Riff Tone
Planet Caravan
Black Sabbath
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special (early 1970s, likely 1965-1967 model, as used by Tony Iommi in studio)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL (early 1970s, as used by Iommi on Paranoid album)
PickupsP-90 single coil (stock on early SG Specials, not humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble5
reverb5.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this track. All gear references are for the original studio version, not covers or live performances.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowsmooth and liquiddreamy and atmosphericrounded highssoft attackspacey and floatingheavily reverberatedclean and undistortedjazzy, almost lounge-likegentle, non-aggressive dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but demands precise, gentle playing and control of dynamics to achieve the soft, atmospheric tone.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Special (early 1970s, likely 1965-1967 model, as used by Tony Iommi in studio)
AmpLaney Supergroup LA100BL (early 1970s, as used by Iommi on Paranoid album)
PickupsP-90 single coil (stock on early SG Specials, not humbuckers)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble5
reverb5.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this track. All gear references are for the original studio version, not covers or live performances.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowsmooth and liquiddreamy and atmosphericrounded highssoft attackspacey and floatingheavily reverberatedclean and undistortedjazzy, almost lounge-likegentle, non-aggressive dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but demands precise, gentle playing and control of dynamics to achieve the soft, atmospheric tone.
Planet Caravan settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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