Paranoid amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Paranoid album (1970)
Gibson SG Standard (bridge pickup) → Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (modified) → Laney LA100BL with presence/mid/treble at 10, bass at 0
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 2 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Ultimate Drive
This is your primary gain source, substituting for Iommi's Rangemaster + cranked Laney saturation
Iommi's Laney was cranked with zero bass and maxed mids/treble—your Blues Junior is naturally scooped and bright, so I've pushed mid to 8 to recover that bark and kept bass low at 2 to prevent Fender flub. Amp gain stays at 3 because the Ultimate Drive provides the dirt; stacking two gain stages would mud out the riff clarity. Your Strat's single-coil bridge is thinner than his SG humbucker, so the drive's Tone at 7 adds body without getting shrill.
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