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Riff Tone
Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971. Guitar World confirms P90-loaded SG and Laney head for riff tone. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
snarling and overdrivenweighty and thickmidrange punchtight and percussive attacksaturated riff soundsingle-coil clarity with humbucker-like powerclassic heavy metal rhythmaggressive and bitingslightly compressedfull-bodied low end
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skills due to its syncopation, use of hammer-ons/pull-offs, and tight palm muting, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1971. Guitar World confirms P90-loaded SG and Laney head for riff tone. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
snarling and overdrivenweighty and thickmidrange punchtight and percussive attacksaturated riff soundsingle-coil clarity with humbucker-like powerclassic heavy metal rhythmaggressive and bitingslightly compressedfull-bodied low end
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skills due to its syncopation, use of hammer-ons/pull-offs, and tight palm muting, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.