Cirice amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Ghost guitar tone for “Cirice”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Meliora (2015) — Grammy-winning single

Original rig

Hagstrom Fantomen with humbuckers (bridge pickup) into Marshall 1959SLP Plexi Super Lead, blended with Orange amps. Axe-FX used live. Medium-high gain tube saturation, no pedals in front.

Mid-forward doomy crunch, dark yet articulate metal rhythm tone with melodic overtones — thick verse chords, explosive chorus

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELOD1 (ISF full clockwise/British)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Original Marshall Plexi is mid-forward British voicing — set ISF fully clockwise (British) to match. Your ID:Core's OD1 channel approximates the Plexi's medium-gain crunch. Bass pulled to 4 (vs original's 6) because the ID:Core's solid-state low-end is looser than a tube amp; mids pushed to 7 to capture that doomy bark. No presence knob exists on the ID:Core 20 V3.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar's tone knob to 8 for the darker, smoky verse sections, then open it to 10 for the brighter chorus attack — this is how the Nameless Ghouls add dynamics without switching channels.

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