Way Down We Go amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3
The KALEO guitar tone for “Way Down We Go”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, A/B album (2016)
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb (or Orange AD30), Gibson ES-330/390 semi-hollow with humbuckers, Klon-style transparent overdrive, Fulltone Octafuzz for chorus dirt, Strymon delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Blackstar Built-in Overdrive (OD-1 voice via Architect software)
Use the ID:Core's built-in OD-1 effect to simulate the Klon-style transparent drive pushing the amp; engage for verse grit and chorus weight
02Boss DS-1 or EHX Big Muff (budget fuzz)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. For the heavy chorus sections, a fuzz or high-gain distortion pedal is essential to match the original's wall-of-sound breakup. A Boss DS-1 (~$50) or Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz (~$25) gets you there.
Your Pacifica's Alnico V humbucker in the neck position approximates the ES-330's warm output, but it's slightly brighter — hence tone knob rolled to 7. The ID:Core's ISF should sit American-side (CCW) to emulate the Fender's scooped mids; I raised mid +1 from the original to compensate for the Blackstar's naturally tighter low-mid response. Without a fuzz pedal, your chorus sections will lack the aggressive sustain of the original — the built-in OD gets you the verse tone, but the heavy chorus needs external dirt.
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