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seven nation army amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The The white stripes guitar tone for “seven nation army”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a pacifica 012. Studio version, Elephant (2003) — main iconic riff

Original rig

Kay K6533 hollowbody (neck pickup) → DigiTech Whammy WH-4 (Octave Down) → EHX Big Muff Pi → Silvertone 1485 6x10 Combo

Garagey, lo-fi crunch with octave-down bass effect creating the iconic pseudo-bass riff

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELCrunch voice (ISF set to 4 / American side)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01DigiTech Whammy / Pitch Shifter

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; set to 1 Octave Down to turn guitar into the iconic bass riff

Mode 1 · Mix 10

02Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; engage for the explosive chorus drive

Volume 7 · Tone 6 · Sustain 7

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 uses a single ISF EQ knob instead of separate Bass/Mid/Treble controls, so ISF is set toward the American/Silvertone voicing at roughly 4 on Crunch voice. Without an octave pedal or fuzz, the neck single coil on the Pacifica with the tone rolled off slightly gives you the dark, thumping fundamental needed for the riff right from the amp. Adding a DigiTech Whammy dropped one octave is the essential upgrade to capture the exact sub-bass illusion.

PRO TIPFret the main riff using a slide or with heavy fret-hand muting strictly on the neck pickup, picking with the flesh of your thumb rather than a pick to mimic the round, hollow thump of Jack White's Kay archtop.

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