Tony Iommi lesson

[RadioNothing]

Hes such a legend!!

[TheUnbreakableOtaku]

I like Nirvana, but trying to compare Cobain and Iommi in terms of influence is ridiculous. Iommi created a new genre, was inadvertently and indirectly responsible for the creation of so many bands around the world that have created entire new style and contributed the the development of heavy and extreme music. The extent of Iommi's influence in the past forty years is more than Cobain's will be in the next thousand.

[Slay3r2103]

@myautomobilefunk you're the loser you will never be as good as kurt

[myautomobilefunk]

Cobain? what tha fuck are you talking about guys? This is a video of the master of heavy metal riffs, Tony influenced all the guitarrist of 80's and 90's so stop talking about a stupid suicidal loser as Cobain, pay respect to Iommi

[NightmareSnake]

Why are people talking about Kurt Cobain in a Tony Iommi video?

They're both great. Leave it alone and quit comparing artists who are barely similar.

[MrBotheman]

I like how he use relatively simple blue scales and shit in his solos. He doesn't try to over play like so many others do.

[IndeclineKills]

tonys a fucking monster

he cums in are ear pussys

[luz19z]

lo hace ver facil maestro

[ARB95XX]

I know people have there own opinions on stuff. But honostly, why do you have to hate cobain. He was the last real rocker in my opinion that made it big. He wasn't a sell out, had talent, so why the hell would you hate someone for that.

[jimidrix15]

this is the first time i've seen him without an SG

[omgcopyritedstuff]

cobain? fuck cobain

[Ariel23rus]

What year is it?

[ForceDoG]

Between 1982-1985

[felgunner]

GREAT ______MASTERRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheWolfe666]

Can anybody post lick #20 from this video? It's the clean intro to "Black Sabbath," as heard on the Live Evil album.

[goyim1999]

anybody notice something strange around 2:10-2:16.. lol ..!!

[TheOpethOfMastodon]

4:25 to skip the jibber jabber

[clikityclak]

Tastey tastey tone

[motocrossmaniac13]

@speedridersango 21 People want an SG

[MissEgasMoniz]

Iommi has a book out next week - can't wait!

[ricochetfuzzy]

@MissEgasMoniz It's out and he signed my copy.

[MissEgasMoniz]

@ricochetfuzzy Iron Man is not available locally until next week in my part of the world. Of course I could get a copy now via the internetty but I would rather wait until I can get him to jizz on my copy. Rock on Mr.ricochetfuzzy!

[SaintVitus808]

I am on my way to guitar center to tell them I just had a guitar lesson from Tony Iommi.

[TheOpethOfMastodon]

@SaintVitus808 cool youtube name i must say

[Donaldkhaos]

I love that. its got cross inlays which is a black sabbath thing xD

[Loaf001]

@Thr33ProngCrown

does that include you?! lol

[WWFinurhouse]

21 people are my friends!

[crabtrap]

21 people don't know a quality mustache when they see one.

[jcxstargazer]

21 people dident get cross inlays on their sg

[educassiano]

Thank god he chopped the tips of his fingers off, else metal wouldn't existl.

[JYZProductions]

I'll take a BC Rich any day , the bronze series guitars MOST of us have played suck but really I've played 16-30 guitars the last 8 years and really BC Rich have some of the best necks in the industry... Dean so far for fretwork and affordable but awesome goes to LTD for their mid range ones.

YES and scalloped fretboards are awesome, ultimate string control, play faster and even better pinch harmonics.

[justdoitasshole]

Check out those wicked MesaBoogie amps...damn.

[MrJeffmetal13]

Tony is the master!!!

Check out our Black Sabbath tribute band from Brasil - Eternal Sabbath here: youtube.com/user/MrJeffmetal13­?feature=mhee

[geezereadgbe]

geezer made me want to play bass, iommi makes me want to play guitar, and i want to get a drum set because bill ward makes me want to play drums

[thefreezingmoon1]

Tony, PLEASE.. SKIP THE CRAPPY RICH AND GO TO GIBSON!

