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Into the Void amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Into the Void”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 100 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Master of Reality (1971) - main distorted riff

Original rig

1964 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey' with custom John Birch P90-style pickups) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (custom modified) -> Laney LA100BL Supergroup 100W Head -> Laney 4x12 cabs with Celestion speakers

Sludgy, down-tuned doom crunch with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 100 MkII

CHANNELCrunchBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1

Used as a dirty mid/treble boost pushing the Katana Crunch model (simulating a Rangemaster treble booster)

Tone 7 · Level 8 · Dist 2

Why these settings

The Katana 100 MkII Crunch model emulates non-master-volume British tube saturation like Iommi's Laney Supergroup. Because Iommi pushed his amp with a treble booster, your Boss DS-1 acts as a boost (Dist low at 2, Level hot, Tone pushed) into the driven Crunch channel. Tune down three half-steps to C# Standard (C#-F#-B-E-G#-C#) to match the record's low-end sludginess and loose string resonance.

PRO TIPUse light gauge strings and pick firmly right near the bridge to replicate Iommi's sharp, percussive attack through downtuned slack.

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