Riff Tone
Lord of This World
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, likely with P-90 pickups, used by Tony Iommi on Master of Reality)
AmpLaney Supergroup 100-watt head into Laney 4x12 cabinet (likely with Celestion Greenback speakers)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coils (stock or custom-wound, as per Iommi's SG Special of the era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7.5
mid7
treble6
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1971, Master of Reality album. Guitar tuned to C# standard (C# F# B E G# C#). No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp distortion for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedheavy, sludgy low endmid-heavy British crunchtight and percussivedark and doomyaggressive attackcompressed sustainfuzz-like distortionmassive down-tuned riff soundminimal brightness
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the down-tuned power chords and need for tight, percussive palm muting, but it does not require advanced lead techniques or complex timing.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, likely with P-90 pickups, used by Tony Iommi on Master of Reality)
AmpLaney Supergroup 100-watt head into Laney 4x12 cabinet (likely with Celestion Greenback speakers)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coils (stock or custom-wound, as per Iommi's SG Special of the era)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass7.5
mid7
treble6
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1971, Master of Reality album. Guitar tuned to C# standard (C# F# B E G# C#). No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp distortion for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedheavy, sludgy low endmid-heavy British crunchtight and percussivedark and doomyaggressive attackcompressed sustainfuzz-like distortionmassive down-tuned riff soundminimal brightness
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the down-tuned power chords and need for tight, percussive palm muting, but it does not require advanced lead techniques or complex timing.
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