Riff Tone
Dog Eat Dog
AC/DC
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt head (late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenbacks
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, late 60s/early 70s T-Top)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1977. No pedals or effects used for rhythm/riff section. Angus Young's classic setup for 'Let There Be Rock' album era. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects on riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchtight, percussive rhythm attackraw, biting midrangedynamic pick responseopen, uncompressed soundno audible reverb or delaybright, articulate highspunchy low endclear note separationaggressive bridge pickup bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent picking and tight muting to achieve the aggressive, percussive feel, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt head (late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M Greenbacks
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, late 60s/early 70s T-Top)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1977. No pedals or effects used for rhythm/riff section. Angus Young's classic setup for 'Let There Be Rock' album era. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects on riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchtight, percussive rhythm attackraw, biting midrangedynamic pick responseopen, uncompressed soundno audible reverb or delaybright, articulate highspunchy low endclear note separationaggressive bridge pickup bite
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, consistent picking and tight muting to achieve the aggressive, percussive feel, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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