Eruption amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Van Halen guitar tone for “Eruption”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Van Halen (1978)

Original rig

1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead (Variac down to ~90V, cranked) + Frankenstrat (Gibson PAF humbucker) + MXR Phase 90 + Maestro Echoplex EP-3 + Univox EC-80A + Sunset Sound plate/chamber reverb

Saturated, harmonic-rich Brown Sound with intense midrange bark, high-end bite, subtle phaser sweep, and plate ambience

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELOD1 (set ISF to 8 for British Marshall character; onboard Modulation on Phaser, onboard Delay on Tape, onboard Reverb on Plate)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Modulation (Phaser mode)

Built-in ID:Core modulation effect

Speed 3 · Depth 6

02Onboard Delay (Tape mode)

Built-in ID:Core delay emulating the Echoplex EP-3 slap/repeat

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level 3

03Onboard Reverb (Plate mode)

Built-in ID:Core reverb replicating Sunset Sound plate ambiance

Level 4

Why these settings

The ID:Core 20 V3 controls EQ via a single ISF knob and lacks separate Bass, Middle, Treble, and Presence knobs, so ISF is pushed clockwise to 8 to nail the cranked British Marshall midrange bark. The OD1 voice delivers authentic early-EVH power-amp crunch without the over-compressed fizz of OD2. Use the bridge humbucker on your Pacifica 112V wide open to push the front-end harmonics.

PRO TIPPick hard near the bridge with the edge of a heavy pick for the aggressive pick attack, and keep your right-hand index/middle finger firm and parallel to the fretboard during the fast arpeggio tapping sections to keep every note cleanly articulated.

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