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Riff Tone
Sin City
AC/DC
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 1970s, likely 1968-1971 model)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (with Celestion G12-65 speakers, as per Powerage sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No pedals used in the riff section; signal is guitar straight into Marshall amp, as confirmed by multiple sources. Celestion G12-65 speakers and Neumann U 47 mic used for the album. No evidence of effects loop or additional processing on the riff.
Tone Character(10)
vicious crunchraw and bitingtight and punchy attackopen and dynamicbright and articulatemid-forward classic rock soundresponsive to picking dynamicsuncompressed and naturalno pedal colorationBritish amp character
Difficulty
The main riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise picking and muting, but uses straightforward chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 1970s, likely 1968-1971 model)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100W (with Celestion G12-65 speakers, as per Powerage sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No pedals used in the riff section; signal is guitar straight into Marshall amp, as confirmed by multiple sources. Celestion G12-65 speakers and Neumann U 47 mic used for the album. No evidence of effects loop or additional processing on the riff.
Tone Character(10)
vicious crunchraw and bitingtight and punchy attackopen and dynamicbright and articulatemid-forward classic rock soundresponsive to picking dynamicsuncompressed and naturalno pedal colorationBritish amp character
Difficulty
The main riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise picking and muting, but uses straightforward chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.