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Circles amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 10 V4

The Pierce the Veil guitar tone for “Circles”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 10 V4 with a Harley benton RG-Junior BK Rock Series. Studio version, Misadventures (2016) - Main distorted rhythm riff & chorus

Original rig

ESP Viper / Taylor SolidBody humbuckers into EVH 5150 III / Marshall JCM800 + Tube Screamer overdrive boost

Modern punchy post-hardcore crunch with tight low-end and focused upper-mid articulation

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 10 V4

CHANNELOD1BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion

Run in front into amp input as a tight mid-boost in Mode I (Turbo off/Mode I); do not crank Dist

Level 8 · Tone 5 · Dist 2 · Turbo 1

Why these settings

The ID:Core 10 V4 uses a single ISF EQ knob rather than separate Bass/Mid/Treble/Presence controls, so standard tone controls are nulled. Set the ISF knob to around 7 (pointing toward British/Marshall voicing) on the OD1 voice. Use your DS-2 in standard mode with low distortion and high level to tighten the amp's front end, matching the tight 5150/TS9 studio attack. Clean verse: step on the DS-2 to bypass it, switch the ID:Core voice to Clean Bright, and roll guitar volume back to 7.

PRO TIPPierce the Veil's signature rhythm tightness relies on strict palm-muting right against the bridge saddles with crisp, aggressive downpicking to keep high-gain chord changes punchy and percussive.

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