Paranoid amp settings — Chord CG-10BT

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Chord CG-10BT with a Aria Pro II STG series. Studio album cut, Paranoid (1970) - main rhythm riff

Original rig

1965 Gibson SG Special (P-90 pickups) into custom Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster into Laney LA100BL Supergroup 100W head and Laney 4x12 cab with Celestion G12H speakers

Raw, mid-forward vintage British crunch with biting upper-mid bark and tight, trimmed low-end

Amp settings — Chord CG-10BT

CHANNELOverdrive switch ON

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Treble Booster (Dallas Rangemaster clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; run direct into amp input to capture the signature biting Laney push

Boost 8

Why these settings

The Chord CG-10BT is a 10-watt practice amp with a 2-band EQ (no mid, presence, or reverb controls), so engage its onboard overdrive switch with gain set to 7 to deliver the necessary vintage crunch. Keep bass trimmed at 4 to emulate the low-end roll-off of Tony Iommi's Dallas Rangemaster treble booster and prevent the small speaker from flubbing out. Since the Aria Pro II STG single-coils are naturally brighter and thinner than Iommi's high-output P-90s, keep treble at 7 and back the guitar tone knob down slightly to 9 to retain bite without harshness.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge with medium-heavy downward wrist strokes while keeping your palm lightly resting on the low E and A strings during the main riff to mimic Iommi's tight, percussive chug.

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