Rusty Angels (2024 Tony Iommi Remix) amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “Rusty Angels (2024 Tony Iommi Remix)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio track (Forbidden, 2024 Tony Iommi Remix/Box Set)
Jaydee Custom S.G. 'Old Boy' (custom John Birch / Jaydee humbuckers) into Laney GH100TI Tony Iommi signature head with 4x12 cabs, custom clean/treble boost circuit
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Klone Centaur
Direct in front of amp input; serves as primary drive into clean amp voice
The Fender Champion 40 has a 2-band EQ with no dedicated mid or presence controls, and the British amp voice alone cannot cleanly emulate Iommi's Laney signature high-gain head. We keep the amp gain very low (gain 2) and use your Klone Centaur at high gain (8) to push focused mid-forward British distortion without muddying up the solid-state power section. Treble is pulled back slightly on both the pedal and amp to replicate Iommi's dark, heavy low-tuned Jaydee SG tone.
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