Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
Rat Salad
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey')
AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album sessions. Guitar tuned down 3 semitones (C# standard). No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackraw, biting overdrivearticulate note separationslightly compressedfocused low endopen, uncompressed high endminimal studio effectsorganic amp-driven distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand solid timing and control.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey')
AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album sessions. Guitar tuned down 3 semitones (C# standard). No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackraw, biting overdrivearticulate note separationslightly compressedfocused low endopen, uncompressed high endminimal studio effectsorganic amp-driven distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand solid timing and control.