Pedals that stack with the Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4

Beetronics Octahive

The ID:Core's clean-to-crunch practice tone gives the Octahive's raw, octave-thick fuzz somewhere controlled to land.

MXR Micro Amp

The ID:Core 40's modeled clean and crunch channels give the Micro Amp's simple, transparent boost a versatile practice platform.

Carl Martin Headroom

The ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready platform gives the Headroom's spring-reverbed stage voice a straightforward amp platform to push into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Friedman BE-OD

The BE-OD's tight, modern hard-rock gain pushes the ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready platform into much heavier territory.

Colorsound Overdriver

Push the ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready platform with the Overdriver's transparent treble boost and it opens up into more headroom.

Keeley Oxblood Overdrive

Into a high headroom tone, Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 brings the high gain it's missing

Caline CP-11 Puffer Fuzz

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with

Emma DiscomBOBulator

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with

Chaos Custom Shop Sub Sonic Filter

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler

The ID:Core's quiet, warm bedroom clean gives the Frazz Dazzler's low-gain, glitchy fuzz room to do its parallel-mix thing without extra amp mud.

Electronic Audio Experiments Halberd v2

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp

Push the ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready platform with the Buzzter's transparent tube boost and it opens up into natural saturation.

Wren and Cuff Two Five Drive/Boost

Where this leans bright, Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 answers back warm

Electro-Harmonix Flatiron Fuzz

Put Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

ToadWorks Barracuda

Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4's high gain fills in what this high headroom tone doesn't make on its own

MXR M134 Stereo Chorus

Run Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some high gain

Catalinbread Sinkhole

Where this leans bright, Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 answers back warm — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Amptweaker Tight Boost

Into the ID:Core 40's clean, rehearsal-ready voice, Tight Boost's articulate mid lift pushes the amp toward real crunch.

Cusack Music More Louder

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with

MXR MC401 Boost/Line Driver

Run Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain

Warm Audio Tube Squealer

Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4's high gain fills in what this high headroom tone doesn't make on its own

Carl Martin Headroom Mini

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Catalinbread Pareidolia

Run Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some high gain

JAM Pedals Llama Xtreme

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Blackstar ID:Core 40 V4 gives it high gain to fill it with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)