Amp settings
Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 settings for 12 songs
Exact Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 settings for the songs players ask for most — knob values, presets and pickup choices, from 75 tone adaptations on ToneAdapt.
A 40-watt solid-state digital modeling combo amplifier offering six amp voices, 12 built-in effects in Super Wide Stereo, and modern connectivity including USB-C for recording and TRRS for livestreaming.
Modes
Clean Warm · Clean Bright · Crunch · Super Crunch · OD1 · OD2
Most popular songs on the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4
Master of Puppets
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 8 · Reverb 0.5 · ISF 5
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Gain 8.5 · Reverb 0 · ISF 5 · Voice 5
Hotel California
Eagles
Gain 5 · Volume 7 · Reverb 1.5 · ISF 5
Plug In Baby
Muse
Gain 7.5 · Reverb 0.5 · ISF 5 · Voice 4
Walk
Pantera
Gain 8.5 · Volume 8 · Reverb 0 · ISF 5
Holy Wars
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Volume 8 · ISF 5 · Voice 5
Do I Wanna Know?
Arctic Monkeys
Gain 1.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 4 · ISF 5
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Gain 8 · Volume 7 · ISF 5 · Voice 5
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Gain 7 · Reverb 0.5 · ISF 5 · Voice 5
Where Is My Mind? (2007 Remaster)
Pixies
Gain 4.5 · Volume 6 · Reverb 1 · ISF 5
Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix)
Megadeth
Gain 7.5 · Volume 8 · ISF 5 · Voice 5
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Gain 6 · Volume 7 · Reverb 1.5 · ISF 5
Any song, dialed in on your Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4
Pick a song and ToneAdapt adapts the original tone to your Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4, your guitar and its pickups — including songs not listed here.
All 12 songs A–Z
Every song with Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 settings on ToneAdapt.
D
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
E
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
H
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (2004 Remix) · Megadeth
- Hotel California · Eagles
M
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
N
- Nothing Else Matters · Metallica
P
- Plug In Baby · Muse
S
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
W
- Walk · Pantera
- Where Is My Mind? (2007 Remaster) · Pixies
Frequently asked questions
What songs sound good on the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4?
The most-adapted songs on the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 are Master of Puppets (Metallica), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns N' Roses), Hotel California (Eagles), Plug In Baby (Muse), Walk (Pantera). Each has exact settings on this page.
Can ToneAdapt give me Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 settings for any song?
Yes. Search any song in ToneAdapt, pick the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 as your amp, and it researches the original tone and adapts it to your Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4, guitar and pickups.