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Tony Iommi: The whole thing was an experiment.We tuned down to get more power and a fatter sound. Of course, Ozzy started singing higher. He’d go, “Oh, I can reach that note now.” However, when we got onstage, he couldn’t do it.

What string gauges are you using on your SG-style guitars these days?

I have no idea because we’ve tried so many different things lately. I still use the .008s as the first string on the main guitars, but then on other ones, I think I use a .009. I’ve got three or four different stringings now—depending on what songs we’re going to end up doing.

You used to use an .008 for both your high E and your B string.

That’s true, I used to use two .008s, and then an .011 for the G, I think. You name it, I’ve tried it. But I had to because of my finger accident. If I have them too heavy, I can’t bend them because it will rip the stuff off my [finger] caps. But again, when you use them that light, you have to get used to playing them like that. It’s not that easy to walk in and play a light guitar when you’re used to heavy strings.

A super-light G string like that would be very easy to squeeze out of tune. Do you use really low frets?

They’re low frets, yeah. And when I tune down, I use a heavier gauge.

Эх, продал я свой СГ Стандарт с ободранным задником корпуса, а то можно было бы доклеить сантиметра полтора сзади 
Единственно, там же скосы эти, повозиться бы пришлось...