![]() In 1975, Iommi added the guitar with which he has become most associated to his arsenal. (Fact: Iommi’s oldest go-to acoustic guitar was a Gibson J-45.) ![]() With few exceptions, this guitar paired with a Laney 100-watt stack (chosen for the company’s affiliation with Iommi’s home town of Birmingham), was the main instrumental voice of early Sabbath, bolstered only by two equally off-the-beaten-path effects: a Dallas Range Master Treble Booster and a Tycobrahe Parapedal wah. He entered Black Sabbath with a good- Strat-gone bad, prompting a switch to a now iconic 1965 Gibson SG Special just in time to record the band’s entire first album, except for “Wicked World,” which features the Strat. (Of course, as a left-handed player, Iommi’s guitar options were understandably fewer.) While many of his early contemporaries routinely plugged their Stratocasters and Les Pauls into Marshall stacks and Fender combos, Tony Iommi has always been somewhat of a renegade when it comes to gear. Want to follow in the fretprints of the Godfather of Heavy Metal? First, you’ve gotta. 4 , and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath ), a selection of ’80s and ’90s sides, including Heaven and Hell (1980) and Black Sabbath: The Dio Years (1998), Iommi’s two solo albums ( Iommi and Fused ), and Heaven and Hell’s The Devil You Know (2009). ![]() Like a keeper of the flame, Iommi has defined the heart and soul of the band, from the original ’70s Ozzy Osbourne-fronted lineup, to its later reincarnations with the late, great Ronnie James Dio as both Black Sabbath and Heaven & Hell (as well as honorable mentions for Ian Gillan and Glenn Hughes), with killer riffs and a larger-than-life sound.Įssential listening includes at least the first five Sabbath albums ( Black Sabbath and Paranoid , Master of Reality , Black Sabbath Vol. ![]()
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