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Voice of the Soul amp settings — Blackstar İd core 10 v4

The Death guitar tone for “Voice of the Soul”, dialed in for a Blackstar İd core 10 v4 with a Lilya Stratocester. Studio version, The Sound of Perseverance (1998) — instrumental track, all guitars by Chuck Schuldiner

Original rig

B.C. Rich Stealth guitar (humbuckers), Marshall Valvestate 8100 head (clean channel), recorded direct/mic'd at Morrisound with Jim Morris. No distortion pedals on this track — pure clean tone with studio reverb/chorus.

Crystalline, vocal-like clean lead with shimmer and sustain — warm but articulate, no breakup

Amp settings — Blackstar İd core 10 v4

CHANNELClean Warm voiceBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Reverb	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ID:CORE onboard Chorus (Modulation section)

Use the modulation knob — select a subtle chorus setting. This adds the shimmer and width Schuldiner's studio tone had.

Mod Level 4

02ID:CORE onboard Delay (Delay section)

Short slapback delay, low in the mix — adds depth without muddying the lead lines.

Delay Level 3

Why these settings

Schuldiner used humbuckers for a warm, sustained clean tone. Your Strat's single coils are brighter and thinner — compensate by using the neck pickup, rolling tone to 7 (cuts harsh highs), and boosting mids +1 over a neutral setting. The Clean Warm voice on the ID:CORE approximates the Valvestate's clean channel warmth better than Clean Bright. Keep gain at 2 for body without breakup.

PRO TIPPlay with your picking hand closer to the neck joint and use legato (hammer-ons/pull-offs) heavily — Schuldiner's 'singing' tone on this track comes from smooth note transitions and letting the guitar sustain, not from picking every note hard. The tab confirms extensive hammer-on passages.

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