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Into the Void Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965 Gibson SG Special
Pickups
Gibson P90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Laney Supergroup LA100BL
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1971. Guitar tuned down to C# standard. Classic Sabbath setup for 'Master of Reality' album. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain6
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Treble Boost pedal (model unknown) · boost
Guitar → Treble Boost pedal → Laney Supergroup LA100BL (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- snarling and overdriven
- slow and doomy
- midrange punch
- tight low end
- thick powerchord attack
- single-coil clarity
- aggressive and saturated
- classic British crunch
- weighty and percussive
- slightly compressed
Notes & Caveats
- Amp settings (gain, bass, mid, treble, reverb) are directly cited from Guitar World lesson as representative of Iommi's classic Sabbath rhythm tone, but not confirmed as the exact studio settings for 'Into the Void'.
- Presence setting is estimated based on typical Laney Supergroup usage for this era.
- No explicit mention of pedal model for treble boost; included as generic based on era and sources.
- No evidence of modulation, delay, or time-based effects in the riff section; only amp reverb and treble boost are relevant.
- Pickup selector position (bridge) is cited from source describing lesson setup for this riff style.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Tony Iommi's 'Into the Void' tone is thick, mid-forward, and crunchy, using a Laney Supergroup amp with moderate gain for early 70s heavy rock/metal. The bass is boosted for doom heft, mids are high for British punch, treble is moderate to avoid harshness, and the recording is very dry with no audible reverb.