Loser amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Tame Impala guitar tone for “Loser”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Deadbeat (2025)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Rickenbacker direct into preamp console with tape compression and mild room reverb

Dry, punchy 70s Anatolian-psych clean riff tone with tight low-end and crisp top

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELClean Bright voice; ISF set to 3 (American/direct console style)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 uses Clean Bright with the ISF turned counter-clockwise to mimic direct-to-console sparkle and transparency. The ID:Core 20 V3 faceplate features only an ISF control rather than individual Bass, Middle, Treble, or Presence knobs, so EQ fields are null. Using the Ibanez split neck+middle position emulates the Stratocaster in-between chime used on the recording.

PRO TIPPick firmly with a stiff plectrum close to the bridge to capture that tight, percussive 70s DI console attack before the notes ring into the mild room ambience.

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