Riff Tone

Touch Too Much

AC/DC

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (late 1960s, likely 1967-1969, as used by Angus Young on Highway to Hell)

AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 (100W Plexi, likely JMP era, with Celestion Greenback 25W speakers)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (original patent sticker or T-Top, stock to late 60s SGs)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1979. No evidence of pedals or effects used in the riff section; guitar plugged straight into the amp. All sources indicate classic Marshall Plexi setup with no pedals for rhythm/riff. Settings estimated based on era, genre, and typical AC/DC studio approach.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchtight, punchy attackopen, dynamic chord voicingsslightly saturated but not high-gainarticulate midrangebright, cutting trebleminimal compressionvery touch-sensitiveraw, unprocessed amp toneno audible effects or reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm technique, dynamic picking, and control of amp breakup, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord shapes.

Sources

Rig Rundown AC/DC | The Gear Page Performance Notes: How to Play AC/DC's "Touch Too Much" | Guitar World Cover of touch too much and tone : r/ACDC - Reddit plexi experts...I need your opinion | The Gear Page TIL Angus Young's rig consists of an SG straight in to Marshall amps ...

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