Tony Iommi
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Re: Tony Iommi
Tony played a south-paw Gibson SG into a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster, then into cranked 100-watt Laney heads.
In the studio, one of his trademark techniques was to double his guitar lines, including solos, to thicken his tone. Often times, he'd slightly vary what he played in a given solo so that most of it sounds perfectly doubled, but every now and again you'd hear one thing in the left and something slightly different in the right.
His guitars were always tuned down a half-step or more.
He also sold his soul for rock 'n' roll.
- Keith
P.S. This is the website Rainmaker posted but didn't come through all that well:
http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/bios/Iommi.shtml
Tony played a south-paw Gibson SG into a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster, then into cranked 100-watt Laney heads.
In the studio, one of his trademark techniques was to double his guitar lines, including solos, to thicken his tone. Often times, he'd slightly vary what he played in a given solo so that most of it sounds perfectly doubled, but every now and again you'd hear one thing in the left and something slightly different in the right.
His guitars were always tuned down a half-step or more.
He also sold his soul for rock 'n' roll.
- Keith
P.S. This is the website Rainmaker posted but didn't come through all that well:
http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/bios/Iommi.shtml
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Not necessarily something you can use to learn his style, but at least some cool little things for those interested.
cak
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Re: Tony Iommi
He also cut off the ends of his fingers before he was famous in an accident with a lathe. Has had plastic tips made for the ends of his fretting hand ever since. I'm sure it contributes to his tone and vibrato but I wouldn't recommend going that far to emulate him !.
He also cut off the ends of his fingers before he was famous in an accident with a lathe. Has had plastic tips made for the ends of his fretting hand ever since. I'm sure it contributes to his tone and vibrato but I wouldn't recommend going that far to emulate him !.
britishgeetah
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k, I was just reading that Pete Townshend thing for like 30 mins.KGMESSIER said:
Re: Tony Iommi
Nah, the 1st album and Paranoid are standard tuning. Don't forget *very* light strings (8s) on the later stuff.
His sound changed every year...his stuff in the 80s (Heaven & Hell up to Eternal Idol) was probably his heaviest sounds...he was using a rack full of equipment too.
KGMESSIER said:
Nah, the 1st album and Paranoid are standard tuning. Don't forget *very* light strings (8s) on the later stuff.
His sound changed every year...his stuff in the 80s (Heaven & Hell up to Eternal Idol) was probably his heaviest sounds...he was using a rack full of equipment too.
