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Riff Tone
Highway to Hell (Live)
AC/DC
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall 1959SLP Super Lead Plexi (with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, late 2000s (e.g., River Plate 2009); Angus Young's rig is extremely consistent live and studio, but this is the live version. No evidence of additional effects or pedals except for the Schaffer Replica (wireless preamp/boost) in the signal chain.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchtight and percussiveopen and dynamicraw midrange bitearticulate power chordsminimal compressionpunchy attackslight breakup on hard pickingclear note separationno excessive gain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic picking for the right crunch, and clean muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall 1959SLP Super Lead Plexi (with Celestion G12M Greenback speakers)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, late 2000s (e.g., River Plate 2009); Angus Young's rig is extremely consistent live and studio, but this is the live version. No evidence of additional effects or pedals except for the Schaffer Replica (wireless preamp/boost) in the signal chain.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchtight and percussiveopen and dynamicraw midrange bitearticulate power chordsminimal compressionpunchy attackslight breakup on hard pickingclear note separationno excessive gain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic picking for the right crunch, and clean muting, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns accessible to intermediate players.