Clean Tone

Behind the Wall of Sleep

Black Sabbath

Bassrock1970s

Original Gear

Bass1969 Fender Precision Bass

AmpLaney Supergroup Bass Head (early model, likely LA100BL or similar, 100W tube)

PickupsSplit single-coil (Precision Bass)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble5

presence4.5

compression3

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969-1970, debut album session at Regent Sound Studios, London

Tone Character(8)

deep and thumpyrounded low endwarm, vintage characterslightly rolled-off highsclear note definitionno audible drive or gritfull-bodiedclassic rock bass presence

Difficulty

The line is mostly root notes and simple fills played fingerstyle, with moderate syncopation but no advanced technical demands.

Sources

GET THE SOUND – Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler on Digbeth - Laney Sound settings Black Sabbath : r/Bass - Reddit Geezer Butler on Black Sabbath's early days, the making of 13 and which album has the worst bass sound | Guitar World

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