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Electric Funeral

Black Sabbath

Guitarmetal1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Gibson SG Special (aka 'Monkey')

AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model, likely with Laney 4x12 cabinet)

PickupsP-90 single coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain8

bass7.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

boostDallas Arbiter Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Used for the riff section of 'Electric Funeral' on the Paranoid album. Amp was likely cranked to full volume for natural distortion. Modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster was used in front of the amp. No evidence of additional pedals for the riff section; wah is used in the solo, not the riff.

Tone Character(10)

dark and menacingfuzzy and saturatedmid-heavy with thick low endraw, vintage tube breakuppunchy and aggressivesustained power chordsuncompressed, open amp soundno audible reverb or delayslightly nasal treble boostclassic British crunch

Difficulty

The riff is slow and based on power chords, but requires tight timing, heavy palm muting, and dynamic control to capture the menacing feel.

Sources

The secrets behind Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone Does anyone know what wah pedal Tony Iommi uses for ...

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Guitarmetal1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Gibson SG Special (aka 'Monkey')

AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model, likely with Laney 4x12 cabinet)

PickupsP-90 single coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain8

bass7.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

boostDallas Arbiter Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)

Sources

The secrets behind Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone Does anyone know what wah pedal Tony Iommi uses for ...

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Used for the riff section of 'Electric Funeral' on the Paranoid album. Amp was likely cranked to full volume for natural distortion. Modified Dallas Rangemaster treble booster was used in front of the amp. No evidence of additional pedals for the riff section; wah is used in the solo, not the riff.

Tone Character(10)

dark and menacingfuzzy and saturatedmid-heavy with thick low endraw, vintage tube breakuppunchy and aggressivesustained power chordsuncompressed, open amp soundno audible reverb or delayslightly nasal treble boostclassic British crunch

Difficulty

The riff is slow and based on power chords, but requires tight timing, heavy palm muting, and dynamic control to capture the menacing feel.

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