One Way or Another amp settings — Blackstar Blackstar idx core 100
The Blondie guitar tone for “One Way or Another”, dialed in for a Blackstar Blackstar idx core 100 with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Parallel Lines (1978) — intro/verse clean riff
1956 Fender Stratocaster / Gibson Les Paul into cranked vintage Fender Twin Reverb & Marshall JMP 50W half-stack
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
The Clean Bright voice gives the required percussive American chime. Setting ISF around 3 (American/Fender bias) keeps the top-end spanky while cutting bass slightly compensates for the PRS Custom 24 humbuckers vs. the original Stratocaster single coils. The Blackstar ID:Core lacks a physical presence control, so the bite is dialed using the Treble knob.
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