Riff Tone
Hand of Doom
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney LA100BL Supergroup MK I (100-watt head) with Laney 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12-25M speakers likely)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coils
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
boostDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster treble booster (modified) used as primary gain pedal. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
cranked, raw, vintage distortionthick and warmclear and articulateBritish crunchmenacing sonic presenceaggressive, percussive attacktight low endmid-forward punchslightly fuzzy edgeclassic early metal riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, palm muting, and dynamic shifts, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast alternate picking.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney LA100BL Supergroup MK I (100-watt head) with Laney 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12-25M speakers likely)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coils
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
boostDallas-Arbiter Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section. Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster treble booster (modified) used as primary gain pedal. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
cranked, raw, vintage distortionthick and warmclear and articulateBritish crunchmenacing sonic presenceaggressive, percussive attacktight low endmid-forward punchslightly fuzzy edgeclassic early metal riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, palm muting, and dynamic shifts, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast alternate picking.
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