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Clean Tone
The Jack
AC/DC
Bassrock1970s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1976 (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sessions); Cliff Williams joined AC/DC in 1977, but Mark Evans played bass on the original studio version. Evans was known to use a Fender Precision Bass with flatwound strings and Ampeg B-15N amps in the studio during this era.
Tone Character(10)
deep and thumpyrounded low endsoft attackminimal fret noisewarm, pillowy lowsslightly rolled-off highsno audible drive or gritsits under the guitarsclassic 70s rock bassno slap or pick attack
Difficulty
The bass line is simple, consisting mostly of root notes played with a soft fingerstyle approach at a slow shuffle tempo. There are no complex fills or technical challenges.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass
AmpAmpeg B-15N Portaflex
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1976 (Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sessions); Cliff Williams joined AC/DC in 1977, but Mark Evans played bass on the original studio version. Evans was known to use a Fender Precision Bass with flatwound strings and Ampeg B-15N amps in the studio during this era.
Tone Character(10)
deep and thumpyrounded low endsoft attackminimal fret noisewarm, pillowy lowsslightly rolled-off highsno audible drive or gritsits under the guitarsclassic 70s rock bassno slap or pick attack
Difficulty
The bass line is simple, consisting mostly of root notes played with a soft fingerstyle approach at a slow shuffle tempo. There are no complex fills or technical challenges.