Tony Iommi's guitar tech, the one and only Mike Clement explains us how Tony likes his guitars set up.
This is an in-depth setup video with all the infos you need and some cool stories on top.
Grab your guitar, some tools and a coffee and enjoy the video!
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Introduction
1:15 How do you change strings on Tony's guitars?
3:46 How often do you change them on tour?
4:55 Shoutout to Laney
7:05 Tony's preferred string gauges
8:03 Tony's fingertips
10:22 How about the intonation
11:30 Tony's amp and effects
13:38 Neck relief and string height
16:30 Special knot on the machine head
20:09 No heavy string stretching!
22:42 Tony's custom pickups
26:28 There's something special about using real amps
28:32 Time for a test ride... with the 8-32 strings
29:38 Best tour horror story ever!
32:42 Outtakes
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