Iron Man amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Iron Man”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Paranoid (1970) - Main heavy riff
1965 Gibson SG Special (P90 bridge pickup) into modified Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster into 100W Laney Supergroup MK 1 head and 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Pre-FX (Distortion / Treble Booster block)
Engage the Code's onboard Distortion block set as a Treble Boost in front of the Plexi model to mirror Tony Iommi's modified Rangemaster.
The Code 50 uses the 1959HW Plexi model paired with the onboard Treble Boost block to simulate the overdriven Laney Supergroup circuit. Your Epiphone SG Standard humbuckers have higher output and a thicker low-mid profile than Iommi's P90s, so keeping the bass at 5 and boosting mids and treble cuts through without turning to mud. Because the Code is a modeling amp, no external pedals are required to achieve the full saturated front-end bite.
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