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War Pigs Bass Tone Settings — Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath · 1970s · Heavy metal
Original Recording
Bass
Fender Precision-style bass (passive P-style)
Pickups
Passive pickups (Precision-style)
Amp
Vintage tube amps (e.g., Ampeg SVT in studio; Hartke Kilo live; Ashdown Head of Doom/Ashdown ABM EVO IV for later live shows)
Pickup Position
neck
Geezer Butler used passive P-style basses, sometimes B.C. Rich or Jaydee in studio; in early era likely Precision-style. Live rigs evolved from Hartke Kilo to massive Ashdown custom rigs.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
compression4
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Tone Character
- warm tube overdrive
- mid-forward clarity
- heavy low end
- slightly distorted, gritty tone
Playing Technique
- fingerstyle
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.