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Riff Tone

Back In Black (Live Capital Center, Landover MD, Dec. 21, 1981)

AC/DC

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 1970s, likely 1970-1973, with stock Gibson 'T-Top' humbucking pickups)
AmpMarshall 1959 Super Lead 100-watt head (late 1970s) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12-65 speakers

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance at Capital Center, Landover MD, Dec. 21, 1981. Angus Young used his main SG and Marshall Super Lead stack, with the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System wireless (used as a boost/compander). No pedals or additional effects confirmed for live riff section. Settings estimated from studio and live rig evidence for this era.

Tone Character(10)
crisp treble and crunchy overdrivemidrange growlthick saturated grittight, punchy responseBritish crunchdynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackclear note separationaggressive but not high-gainraw and uncompressed

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing, dynamic control, and precise muting to achieve the iconic punch and groove, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast runs.

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