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Distorted Tone
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
BassHeavy metal1970s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision-style bass (passive P-style)
AmpVintage tube amps (e.g., Ampeg SVT in studio; Hartke Kilo live; Ashdown Head of Doom/Ashdown ABM EVO IV for later live shows)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Geezer Butler used passive P-style basses, sometimes B.C. Rich or Jaydee in studio; in early era likely Precision-style. Live rigs evolved from Hartke Kilo to massive Ashdown custom rigs.
Tone Character(4)
warm tube overdrivemid-forward clarityheavy low endslightly distorted, gritty tone
Difficulty
The bass lines in “War Pigs” are melodic and syncopated, with layered parts in the mix, requiring solid fingerstyle technique and control.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision-style bass (passive P-style)
AmpVintage tube amps (e.g., Ampeg SVT in studio; Hartke Kilo live; Ashdown Head of Doom/Ashdown ABM EVO IV for later live shows)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Geezer Butler used passive P-style basses, sometimes B.C. Rich or Jaydee in studio; in early era likely Precision-style. Live rigs evolved from Hartke Kilo to massive Ashdown custom rigs.
Tone Character(4)
warm tube overdrivemid-forward clarityheavy low endslightly distorted, gritty tone
Difficulty
The bass lines in “War Pigs” are melodic and syncopated, with layered parts in the mix, requiring solid fingerstyle technique and control.