Pedals that stack with the Blackstar ID:Core Beam

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Stack Suhr Shiba Drive on top and a high gain tone tightens toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Ashdown Triple Shot takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Cusack Music Screamer takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Run Henretta Engineering Lake Effect after Blackstar ID:Core Beam in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar ID:Core Beam's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Fender Marine Layer Reverb in Blackstar ID:Core Beam's effects loop, clear of Blackstar ID:Core Beam's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Run Horizon Devices Flux Echo in Blackstar ID:Core Beam's effects loop, clear of Blackstar ID:Core Beam's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Blackstar ID:Core Beam leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp