The Sabbath guitarist found himself at the center of a dispute after the drummer's comments were taken the wrong way ...

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi talks new Gibson signature replica guitar. ... The pickups were handmade by an apprentice of the late pickup guru John Birch, with whom Iommi had ... working with Birch.

The pickups are different, too, with the Custom Shop model's John Birch "Superflux" at the neck and a John Birch P-90 are here replaced by a pair of chrome-covered P-90s, both wax-potted to tame ...

Tony Iommi on hanging out with Jimmy Page and Brian May, ... That’s why I invested in John Birch’s company. He was from Birmingham and had done a couple of repairs for me.

Tony Iommi's new autobiography is 25 years overdue. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Black Sabbath guitarist admits he wanted to write what has become 'Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven ...