Riff Tone
N.I.B.
Black Sabbath
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup MK1 LA100BL
PickupsP-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Black Sabbath debut album. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean sections; all sources reference the core guitar/amp setup for this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded highsclear and bell-likevintage single coil claritymellow attackslightly rolled-off trebledynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible breakupamp set for clean headroomfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is accessible to most players, requiring basic chord knowledge and clean picking, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special
AmpLaney Supergroup MK1 LA100BL
PickupsP-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Black Sabbath debut album. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for clean sections; all sources reference the core guitar/amp setup for this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded highsclear and bell-likevintage single coil claritymellow attackslightly rolled-off trebledynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible breakupamp set for clean headroomfull-bodied
Difficulty
The clean riff section is accessible to most players, requiring basic chord knowledge and clean picking, with no advanced techniques or fast passages.
N.I.B. settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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