Paranoid amp settings — Line 6 Spider IV 15

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider IV 15 with a Schester Solo-6 SGR. Studio version, Paranoid album (1970)

Original rig

Gibson SG Standard → Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster → Laney LA100BL (normal input, maxed presence/mid/treble, zero bass) → Laney 4x12 cabs

Thick, grinding mid-forward crunch with treble-boosted bite and no low-end mud

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider IV 15

CHANNELCrunch (amp model selector)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	2
Mid	8
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Iommi ran bass at zero and maxed mids/treble/presence on the Laney, but the Spider IV Crunch channel is already mid-scooped and bright. I pushed mids to 8 to recover Iommi's bark and pulled treble back to 7 to avoid digital fizz. Bass at 2 keeps it tight like the original. The Rangemaster's treble boost is approximated by the bridge pickup wide open and the Spider's inherent gain structure—no pedal needed here.

PRO TIPIommi's attack comes from hard downstrokes with the pick angled slightly so the edge scrapes the string—this adds that signature grinding texture. Dig in hard on the downbeats; the tone falls apart if you play too soft.

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