Paranoid amp settings — Peavey Vypyr pro 100

The Black sabbath guitar tone for “Paranoid”, dialed in for a Peavey Vypyr pro 100 with a Harley Benton Fusion-III HH. Studio version, Paranoid album (1970)

Original rig

Gibson SG Standard → Dallas Rangemaster treble booster → Laney LA100BL (presence/mid/treble maxed, bass 0, cranked volume)

Aggressive, trebly crunch with scooped lows, cutting upper-mids, raw tube saturation

Amp settings — Peavey Vypyr pro 100

CHANNELUS High Gain (6505 model) or UK Classic (Plexi model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	2
Mid	8
Treble	7
Presence	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Vypyr Built-in Screamer Model

Use the TS model in the Vypyr's stomp section to replicate the Rangemaster's treble-pushing function — this is critical for the cutting bite

Drive 3 · Tone 8 · Level 7

Why these settings

Iommi ran bass at 0 and everything else maxed; your Vypyr's 6505-based model is tighter and more modern than a Laney, so bass stays at 2 to avoid mud while mids push to 8 to capture that nasal Laney bark. The built-in Screamer model replaces the Rangemaster's treble-boost function — essential for the ice-pick attack Iommi used on this track.

PRO TIPIommi picks aggressively right over the bridge pickup with downstrokes on the main riff — this mechanical attack is half the tone; soft picking will never get you there regardless of settings.

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