War pigs amp settings — Harley benton Hb 80R Celestion

The Black sabath guitar tone for “War pigs”, dialed in for a Harley benton Hb 80R Celestion with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, Paranoid (1970)

Original rig

Gibson SG Standard, Laney Supergroup 100W head, Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Heavy, grinding doom-rock crunch with thick low-mids and cutting upper harmonics from the treble booster

Amp settings — Harley benton Hb 80R Celestion

CHANNELOverdrive

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The HB-80R is a solid-state combo with no presence control. Iommi's Laney Supergroup was mid-heavy and EL34-driven; solid-state amps are tighter in the low-end, so bass is cut by 1 and mid pushed +2 to recover that thick, grinding low-mid character. Without a treble booster pedal, treble is lowered to avoid harshness since the Rangemaster's harmonic saturation isn't present. The Overdrive channel provides the necessary crunch.

PRO TIPIommi picked aggressively near the bridge with downstrokes for maximum attack on the main riff — dig in hard and let the pick scrape slightly for that grinding bite. A Treble Booster or TS-style pedal in front would get you significantly closer to the original's saturated upper harmonics.

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