🎸 Metal · 1970s

Paranoid β€” Guitar Tone

by Black Sabbath Β· riff
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Amp settings (0–10)

7.5
GAIN
3
BASS
8.5
MID
8
TREBLE
7.5
PRESENCE
0
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different β€” ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Neck pickup (three-way toggle in up position for riff/chording)

Effects / signal chain

boost

Tone character

tight and percussive, aggressive British crunch, high-gain saturation, bright and biting, midrange-forward, razor-sharp attack, minimal low end (bass at 0), no ambience or reverb, immediate, in-your-face presence, classic heavy metal riff tone

Recording context

studio

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