War pigs amp settings — Blue face ...

The Black sabbath guitar tone for “War pigs”, dialed in for a Blue face ... with a Tiercel .... Studio album cut, Paranoid (1970)

Original rig

1964/65 Gibson SG Special 'Monkey' (P-90 pickups) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (modified) -> Laney Supergroup 100W Head

Dark, heavy British crunch pushed by an aggressive treble booster with biting upper mids and a tight low end

Amp settings — Blue face ...

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster (or Dallas/Beano clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Boost / Set 8

Why these settings

Because the amplifier and guitar models are unrecognized generic gear, settings are centered on universal core parameters. To mimic Tony Iommi's Laney Supergroup pushed by a Rangemaster, the mid frequencies are pushed forward to 7 and the bass is kept controlled at 5 to prevent low-end flub. Treble is placed at 6 to supply the characteristic bite through the bridge pickup without causing harshness.

PRO TIPHit the opening power chords hard with aggressive downstrokes and use light, wide finger vibrato on sustained notes to emulate Iommi's signature heavy feel.

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