Clean Tone

The Jack

AC/DC

Bassrock1970s

Original Gear

BassFender Precision Bass

AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex

PickupsSplit single-coil (Precision)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble5

presence4.5

compression3

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1976 (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sessions); Cliff Williams joined AC/DC in 1977, but Mark Evans played bass on the original studio version. Evans was known to use a Fender Precision Bass with flatwound strings and Ampeg B-15N amps in the studio during this era.

Tone Character(10)

deep and thumpyrounded low endsoft attackminimal fret noisewarm, pillowy lowsslightly rolled-off highsno audible drive or gritsits under the guitarsclassic 70s rock bassno slap or pick attack

Difficulty

The bass line is simple, consisting mostly of root notes played with a soft fingerstyle approach at a slow shuffle tempo. There are no complex fills or technical challenges.

Sources

Cliff Williams (AC/DC) bass tone AC/DC – Powerage - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard The Jack AC/DC | Page 2 | Guitar Forum

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