The War Pigs by Black Sabbath guitar tone is built on a Modified Laney LA100 BL + Dallas Rangemaster treble booster, dialed in at gain 5.5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
🎛️ Adapt this tone to YOUR guitar & amp — free →Amp: Modified Laney LA100 BL + Dallas Rangemaster treble booster
bridge (SG humbucker)
treble booster
full mid-forward crunch, treble-boosted bite, clear & heavy, doom-defining
studio
full mid-forward British crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the War Pigs sound.
bending riff, feel, timing. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.
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