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Riff Tone
Solitude
Black Sabbath
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special (early 1970s, likely 1965-1967 model, P90 pickups)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL (early 1970s, 100W tube head)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Master of Reality sessions). Tony Iommi is known to have used a Gibson SG Special with P90s and a Laney Supergroup amp for clean tones in this era. No evidence of pedals for clean sections; amp reverb likely used. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowrounded neck pickup soundsoft and airysmooth, sustained notesgentle, natural reverbno audible distortionclean, vintage British amp characterclear note separationsubtle dynamics from fingerstyleslightly compressed, but not overdriven
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerstyle playing and dynamic control to maintain the clean, mellow tone, but does not involve complex chord shapes or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special (early 1970s, likely 1965-1967 model, P90 pickups)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL (early 1970s, 100W tube head)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Master of Reality sessions). Tony Iommi is known to have used a Gibson SG Special with P90s and a Laney Supergroup amp for clean tones in this era. No evidence of pedals for clean sections; amp reverb likely used. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowrounded neck pickup soundsoft and airysmooth, sustained notesgentle, natural reverbno audible distortionclean, vintage British amp characterclear note separationsubtle dynamics from fingerstyleslightly compressed, but not overdriven
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerstyle playing and dynamic control to maintain the clean, mellow tone, but does not involve complex chord shapes or fast passages.