[snimblobe]

because lefties are gifted and are the best !!!

[zeppelin1996]

@snimblobe True. Hendrix and Iommi are some of the most innovative guitarists of all time.

[MARK0TAKER]

@zeppelin1996 kurt cobain counts?

[zeppelin1996]

@MARK0TAKER I'd say Hendrix and Iommi did a lot more for music than Cobain. That's just my opinion though.

[IsolationInstigation]

@zeppelin1996 Ofcourse they did. Cobain made a fad. Iommi and Hendrix made history.

[CantCreat]

@zeppelin1996 hahahaha good one. What In God's name did Hendrix do? Shit. Tony Iommi and Jimmy Page are the true inventors of heavy metal and the best in my opinion. Hendrix had speed but brought absolutely nothing new to music. I for one, don't like any of his songs .

[zeppelin1996]

@CantCreat I didn't say that Hendrix did anything for metal. I don't even believe that Page did much. Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath are the creators of metal. Hendrix did things with the guitar that no one had ever heard before. I could go on, but since you don't like Hendrix I doubt you'd care.

[MrZamadane]

@zeppelin1996 Hey! Don't forget about Les Paul! I do agree that Hendrix and Iommi did a lot more for music than Cobain, but Cobain did a lot more for grunge than anyone will ever do.

[EmperorofCartoons]

@zeppelin1996 I will never understand what the hell people thought was so special about Cobain.

[ARB95XX]

@EmperorofCartoons the fact that he was able to do what very few bands have done which is combine all youth into liking his sound. He could play and sing better live which few bands can do. He was simple, but it all sounded good.

[JontheStripper]

@EmperorofCartoons There isn't anything special about him. But that was his thing. All the people that try to make him out be to outstanding and a "amazing talented high class rocker" are destroying what he tried to do.

[ElCr1stal]

@JontheStripper I really thing that "the magic" of Iommi's music is in his -evil- (hahaha) mind and feelling over his technique.

Master riff, right?

[ZeBlackCat]

@zeppelin1996 I think it's not really something you can compare honestly.

[zeppelin1996]

@ZeBlackCat I'm not really comparing the three, they each have very different playing styles, which makes it pretty pointless to compare them. I was simply stating that Hendrix and Iommi brought a lot more to the world of music than Cobain did. Just my opinion.

[Sortsylic]

@zeppelin1996 Cobain did nothing

[OhldSchool]

@zeppelin1996

Agreed! Cobain re-energized the sound, perhaps, in a popular manner. Hendrix and Iomi were pioneers like Picasso, or even DaVinci.

[MrMusician1991]

@zeppelin1996 * face palm* Cobain...

[Audioslave3]

@zeppelin1996 Cobain is overrated. Check Soundgarden. Closer to the Sabbath sound anyway.

[JunkHead598]

@zeppelin1996 That really depends on how you think about that though. Hendrix and Iommi were guitarist's and two of the best from my opinion, and did so much for there generation and so did Kurt for his.

[SaypheZonE]

why are all the greatest guitar players left handed?

[wuzzywierdo]

@SaypheZonE probably because left handed people are stronger in the right half of there brains wich is know for being more creative(A)

i serieusly don't know why the fuck i know that!xD

[buzzrom]

wow I bought the whole Star Licks series in the early 80's!!

[ColtraneTaylor]

Isn't his moustache longer on the left side of his face?

[claptonisgod41296]

@ColtraneTaylor thats wht happens when u have a lotta beer over ur shoulder

[ColtraneTaylor]

@claptonisgod41296 Aye.

[mrsgstd]

I had this video once. It was disappointing as he was still in his "I want to be relavant in the 80s" mode and really didn't demonstrate any of his classic licks. I was hoping for more the classic Sabbath. He didn't even tune down to C# or talk about it at all. He's still great.

[DarthRandall]

@mrsgstd Just to be clear, I am sure you are not implying that he was not relevant in the eighties.

