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Riff Tone

Bad Boy Boogie

AC/DC

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Gibson SG Standard

AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (100-watt Plexi, late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (late 60s spec, likely T-Top)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1977. Angus Young plugged straight into the Marshall amp, no pedals except possibly a Schaffer-Vega Diversity System wireless (which acts as a preamp/boost). No effects loop. No evidence of additional pedals or rack effects on the original studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

biting British crunchtight, percussive rhythm attackclear, articulate midrangeraw, aggressive energydynamic pick responseopen, uncompressed feelno pedal colorationclassic Plexi breakuppunchy, focused lowsbright, cutting highs

Difficulty

The riff requires a strong, consistent shuffle groove and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.

Sources

Angus Young's guitars and gear: nail the AC/DC star's tone | Guitar World AC/DC Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard TIL Angus Young's rig consists of an SG straight in to ...

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Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Gibson SG Standard

AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (100-watt Plexi, late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (late 60s spec, likely T-Top)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Sources

Angus Young's guitars and gear: nail the AC/DC star's tone | Guitar World AC/DC Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard TIL Angus Young's rig consists of an SG straight in to ...

Notes

Studio recording, 1977. Angus Young plugged straight into the Marshall amp, no pedals except possibly a Schaffer-Vega Diversity System wireless (which acts as a preamp/boost). No effects loop. No evidence of additional pedals or rack effects on the original studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

biting British crunchtight, percussive rhythm attackclear, articulate midrangeraw, aggressive energydynamic pick responseopen, uncompressed feelno pedal colorationclassic Plexi breakuppunchy, focused lowsbright, cutting highs

Difficulty

The riff requires a strong, consistent shuffle groove and aggressive picking, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.

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