No. 0221970·metal·3 blocks
Iron Man
The tone that invented heavy metal. Tony Iommi's SG through a cranked Laney produces a thick, grinding, dark distortion that is the foundation of doom and heavy metal. The Rangemaster treble booster pushes the Laney into heavy saturation while maintaining note definition. Iommi's prosthetic fingertips and light string gauge contribute to a slightly looser, more aggressive attack.
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Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
P90
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Compressor
FAS Boost
1959SLP
4x12 Green 25W
Graphic EQ
Compressor
← Light parallel compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
0.0s
Release
0.2s
Mix
0.4
Level
0dB
FAS Boost
← Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Drive
7
Tone
8
Level
7
1959SLP
← Laney Supergroup
Drive
6.5
Bass
6
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5
MV
7
Cut
0
4x12 Green 25W
← Marshall/Laney 4x12
LowCut80Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Level
0dB
Graphic EQ
← Global brightness adjustment
100Hz
0
330Hz
0
1kHz
1
3.3kHz
0
10kHz
-1
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 022
The tone that invented heavy metal. Tony Iommi's SG through a cranked Laney produces a thick, grinding, dark distortion that is the foundation of doom and heavy metal. The Rangemaster treble booster pushes the Laney into heavy saturation while maintaining note definition. Iommi's prosthetic fingertips and light string gauge contribute to a slightly looser, more aggressive attack.
— Tony Iommi
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