GuitarDistortedSolo
Iron Man Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965 Gibson SG Special
Pickups
P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Laney Supergroup MK 1 100-watt head with Laney 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12-25M speakers likely)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1970, Paranoid album. Guitar and amp confirmed for studio use on this track. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids8.5
Bass3
Gain8
Reverb0
Treble8
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster · boost
Guitar → Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster → Laney Supergroup MK 1 head → Laney 4x12 cabinet
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Tone Character
- thick and saturated
- singing sustain
- aggressive and biting
- mid-forward
- tight and percussive
- classic early metal
- raw and powerful
- slightly fuzzy edge
- articulate single notes
- cranked amp compression