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Riff Tone
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Black Sabbath
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup MK1 LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Black Sabbath debut album. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean sections; all sources reference the core guitar/amp setup for this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded highsclear and bell-likevintage single coil claritymellow attackslightly rolled-off trebledynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible breakupamp set for clean headroomfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is accessible to most players, requiring basic chord knowledge and clean picking, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup MK1 LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Black Sabbath debut album. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean sections; all sources reference the core guitar/amp setup for this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded highsclear and bell-likevintage single coil claritymellow attackslightly rolled-off trebledynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible breakupamp set for clean headroomfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is accessible to most players, requiring basic chord knowledge and clean picking, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.