Riff Tone

T.N.T.

AC/DC

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard

AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi head into Marshall 1960AX/BX 4x12 cabinets

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, late 60s/early 70s spec)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1975. No pedals or effects used in the clean riff section. Angus Young plugged straight into the amp. No evidence of wireless preamp or Schaffer-Vega system on this early recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatepunchy attackmidrange-focusedclear and dynamicno audible reverb or delaypercussive rhythmslight natural breakup when played hardtight low endopen, uncompressed soundclassic British amp character

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing, dynamic picking, and muting for the classic AC/DC punch.

Sources

This Is the Gear Angus and Malcolm Young Used on AC/DC's ...Angus Young's guitars and gear: nail the AC/DC star's tone | Guitar World early ACDC tone - what amp? - The Gear Page ac/dc guitar tone help : r/ACDC - Reddit Has Angus ever played a guitar that wasn't an SG on stage? - Reddit

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