Paranoid amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Black Sabath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Paranoid (1970) — iconic main rhythm riff

Original rig

Gibson SG Special/Standard (P-90/Humbuckers) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified) -> Laney LA100BL with treble/mid cranked and bass cut

Aggressive midrange bark with cutting treble, gritty saturation from boosted preamp, no low-end mud

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELCrunch amp typeBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	2
Mid	8
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Katana Built-in Booster (Treble Boost / Booster FX block)

Engage the Katana's onboard Booster block set to Treble Boost (or Blues Drive mode with Tone high) in front of the Crunch voice

Drive 6 · Tone 7 · Level 8

Why these settings

The Katana's Crunch model emulates the cranked British Laney power section, while the onboard Booster provides the Rangemaster treble boost essential to Iommi's cutting upper-mids. Because the Squier Strat's single coils are naturally brighter and thinner than Iommi's P-90s/humbuckers, roll the Strat's bridge tone knob down to 8 to shave shrill icepick frequencies while keeping the amp bass set low (2) to mimic the original's zeroed bass control.

PRO TIPTony Iommi used ultra-light gauge strings (.008s tuned standard for this track) and picked heavily right next to the bridge; strike the power chord rhythm with aggressive, percussive downstrokes using a stiff pick to nail the metallic percussive chug.

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