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Riff Tone
Iron Man (Live In Birmingham, 4 February 2017)
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Custom SG Special (Tony Iommi Signature, live version)
AmpLaney TI100 Tony Iommi Signature Head with Laney 4x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, 2017, Birmingham. Tony Iommi used his signature SG and signature Laney TI100 head for the final Sabbath tour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section in this show.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and mountainoustight and percussiveaggressive attacksinging sustainBritish-voiced crunchpowerful, thick midrangearticulate and clearhigh-output, saturated distortionslightly scooped but present midsheavy, authoritative riffing
Difficulty
The riff is iconic and requires tight timing and palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Custom SG Special (Tony Iommi Signature, live version)
AmpLaney TI100 Tony Iommi Signature Head with Laney 4x12 Cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 2017, Birmingham. Tony Iommi used his signature SG and signature Laney TI100 head for the final Sabbath tour. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section in this show.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and mountainoustight and percussiveaggressive attacksinging sustainBritish-voiced crunchpowerful, thick midrangearticulate and clearhigh-output, saturated distortionslightly scooped but present midsheavy, authoritative riffing
Difficulty
The riff is iconic and requires tight timing and palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.