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Is This Love (2017 Remaster) amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is This Love (2017 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, 1987 self-titled album (2017 Remaster) — iconic clean intro/rhythm arpeggio part

Original rig

1961 Fender Stratocaster (middle+bridge position) direct-to-desk / Roland JC-120 with Lexicon PCM41 stereo chorus rack and studio plate reverb

Pristine, glassy '80s studio clean with wide stereo chorus modulation and smooth ambient plate reverb

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELClean Bright (Voice: Clean Bright, ISF set to 3 for glassy American/Fender chime)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Built-in Chorus (Modulation effect block)

Onboard MOD block on Chorus mode (engage via MOD button); wide stereo chorus is mandatory for this '80s studio tone

Type 1 · Rate 5 · Depth 7

02Built-in Plate Reverb (Reverb effect block)

Onboard REV block set to Plate mode

Type 2 · Level 6 · Decay 6

Why these settings

The ID:Core 20 V3 lacks conventional 3-band EQ knobs and instead uses an ISF control; setting ISF around 3 dials in an open, glassy American clean curve to match the original studio console tone. The Pacifica's neck+middle single-coil combination gives the signature hollow, quacky '80s ballad sparkle. Engage the onboard Modulation (Chorus) and Reverb (Plate) blocks to replicate the Lexicon rack gear without needing external pedals.

PRO TIPPick lightly with a thin or medium-thin pick close to the bridge to maximize the percussive, bell-like transient on each arpeggiated clean chord.

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