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Rat Salad

Black Sabbath

Guitarmetal1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey')

AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model)

PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass7

mid7

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

boostDallas Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)

Notes

Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album sessions. Guitar tuned down 3 semitones (C# standard). No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackraw, biting overdrivearticulate note separationslightly compressedfocused low endopen, uncompressed high endminimal studio effectsorganic amp-driven distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand solid timing and control.

Sources

Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone: secrets behind the sound | Guitar World Tony Iommi’s tone secrets, by longtime producer Mike Exeter | Guitar World Tony Iommi's Guitar Gear | Equipboard What's the amp settings for the first 5 albums. : r/blacksabbath - Reddit

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

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Guitarmetal1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey')

AmpLaney LA100BL (100-watt tube head, early model)

PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass7

mid7

treble6.5

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

boostDallas Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified)

Sources

Tony Iommi's classic Black Sabbath guitar tone: secrets behind the sound | Guitar World Tony Iommi’s tone secrets, by longtime producer Mike Exeter | Guitar World Tony Iommi's Guitar Gear | Equipboard What's the amp settings for the first 5 albums. : r/blacksabbath - Reddit

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

Notes

Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album sessions. Guitar tuned down 3 semitones (C# standard). No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackraw, biting overdrivearticulate note separationslightly compressedfocused low endopen, uncompressed high endminimal studio effectsorganic amp-driven distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, with syncopated rhythms that demand solid timing and control.

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