“I always wanted a Les Paul but I couldn’t play them”: Tony Iommi on why he never became a Les Paul player – despite wanting to become one

Tony Iommi.

As the godfather of heavy metal, Tony Iommi has become one of the most iconic Gibson SG players of all time. However, the Black Sabbath riff lord recently admitted that, at one point, it was another Gibson guitar that he wanted to play.

“I always wanted a Les Paul,” he confessed at a Q&A event at the Gibson Garage, London, during which his signature Gibson humbuckers were relaunched. “But I couldn't play the Les Paul because of my accident.”