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Riff Tone
Into the Void
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971. Guitar tuned down to C# standard. Treble booster pedal used in front of amp. Settings and gear confirmed for studio recording of 'Into the Void' riff section.
Tone Character(10)
snarling, overdriven tonemidrange weighttight palm-muted chugsslow, doomy riffsheavy, stoner metal guitar linessingle-coil dynamics with midrange punchaggressive powerchord attackthick, saturated distortionbridge pickup bitemoderate sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise powerchord changes, and control of heavy, down-tuned strings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
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This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1971. Guitar tuned down to C# standard. Treble booster pedal used in front of amp. Settings and gear confirmed for studio recording of 'Into the Void' riff section.
Tone Character(10)
snarling, overdriven tonemidrange weighttight palm-muted chugsslow, doomy riffsheavy, stoner metal guitar linessingle-coil dynamics with midrange punchaggressive powerchord attackthick, saturated distortionbridge pickup bitemoderate sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting, precise powerchord changes, and control of heavy, down-tuned strings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.