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Tony Iommi was a Fender Stratocaster player before fate intervened – and he had to reach for his Gibson SG
Tony Iommi is synonymous with the Gibson SG, but if it weren’t for an electronics mishap on the very first day of recording ...
“I was so embarrassed”: The one Black Sabbath song Tony Iommi couldn’t play properly
He may have been electrifying with a guitar in his hand, but Tony Iommi wasn't always the best at communicating his ideas in ...
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Tony Iommi almost launched Black Sabbath's heavy metal crusade with a Fender Stratocaster
A 1964 Gibson SG propelled Tony Iommi’s instantly recognizable guitar sound, but if it weren’t for a bad pickup and a risky gear swap, the band’s change-making album might have sounded very ...
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“In my head, I could hear it as a monster.” Tony Iommi on the moment he instantly composed “Iron Man,” calling it one of two Black Sabbath songs he relates to
It's impossible to overstate Tony Iommi’s influence on heavy metal ... genre's dark and ominous sounds with his low-tuned 1964 Gibson SG Special electric guitar and sinister riffs.