Solo Tone
Hells Bells
AC/DC
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpLate-’70s Marshall 2203 JMP 100-watt head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12M Greenbacks)
PickupsGibson T-Top humbucking pickups (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
boostSchaffer Schaffer-Vega Diversity System
Notes
Studio recording for 'Back in Black' (1980). Angus Young used the bridge pickup, guitar volume and tone on 10. Effects chain included Schaffer-Vega Diversity System for wireless/boost. No pedals or amp reverb/delay used. Settings are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
crisp treble and crunchy overdrivefat midrange and saturated distortionclassic Marshall crunchtight, punchy attacksinging sustaindynamic, touch-sensitive responsebright and articulatenot high-gain, but powerfulopen, uncompressed feelno time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced blues-rock lead skills, including fast pentatonic runs, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme technical complexity or shred techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpLate-’70s Marshall 2203 JMP 100-watt head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12M Greenbacks)
PickupsGibson T-Top humbucking pickups (bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
boostSchaffer Schaffer-Vega Diversity System
Notes
Studio recording for 'Back in Black' (1980). Angus Young used the bridge pickup, guitar volume and tone on 10. Effects chain included Schaffer-Vega Diversity System for wireless/boost. No pedals or amp reverb/delay used. Settings are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
crisp treble and crunchy overdrivefat midrange and saturated distortionclassic Marshall crunchtight, punchy attacksinging sustaindynamic, touch-sensitive responsebright and articulatenot high-gain, but powerfulopen, uncompressed feelno time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced blues-rock lead skills, including fast pentatonic runs, expressive bends, and dynamic picking, but does not involve extreme technical complexity or shred techniques.
Hells Bells settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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