackstar Core, guitar and pickups.