[mrsgstd]

@DarthRandall I think he'll always be relevant, but when he did this video he just seemed to want to focus on his "current" stuff than his classic stuff. By the way, this is youtube, usually I get something like "yer a idiet if u dont thing iommy was relivent you stuped gay f@#..." Thanks for the intelligent discussion. Iommi will always be one of my favorites. There was a lot of good stuff on the Heaven and Hell album.

[bud3161]

You don't need a bass player you won't even miss em

[SoldatSolutrea]

Innovator, we're lucky Iommi was born when he was :)

[cast390]

21 people actually believe travis barker can play drums

[lexar80413]

what strings does he use?

[zeppelin1996]

@lexar80413 Boomer light gauge strings. He says it when he's talking about the guitar.

[mrsgstd]

@lexar80413 Most articles from the 70s, as well as a couple of ads, said he used Picato strings. Don't know if he still does or even if you can still get them

[Bigboss1432Lol]

I just noticed. Are his Frets Scalloped?

[RisingSon011]

@Bigboss1432Lol yep

[Vlodimer]

mesa boogie inside (pada bam bam)

[NishHammer]

Simple Blues...but it goes to show you its all about feel, Love Tonys Riffs , the master!!

[brandon9966]

@NishHammer simple blues? Classical playing with single notes is no different.

[im0mole]

whistle whistle whistle

[f666off]

the last comment scallops ...???...cords great answer to my many questions

GREATEST BAND EVER BUT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALREADY

[f666off]

the last comment on scallops on cords great answer to my many questions

GREATEST BAND EVER

[glassmoon91]

wait wait wait wait wtf? did he say 8 boogie mark ii coliseums with 12 cabs? thats unreal. thats 2400 watts it literally is a wall of sound. fukin a man

[GuitarSkash]

The daddy of METAL!!

[JYZProductions]

I scalloped 4 guitars so far and if you have the time and patience do it , its just taking a tiny bit of wood from the fretboard so it gives you zero friction , better bends, better pull offs and hammer ons .. to me it makes playing the guitar much easier.

[zeppelin1996]

What year is this from?

[guitarspectre]

Tony Iommi vs Angus Yang

[abe1sapien]

Not that it matters to me, but my friend tried to tell me that It's impossible for Iommi to sweep pick because of his fingers. Does anybody know if this is true?

[jezx21]

@abe1sapien he lost a couple of his fingertips in some sort of metal press or something

[slayerT75]

this is what they should do more often.....let the legends teach

[elettronicart]

i love that "cik-cik" sound..

[RemusStelistu]

@kickalion I play both bass and guitar,yet I love Iommi \m/

[ause55]

@kickalion Well that's rude. I play bass and a guitar and how can you say that bass is worth less than a guitar! Its an instrument! Black Sabbath withouth Geezer would suck!

[kickalion]

@ause55 omg... another bass kid

[ause55]

@kickalion Deal with it! Im bored of arguing over your imature statement.

[363Magi]

@kickalion That was the best comeback I could ever think of. lol. XD

[IronEd636]

@kickalion A bass can be more badass than a guitar, it's depend of your sound, BASS players deserve more respect, without them guitarist would be nothing.

[kickalion]

@IronEd636 bullshit

[IronEd636]

@kickalion A Jazz, Rock. Metal band need a bassist, it's fundamental. Having a bass player in your band is more important than having a singer or even a guitarist. If there were 250 000 guitarists only 1 000 are bassists, and peoples on a band looking for these mans, so you can continue playing your guitar in your hole without a band just because your hate bassist, that why guitars are famous, because a guitarist know the bass is important in a band. No bassist = No band, No band=No guitarist.

[IronEd636]

@kickalion Think about it, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, David Gilmore, all those guitarist who revolutionize the guitar have all of them playing with bassist, if not peoples wouldn't be interesting to listen to it. 

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@kickalion Have you seen Slap-bass, that in my opinion is way better than almost any guitar technique.

[kickalion]

@CardgamesonYoshi you were in the ass and you saw a shit

[morbidgod]

@CardgamesonYoshi Slapping the bass is totally different than playing an electric guitar...

