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Riff Tone
Hells Bells
AC/DC
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpLate-’70s Marshall 2203 JMP 100-watt head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion G12M greenback speakers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Used for the riff section of 'Hells Bells' on the Back in Black album. No pedals except Schaffer-Vega Diversity Wireless system (used as a wireless and boost/compression unit).
Tone Character(10)
crisp treble and crunchy overdrivedarker tones with fatter midrangepunchy attacktight, percussive rhythmopen, dynamic responsearticulate note separationclassic Marshall crunchhigh mids and trebleslight compression from wireless unitno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm, dynamic control, and precise muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
This tone has been researched 13 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
AmpLate-’70s Marshall 2203 JMP 100-watt head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet loaded with Celestion G12M greenback speakers
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
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This tone has been researched 13 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Used for the riff section of 'Hells Bells' on the Back in Black album. No pedals except Schaffer-Vega Diversity Wireless system (used as a wireless and boost/compression unit).
Tone Character(10)
crisp treble and crunchy overdrivedarker tones with fatter midrangepunchy attacktight, percussive rhythmopen, dynamic responsearticulate note separationclassic Marshall crunchhigh mids and trebleslight compression from wireless unitno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm, dynamic control, and precise muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.