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War Pigs

Black Sabbath

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (Monkey)

AmpLaney Supergroup Series I (early model, 100W head)

PickupsGibson P-90 single coils

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb0

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Clean sections tracked with the same SG and Laney Supergroup as the heavy sections, but with guitar volume rolled down and amp gain set low. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean passages. Pickup selector likely on neck for warmth. No evidence of studio reverb or time-based effects on the clean riff.

Tone Character(10)

warm and woodyrounded and smootharticulate and clearslightly rolled-off highsfull-bodiedvintage P-90 clarityno audible reverb or delaydynamic and touch-sensitivemildly compressed from ampclassic early 70s British clean

Difficulty

The clean riff is straightforward but requires good control of dynamics and clarity, as well as subtle use of the guitar's volume and tone knobs to achieve the signature clean sound.

Sources

Tony Iommi’s tone secrets, by longtime producer Mike Exeter | Guitar World That Early Sabbath Sound - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar

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Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (Monkey)

AmpLaney Supergroup Series I (early model, 100W head)

PickupsGibson P-90 single coils

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid7.5

treble6

reverb0

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Tony Iommi’s tone secrets, by longtime producer Mike Exeter | Guitar World That Early Sabbath Sound - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Clean sections tracked with the same SG and Laney Supergroup as the heavy sections, but with guitar volume rolled down and amp gain set low. No evidence of pedals or effects used for clean passages. Pickup selector likely on neck for warmth. No evidence of studio reverb or time-based effects on the clean riff.

Tone Character(10)

warm and woodyrounded and smootharticulate and clearslightly rolled-off highsfull-bodiedvintage P-90 clarityno audible reverb or delaydynamic and touch-sensitivemildly compressed from ampclassic early 70s British clean

Difficulty

The clean riff is straightforward but requires good control of dynamics and clarity, as well as subtle use of the guitar's volume and tone knobs to achieve the signature clean sound.

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