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Wherever i may roam amp settings — Blackstar Silverline Deluxe

The Metallica guitar tone for “Wherever i may roam”, dialed in for a Blackstar Silverline Deluxe with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Metallica (Black Album), 1991

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ with V-curve graphic EQ, ESP Explorer with EMG 81/60 pickups, Ibanez Tube Screamer as front-end boost

Tight, scooped, aggressive high-gain rhythm with punchy low end and cutting highs, signature Black Album chunk

Amp settings — Blackstar Silverline Deluxe

CHANNELOD2 (high-gain channel)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Mid	3
Treble	7
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Zoom G11 — Noise Gate

Essential for tight palm mutes and eliminating high-gain noise between riffs

Threshold 5 · Decay 3

02Zoom G11 — TS808 (Tube Screamer model)

Classic Metallica trick — low gain, high level to tighten low end and push amp front-end

Drive 1 · Tone 6 · Level 7

03Zoom G11 — Parametric EQ

Replicates the Mesa Mark IIC+ graphic EQ V-curve — boost lows and highs, scoop 750Hz hard

80Hz 7 · 750Hz 2 · 2.2kHz 6 · 6.6kHz 7

Why these settings

The Silverline's OD2 channel has a tighter, more British voicing than the Mesa IIC+ — I've pushed bass +1 and treble +1 compared to the original to compensate for the Blackstar's less scooped native character. Your RG550's V7/V8 pickups are hotter and brighter than EMGs, so the TS808 model on your G11 at low drive will tame the harsh pick attack while adding that signature Hetfield tightness. The parametric EQ block is critical here — the V-curve scoop at 750Hz IS the Black Album rhythm tone.

PRO TIPHetfield's right hand is the real secret weapon — strict downpicking with the pick angled slightly toward the bridge, palm muting just behind the saddles. Practice the main riff at half speed with a metronome until your downstrokes are metronomic; the tone falls apart with alternate picking or sloppy muting.

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