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1979 amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Tje smashing pumpkins guitar tone for “1979”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a ESP LTD M-1000. Studio version, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) - main rhythm/lead riff

Original rig

Fender '57 Reissue Stratocaster into Marshall JMP-1 preamp (Clean 1), Mesa Strategy 500 power amp, Alesis 3630 rack compressor, Eventide H3000 pitch-detune/microshift

Squashed, jangly, pristine clean with subtle shimmering modulation and fast pick attack

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELClean Bright

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard ID:Core Chorus Modulation Block

Built-in MOD section (Chorus mode) to simulate the subtle studio Eventide detune shimmer

Type (Chorus) 1 · Level 3

02Compressor Pedal (e.g. MXR Dyna Comp / Boss CS-3)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential for the heavy Alesis 3630 rack squish on the original

Output 7 · Sensitivity 7

Why these settings

The ID:Core V3 panel uses an ISF knob instead of separate bass/mid/treble/presence knobs—set the ISF to 3 (counter-clockwise/American) for a crisp, scooped clean. The Clean Bright voice compensates for the darker, higher-output humbuckers on your LTD M-1000, keeping the pick attack glassy and articulate. Use the onboard chorus block on a subtle setting to replicate the wide Eventide H3000 studio detune.

PRO TIPTune down one half-step to Eb Standard (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) and pick with a thin-to-medium pick right above the bridge pickup while using your neck pickup to capture the signature sharp, snappy acoustic-like attack.

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