I'm not so sure that Page is "far better" when It comes to technical ability, if he is even better at all. Many of his solos were pretty simple, and didn't sound very original; but they still sounded good. A lot of his guitar work was pretty simple, but not all of it. He was definitely capable of playing with pretty good speed, though.
And as you said, Iommi takes the cake when it comes to originality and innovativeness. So, overall, id definitely go with Iommi.
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