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Riff Tone
Touch Too Much
AC/DC
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird (modded, bridge pickup only, no tone knob, solid mahogany body, stop tailpiece)
AmpMarshall Super Bass 100 (model 1992, late 1960s/early 1970s, EL34s, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12-65 speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1979. Rhythm guitar by Malcolm Young. No pedals or effects used, straight into amp. Amp settings inferred from era-correct Marshall Super Bass usage for Malcolm's rhythm tone. No reverb or time-based effects. Pickup selector is bridge only (the only pickup wired on Malcolm's guitar).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivedry and immediateclear, punchy midrangearticulate chord definitionslightly gritty breakupfocused low endclassic British crunchno reverb or ambienceuncompressed, raw attackno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive rhythm playing with precise muting and chord stabs, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird (modded, bridge pickup only, no tone knob, solid mahogany body, stop tailpiece)
AmpMarshall Super Bass 100 (model 1992, late 1960s/early 1970s, EL34s, 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12-65 speakers)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1979. Rhythm guitar by Malcolm Young. No pedals or effects used, straight into amp. Amp settings inferred from era-correct Marshall Super Bass usage for Malcolm's rhythm tone. No reverb or time-based effects. Pickup selector is bridge only (the only pickup wired on Malcolm's guitar).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivedry and immediateclear, punchy midrangearticulate chord definitionslightly gritty breakupfocused low endclassic British crunchno reverb or ambienceuncompressed, raw attackno modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, percussive rhythm playing with precise muting and chord stabs, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.