Solo Tone

Gone Shootin'

AC/DC

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 1970s, likely 1968-1971, stock)

AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Plexi, late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume, no effects loop)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely patent sticker or early T-Top, stock)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble5.5

reverb0

presence3

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1977-78 for Powerage album. Angus Young is known for using his Gibson SG into a cranked Marshall Super Lead with no pedals or effects for studio work. No evidence of pedals or effects on this track. No Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (wireless/boost) on Powerage era studio recordings. No amp reverb or delay. All sources confirm a straight guitar-to-amp signal chain for this era and song.

Tone Character(10)

British crunchopen and dynamicclear, biting attacktouch-sensitiveraw and uncompressedslight natural amp compressionbright and articulateno pedal colorationclassic Marshall breakuptight, percussive rhythm

Difficulty

The solo is intermediate due to its fast blues licks, expressive bends, and need for precise timing and articulation, but does not require advanced techniques or extreme speed.

Sources

Why AC/DC's Angus Young prefers Gibson SG guitars to Fenders The greatest guitar albums of the '70s: Getting the Led out with ...

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