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Solo Tone

Back In Black

AC/DC

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (Plexi) or Marshall JMP 2203 100W (exact model for solo not definitively documented, but both cited as used on Back in Black album)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1980. Angus Young used a Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS) wireless unit for clean boost and compression. No pedals or additional effects confirmed for the clean solo section. All sources agree the signal path was guitar → SVDS → Marshall amp, no pedals. Settings and gear refer to the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
bright and clearcrisp attacktight and percussivearticulate single-note linesdynamic response to pick attackfull-bodiedslightly compressed (from SVDS unit)no audible reverb or delaybridge pickup biteclassic British clean rock tone

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level control of dynamics and articulation, with clean phrasing and expressive bends, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

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