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@morbidgod i think people already new that

[morbidgod]

@CardgamesonYoshi Yeah well I'm just saying because it's different that any guitar technique, so how would you even compare the two?

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@morbidgod Theres still slap guitar

[morbidgod]

@CardgamesonYoshi True, you're right about that. It sounds way cooler on bass though. I never really see any guitar players playing with the slap technique. You know any?

[CardgamesonYoshi]

@morbidgod Try Chris Broderick, he has a couple of videos on it and his site has free downloads

[morbidgod]

@CardgamesonYoshi Really? Broderick huh? Alright I'll check it out, cool thanks.

[NightmareSnake]

@morbidgod Chris Broderick from Megadeth?

[morbidgod]

@NightmareSnake Yeah, that's what this dude just told me.

[morbidgod]

@NightmareSnake That's what this guy is saying...

[dante4d]

@morbidgod Guthrie Govan

[diegodevilman]

@IronEd636 thats true, but the problem is that much bass players don't practice enough and they let the instruemnt down.

[IronEd636]

@diegodevilman Yes is true.

[mrdeersniper]

@kickalion Hey, I play bass.

[technoguyx]

@kickalion I play bass, yet I still admire Iommi's style *shrugs*

[Watzitoya]

He's in my opinion one of the best guitarrist of the planet but more important than that, he's an inspiration, an example when it comes to saying "fuck obstacles"

[ozzyfreak2010]

still cool though

[ozzyfreak2010]

ok uhh i was watching this video and shut my laptop and when i came back u could hear the sound but it looked like iommi was having a seizure

[leeknivek]

.... he has hi-tops on lolol

[Stingerfan4ever]

20 people are Justin Bieber Fans !!!! ASSHOLES!!!!!

[Iasamei]

the father of heavy metal lost the tips of his natural fingers...just shows what someone can achieve.

[WestCoastElite]

wow, Tony Iommi playing an Ironbird!!!

[TheTylerGeissler]

It's weird seeing him without an SG or Stratocaster.

[guitarlordification]

when was this?

[TheTylerGeissler]

@guitarlordification '80's.

[SuperChristianMetal]

I would have rather seen him play the chords.

[responsedude1]

tony iommi is the best guitar player ever !!! metal for ever

[ILoveallguitars]

I love his B.C. Rich Iron Bird

[youshouldgonow]

first metal lesson ever!

[stoopid2kidz]

stop at 0.31 on iommi`s ring finger u can see a cap on it. as he was working in a company that worked with metals, a sheet of metal came down on his fingers. as he pulled his hand, he ripped the tips of his fingers off. he wears the caps so the strings would not hurt the tips of his fingers. the caps are made out of plastic that is used in dish soap bottles.

[musicfan101ful]

well my first guitar was a gibson SG, nbd

[LORENZOMETAL89]

amazing tone!

[KTF0]

Master of the Reality, Guitar, and a great stache.

[Pr0fess0rSasquatch]

damn i never realized how much better he got in his post-sabbath years

[wfravel18]

where are the other two vids?

[Audioslave3]

This is from 1983 right?? After Dio and Vinny had left the band?? Does anybody know?

[wealthfunnelplatinum]

@Audioslave3 - I bought the VHS tape years ago, I believe the copy right reads 1986 inside the insert included with the tape.

[bocha17]

he's THE FIRST DOOM METAL GUITARRIST! don't confuse heavy metal with doom metal...

[pizzacrime]

@bocha17 Who gives a fuck about your classifications. Metal is METAL, and Tony is the one who most aggressively put it forth to us all. THAT'S what's important.

[bocha17]

@pizzacrime you are moron

[pizzacrime]

@bocha17 Why, because I choose not to pick apart and force expression into limited and labeled boxes? Because I don't like to take part in the current fiasco that is labeling "Metal" into scores of different classifications, all the while watching morons argue over who plays what style? Like the ridiculous argument over what is Black Metal and what is Death Metal? WHO CARES. What's important is if the listener likes it or not. Too much time spent these days labeling, and not enough LISTENING.

