Dyin' amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3
The Marcus King & The Marcus King Band guitar tone for “Dyin'”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a PRS SE Silver Sky. Studio cut, Soul Insight (2015)
1962 Gibson ES-345 into cranked Fender Super Reverb and Homestead BF-100 / Marshall style tube amp with Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Ibanez TS Mini
Used as a clean boost to push the front-end, adding midrange body and singing sustain
Marcus King recorded with a warm PAF-loaded semi-hollow ES-345 into big tube headroom. On your PRS SE Silver Sky single-coils, rolling tone to 8 rounds off the single-coil spike, and using the TS Mini with high level into the ID:Core's Crunch voice (ISF dialed to around 7 for British warmth) thickens the body to match his fat humbucker tone. The ID:Core 20 V3 faceplate features an ISF control rather than standard separate Mid and Presence knobs, so adjust ISF clockwise toward the British side.
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