Iron Man amp settings — Marshall MG 15CDR
The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Iron Man”, dialed in for a Marshall MG 15CDR with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Paranoid (1970)
1965 Gibson SG Special (P-90 pickups) into modified Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster Treble Booster into 100W Laney Supergroup MK I head and Laney 4x12 cabinet
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
01Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Gain source (run into Clean channel to prevent double-gain mush; keep Sustain low to simulate the tight crunch of a boosted Laney rather than wall-of-sound fuzz)
02Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster (or Naga Viper treble booster)
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Because your Big Muff is the active dirt source, the MG15CDR must stay on the Clean channel with low gain to prevent double-gain muddiness. We keep Sustain low and push the pedal's Tone to 7 to replicate the aggressive, focused bite of Iommi's modified Rangemaster hitting a Laney Supergroup. On the amp, mids are pushed high to 8 while bass is pulled back to 4 to compensate for the Strat's thinner low end and keep the riff tight.
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