Loading amp settings…
Loading amp settings…
AC/DC
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Open classic-rock crunch with much less saturation than modern high gain.
Bass
Controlled and punchy.
Mids
Strong and forward, carrying the riff.
Treble
Bright and lively.
Brightness / presence
Open upper-mid/treble bite without fizz.
Compression
Natural loud-Marshall compression with strong dynamics.
Effects
Essentially dry; the sound is guitar into loud vintage Marshall-style amplification.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: open, crunchy, mid-forward, dry, punchy, dynamic, classic-rock
Targets Angus Young's main riff tone. The six Tonafy values translate the overall recording character rather than claim exact song-specific knob positions.
Guitar
Angus Young Gibson SG, main riff reference
Amp
Vintage Marshall 50/100W non-master-volume family
Channel
Cranked clean-to-crunch Marshall input
Pickup
Bridge Gibson-style humbucker