05-30-2021, 07:50 PM
(05-30-2021, 09:58 AM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Not sure how much of it he cut off, but Tony Iommi cut off the tips of multiple fingers (2 maybe?) and somehow rigged up something to put on his fingers to continue playing.
Pretty sure that's kinda how Black Sabbath got their sound too. I think he started tuning his guitar down a step or two to compensate for this.
Yep. He either didn't have the wherewithal to craft something like that, or he just didn't like the feel. I think that's what caused the trashing of the instruments.
Of course, if he hadn't been so hot-headed, he probably could have sold his righties to offset the cost of the lefties.
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