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No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa) amp settings — Blackstar Id core stereo 10 v4

The Sean Paul guitar tone for “No Lie (feat. Dua Lipa)”, dialed in for a Blackstar Id core stereo 10 v4 with a Schecter Sgr 006. Studio version, single release (2016) — no electric guitar present in original production

Original rig

No guitar amp or electric guitar used — track is keyboard/synth-based tropical pop production

Clean, warm, rhythmic keyboard stabs with reggae-inflected chord voicings — if covering on guitar, aim for pristine clean with subtle warmth

Amp settings — Blackstar Id core stereo 10 v4

CHANNELClean Warm (ISF toward American/CCW)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME8

Why these settings

Since the original has no guitar, these settings replicate the warm, rounded keyboard tone for a guitar cover. ISF set fully counterclockwise gives Fender-style clean headroom. Neck pickup with tone rolled to 6 removes harshness and mimics the soft synth pads. Low gain keeps it pristine for rhythmic chord stabs.

PRO TIPPlay the Gm-C-Fm-G progression with muted upstrokes on the off-beats (reggae skank style) to capture the rhythmic feel — let the chords breathe short and percussive rather than ringing out.

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