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Riff Tone
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Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, likely John Birch custom pickups, tuned to C#)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL 100W head with Laney 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1973. Guitar tuned to C#. Used a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster into the Laney Supergroup amp. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. Settings and gear are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedmidrange-heavy crunchaggressive low-end punchtight, percussive attackfuzzy wall of soundsustained power chordsraw and uncompressedBritish amp distortionmenacing and heavyno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise timing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, likely John Birch custom pickups, tuned to C#)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL 100W head with Laney 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain8.5
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 12 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1973. Guitar tuned to C#. Used a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster into the Laney Supergroup amp. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. Settings and gear are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedmidrange-heavy crunchaggressive low-end punchtight, percussive attackfuzzy wall of soundsustained power chordsraw and uncompressedBritish amp distortionmenacing and heavyno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting and precise timing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.