Riff Tone
War Pigs
Black Sabbath
Guitarmetal1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpLaney Supergroup Series I (LA100BL) head with Laney 4x12 cabinet
PickupsP-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Used for the main riff/rhythm section of 'War Pigs' on the 'Paranoid' album. No evidence of live/tour gear or later signature models being used. No evidence of effects loop or post-1970s gear.
Tone Character(10)
thick and fuzzyraw British crunchsaturated midrangepunchy low endgrainy, vintage fuzz texturearticulate chord definitionslightly compressed sustainopen, dynamic attackorganic amp-driven distortionclassic doom/stoner riff sound
Difficulty
The main riff requires tight, syncopated power chord playing with precise muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast soloing.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson SG Special (heavily modified, right-handed, strung lefty)
AmpLaney Supergroup Series I (LA100BL) head with Laney 4x12 cabinet
PickupsP-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 31 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Used for the main riff/rhythm section of 'War Pigs' on the 'Paranoid' album. No evidence of live/tour gear or later signature models being used. No evidence of effects loop or post-1970s gear.
Tone Character(10)
thick and fuzzyraw British crunchsaturated midrangepunchy low endgrainy, vintage fuzz texturearticulate chord definitionslightly compressed sustainopen, dynamic attackorganic amp-driven distortionclassic doom/stoner riff sound
Difficulty
The main riff requires tight, syncopated power chord playing with precise muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast soloing.
War Pigs settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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