Tony Iommi

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Amazing what he can do with having 2 fake finger tips and I can't even come close with my real fingers.


 
That was sweeeeeeet !!!

Thanks for the share - he is a true riff god

:rock:
 
These were awesome vids :thumbsup:

Crazy how it's so simple in many ways, the tunes that Sabbath was putting out back in the day, but man - the ground they were breaking was massive. Those licks, riffs...the approach was just so different - SO massive.

Awesome post.
 
Any metal/rock player today that doesn't claim Iommi as an influence is only kidding themselves. He's the Grand Pubah of heavy guitar. :rock:
 
since you mentioned the fake finger tips, here' Tony with the story :)

 
Thanks for the videos man! Iommi and Sabbath were just so totally groundbreaking & massive- some of it seems so simple but there was really quite a bit more going on.
 
btw, anyone knows what amp is he running in those first videos? it sounds AMAZING
 
Joeytpg":5m92jqcv said:
btw, anyone knows what amp is he running in those first videos? it sounds AMAZING
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The line 6 Pod in the back ground :lol: :LOL:
Yeah that is such a great darkish raw tone :rock: Could be a Marshall 9001 preamp. Ive seen he has used a Marshall 9001 w/9005 50w amp and Marshall 4x12 cabs. Orange in '72 and Laney amps and has a sig Laney TI 100w head. Looks in the vid he is in a studio and not necessarily his gear other than the Para TY wah.
 
hey, thanks for the vids...

I saw them on July 21, 1972. I was 14. I still remember the first time I heard Paranoid.
 
sled":3feg3pfi said:
hey, thanks for the vids...

I saw them on July 21, 1972. I was 14. I still remember the first time I heard Paranoid.
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That would have been awesome :thumbsup:
 
Looking back I can't believe my parents let me go. It was awesome. There was nothing like them at the time.

I remember one Saturday night Black Sabbath was to be on a TV show In Concert. The video had this late 60's psychedelic flowery background... it was fantastic.
 
sled":rcj9gdbs said:
Looking back I can't believe my parents let me go. It was awesome. There was nothing like them at the time.

I remember one Saturday night Black Sabbath was to be on a TV show In Concert. The video had this late 60's psychedelic flowery background... it was fantastic.
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In Canada, albeit I think it was an american show, we had "Pop, Rock and Soul" on TV - back in the 70s. And this was more or less the start of what we know as MTV and MuchMusic today... Videos, interviews and the like. I always remember FREAKING when they had KISS on it. I went apeshit. But I distinctly remember Sabbath on there too - with these rotating/cycling flower'esque lights and shadows swirling around the back of the set.
 
Tony has had a huge effect on me even as a child. BS was my favorite band when I was 8 in 1972.
 
Great videos. This man is the true master, and I have learned more BS riffs than any other bands, and for good reason.
 
Tony is the riff master. One of my biggest influences for sure.

Joeytpg":1leyldbg said:
btw, anyone knows what amp is he running in those first videos? it sounds AMAZING
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The last I saw he was running his Laneys with some Engl Powerballs live. Not sure what it is in the video.
 
HE IS JUST "THE" DUDE!

I heard that Sound When I was 10 Years old, and I said; "Yep! This is What I Like.... "

I started playing guitar JUST because of Him. PERIOD!

:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship:

Let's say a prayer for him guys...

Roid
 
His tone on the "Heaven and Hell" live DVD with Dio is absolutely huge. Never been a Laney guy, I tried them early on and did not care for them, but they sound great on that DVD
 
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