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Snow (Hey Oh) amp settings — Blackstar ID core 10 v4

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tone for “Snow (Hey Oh)”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID core 10 v4 with a Harley benton Bs-20 BK rock series. Studio version, Stadium Arcadium (2006)

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster (neck/middle) into Marshall Major 200W / Marshall Silver Jubilee + Boss CE-1 preamp

Articulate, chimey, dynamic edge-of-breakup clean with tight low-end and vocal midrange

Amp settings — Blackstar ID core 10 v4

CHANNELClean Bright voice (ISF set to 8 for British Marshall character)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME9

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 10 V4 uses a single shared ISF control instead of standard individual Bass/Middle/Treble/Presence knobs, so set ISF clockwise around 8 to capture Frusciante's British Marshall punch. Because the Harley Benton BS-20 features hotter humbuckers compared to Frusciante's vintage Strat single-coils, select the neck pickup, roll the volume knob down to 8-9 to clean up clarity, and dial in the built-in Room/Hall Reverb lightly for studio ambience.

PRO TIPPick consistently near the bridge for sharp transient articulation while using the neck pickup, keeping your wrist extremely loose so the rapid hammer-on/pull-off arpeggios ring out evenly without unwanted mud.

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