, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Got the Epiphone Tony Iommi sig guitar a number of years ago. 500K? I have been listening to Sabbath since 1974 and play an SG because of it. If it wasn’t for Mike, Tony wouldn’t be able to play on stage. It’s kinda citrus smelling too and I think that helps harden the callouses a little. Sound like counterfeits to me. all from GAK, Never had a moments problem with any of them !! In January 1997, Tony went over to the NAMM show in Anaheim, California for the launch, and the pick-up got its first ‘blooding’ on the extremely successful Black Sabbath reunion / Ozzfest tour that summer, loaded into another SG that J.T. Your email address will not be published. Seventh Star solos for instance. Just purchased the Epiphone SG Tony Iommi in left hand. Areal Tone Monster. Most of the guitars used were custom built “New Boys” (replicas of Tony’s stalwart “Old Boy”) made by the original luthier John Diggings (Jaydee) along with a couple of his signature Gibson SG models. Computer power was by Apple Mac G4 dual processor tower and Powerbook and ibook laptop units. I am desperately seeking and praying for help. One of these was used during the Born Again era, which can be seen on the music videos for the songs ‘’Trashed’’ and ‘’Zero The Hero’’. Each cab was miked by one Shure SM 57. To send the guitar or the pick-up over to the US unaccompanied was far too risky an option, so I was lucky enough to be flown, courtesy of Gibson Strings and Accessories, over to Nashville for a few days in June 1996 with the Jay Dee SG. Epiphone Tony Iommi G-400; Fender Stratocasters; Artist Model Gibson; Black Gibson Custom Shop S.G. Black Gibson S.G. Standard; Red Gibson Custom Shop S.G. Red Gibson SG (Monkey) The Story of the Gibson Tony Iommi Signature Pick-up by Mike Clement; Jaydee Custom S.G. (a.k.a. (Jim and Scott have since both left Gibson). UK leftys, etc. I love listening to tony play, and wish them guitars were being used right now in concerts, and Im sure they will be again. The original 24 track 2” tapes were transferred to the digital ProTools format by Mike Exeter, who had engineered the DEP sessions. For tracking, most songs used the Laney TI100s and Marshall amp heads and a combination of Gibson Custom Shop Iommi model SGs and Les Pauls. The different amps were used to provide a left and right difference in the stereo mix. I must have played that thing a million times! Thank you in advance for any help. They were played on Yamaha drums and Zildjan cymbals. Sign of the Southern Cross is one of my favorite songs. I punish a new Vox VT40X modeling amp quite often. Three 4 x 12” cabinets, two Laney and one old Marshall, were placed side by side in the live room, separated by large acoustic baffles. I turn-off the amps built-in Boost and stomp that Boost ON when playing Leads. Been a fan since the great days and time period that was 1972. How time passes. The second one I bought had problems right from the start including issues with a couple of the frets (not being able to bend the strings past a certain note without them catching on the fret and cutting out), the pick-ups discolouring and turning an ‘oily’ colour and the wood around the output socket collapsing. Shimmery clean parts either had a chorus or a Leslie rotary pedal to give width to them. The guitar was used on the recordings of the album "13", and on following tour. Where are you buying your “Epiphones” from? I’m 46 now, and play better left handed now then I did as a kid right handed. Could this be a genuine piece of Black Sabbath history I wonder? In the course of the visit to the Gibson stand we met Rick Gembar (general manager of the Gibson Custom Shop Division), Jim Goulomb (general manager of the Gibson Strings & Accessories Division) and Scott Johnson (of Strings & Accessories). One thing you can do live is to play through 2 amps via an a/b switch. Thanks! is an awesome guitar, I have 2 plus the worn cherry version. he may have an answer for you ? The Mustang itself nails Iommi-like sounds very well. I found THE perfect gift # wearyourmusic iommi strings bracelet HOWEVER not in the size I need!!!! Also, the remains of a small green transit label are evident on the case handle. I have been a fen since we would ride around in my 1965 chev hippy van listing to Black Sabbath! I am using a bugera infinium amp and cab and its been a bit hard figuring how to get iommi’s tone from it. Here is a selected list of Tony’s equipment, with some pictures and a few words about each. I have also owned many Ibanez’s through the years from Original 83 Roadstars up to contemporary guitars. had built a guitar for Tony 4 years previously, a black SG with Floyd Rose vibrato. But most of the sound comes from who you are as a person and what you think of while playing. The settings must include full gain and bass and no mids. It’s amazing and I will never forget that for my whole life. This guitar features red finish, a neck with 24 frets and custom cross inlays, four control knobs with only two of them actually being functional, and two Gibson-designed Tony Iommi signature pickups. Bought the first guitar from a reputable guitar shop in Northern Ireland, the second from http://www.gak.co.uk and the third from a guitar shop in Edinburgh. Purchased a $75.00 finger hut guitar, strung it left handed, and gave it a try. Know a lot of people will say you get what you pay for etc but when spending the guts of £500 on a guitar you expect it to last over a year without any problems! The Jay Dee really stands alone. While Tony and I were visiting the 1996 Frankfurt Music Fair, we met up with J.T. 1M? During the solo by Tony for Born Again the universe blasted into atoms them I went into a river of atoms dived into one of these atoms and was back at the show.