Riff Tone

Into the Void

Black Sabbath

Guitarmetal1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special

AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL

PickupsGibson P90 single-coil

Amp Settings

gain6

bass7

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

boostUnknown Treble Booster (model unknown, likely Dallas Rangemaster or Hornby Skewes)

Notes

Studio recording, 1971. Guitar tuned down to C# standard. Treble booster pedal used in front of amp. Settings and gear confirmed for studio recording of 'Into the Void' riff section.

Tone Character(10)

snarling, overdriven tonemidrange weighttight palm-muted chugsslow, doomy riffsheavy, stoner metal guitar linessingle-coil dynamics with midrange punchaggressive powerchord attackthick, saturated distortionbridge pickup bitemoderate sustain

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting, precise powerchord changes, and control of heavy, down-tuned strings, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Tony Iommi guitar lesson: improve your riffs with his techniques | Guitar World Getting that Sabbath / Iommi sound | Page 3

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