War pigs amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Black Sabbath guitar tone for “War pigs”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Harley benton R-446. Studio version, Paranoid (1970)

Original rig

Gibson SG Special (C# tuning) → Dallas Rangemaster treble booster → Laney Supergroup 100W (cranked)

Full, clear, mid-forward British crunch with upper-mid harmonic bite from treble booster

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 70s (or British 80s if unavailable)

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Mustang LT25 has no presence knob. Selected British 70s amp model to approximate the Laney Supergroup's EL34 midrange character. Pushed mids +1 over original to compensate for lacking the Rangemaster treble booster — the LT25's British models don't have that germanium upper-mid push built in. Gain at 7 reaches the cranked-but-clear saturation level; the original was power-amp breakup at high volume, which this modeling amp simulates at lower gain numbers.

PRO TIPIommi used extremely light strings (008-032) due to his fingertip injuries — this made his fretting hand faster and his bends easier, contributing to the fluid triplet runs in this track. Try lighter gauge strings and a looser touch for authenticity.

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