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Riff Tone
The Wizard
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, with custom finger tips)
AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt, early model, dimed)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Tony Iommi used his main 1965 Gibson SG Special with P-90s and a Laney LA100BL head, boosted with a modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. All amp controls reportedly set to maximum (10).
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingtreble-heavy attacktight and percussivefuzzy but articulatemidrange punchsaturated but not modern high-gainslightly nasal upper midsdynamic response to pickingdry, in-your-face presencelittle to no ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires solid shuffle feel, tight palm muting, and dynamic picking, but is not technically advanced in terms of speed or complex chord shapes.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, with custom finger tips)
AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt, early model, dimed)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Tony Iommi used his main 1965 Gibson SG Special with P-90s and a Laney LA100BL head, boosted with a modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the riff section. All amp controls reportedly set to maximum (10).
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingtreble-heavy attacktight and percussivefuzzy but articulatemidrange punchsaturated but not modern high-gainslightly nasal upper midsdynamic response to pickingdry, in-your-face presencelittle to no ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires solid shuffle feel, tight palm muting, and dynamic picking, but is not technically advanced in terms of speed or complex chord shapes.