[TIMOTHYSAARINEN]

Tony was one of the coolest looking rock stars ever. Nothing will ever match the live tone he achieved with his original SG (with the weird pick ups) through the Range Master pedal into those early-mid 70's Laney amps. Check out Sabbath's Don Kirshner's Rock Concert appearance from 1975.It's here on YouTube. Heaviest tone ever!

[mikexlong]

@TIMOTHYSAARINEN those "weird pickups" are P-90s. those were standard on gibsons until they came out with the humbuckers in '57. P-90s were later used on the les paul/sg juniors/melody makers and sg specials in the '60s. tony's original sg was either a 64 or 65 sg special.

[TIMOTHYSAARINEN]

@mikexlong, Thanks for the info. I knew they were P-90's, but I'd never seen ones that look like that. You've got to wonder why that SG came from the factory without the standard Humbuckers. I can't remember ever seeing any other Gibson with those metal P-90 single coils. None of the subsequent guitar/amp/effect set ups Tony used came close to his original tone. From "Technical Ecstasy" on, he had a totally different tone. Changed the whole sound of the band, and not for the better.

[mikexlong]

@TIMOTHYSAARINEN ehh Tony's always had killer tone in my books. but yeah his original SG is probably my favorite one of his guitars. Iommi's P-90 pickups were originally "naked" on that guitar but he later had those weird covers put on, in about '75 i think. check out the live in paris videos(I'm guessing you already have but take a closer look) and you'll see for yourself. I think he had the bridge removed at that point too.

[jbohler33]

He always uses the bridge pickup and has the tone control disconnected... LEARN FROM THE MASTER you posers that always shred with neck pickups like FAGS

[m169marroquin]

I would love to use the left handed so the crosses would be upside down.

[Hellblazer344]

us south paws dont stretch out are fingers as much on the neck atleast me and the ones i know

[TimmerLoko]

"i use 8 300watt boogie amps and 12 4x12 cabinets..."

fuckin' incredible...

[iamthecodofhalo1]

I love when he goes "and now slow" and its still fast as hell.

[Car1964]

IOMMI...THE BEST

[obscurebandfan]

Screw Boogies and BC Rich, long live vintage Laneys and SG Specials.

[hamletpanama]

without a doubt the godfather of metal

[Aztlnight]

THE BIGGEST FISH

[MetalCuervo]

Es un MAESTRO...

Un Groso.

[rezzoc91]

he's one of the best guitarists also thanks to django reinhart!

[trollocaust]

2:11 priceless

[slimshady609]

18 muthfkrs dslkd it

[chillraph]

porn mustache

[MrDarkLight93]

the distortion is great!!!!!

[Mdaman13]

I flinch every time he says pickops. Don´t know why.

[Selecta88]

@Mdaman13 It's only his brummie accent.

[SabbraCadabra789]

great video. just got the full dvd.....the full dvd's better though because he shows how to play heaven and hell and iron man, and jams for about 10 mins with a backing track :)

[999N0t3str34k]

man they shouldda flipped the image around i can't tell what hes playing cuz hes a lefty

[the78paul]

The true Godfather of Metal ! How old is this vid? Anyone ? Buhler ?

[MaidenDio252]

I wonder why he started wearing sunglasses so much.

[cruepage]

Tony Iommi is the originator of metal..

[chaoticthrasher]

i never knew he had a bc rich iron bird, what a maniac iommi

[JeffGR4]

Getting a lesson from a legend like Tony Iommi is too fantastic to describe!!!!

[AgeofOblivian]

How much you bet, in Iommi's head, he's saying 'That's how it's done son!'. Lmfao. A metal god!

[kenfollette99]

i love how he shows us a blistering lick , like... here it is, have fun kids.

[TheEs379]

Iommi is not only the master of metal, also the master of Hammer on and pull offs :P

[meguto]

iommi and dio are always be the best.

we are on ur way gods \m/

[NightmareSnake]

I enjoy every era of Sabbath but Ozzy is my favorite and Dio is my 2nd.

[dobsonone]

bc rich custom shop??! looks like the frets are scalloped?? dint know he did that.