Paranoid amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Paranoid (1970) — main rhythm riff

Original rig

1965 Gibson SG Special ('Monkey' with P90s) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster -> Laney LA100BL Supergroup 100W head (Bass 0, Middle 10, Treble 10, Presence 10) -> Laney 4x12 cabs

Raw, mid-heavy proto-metal crunch with pushed upper midrange and tight, trimmed low-end

Amp settings — Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3

CHANNELCrunch voice (ISF set fully clockwise to British/10)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Blackstar ID:Core 20 V3 uses an ISF control rather than standard individual EQ knobs, so set ISF fully clockwise to 10 for the British/Laney response. The Crunch voice provides the pushed power-amp grit of Iommi's cranked Supergroup, while the ceramic humbucker on your Ibanez delivers the tight output needed without needing an external treble booster. Keep onboard effects bypassed to recreate the bone-dry 1970 studio tracking.

PRO TIPPick aggressively right near the bridge saddles with medium-heavy downstrokes to replicate Iommi's sharp, biting pick attack through the Rangemaster.

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