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Solo Tone

You Shook Me All Night Long (Live)

AC/DC

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard (early 1970s, likely 1970-1973, with Vibrola removed)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 1959 100-watt (vintage, non-master volume, cranked)

Amp Settings

gain6
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, post-Back in Black era (1980s onward). Angus Young's live rig for this song is extremely consistent: Gibson SG into Marshall Super Lead, with Schaffer-Vega Diversity System wireless (which acts as a preamp/boost/compressor). No drive/distortion pedals. Minimal effects, only slight reverb for solo. No effects loop. Settings and effects are for the solo section of 'You Shook Me All Night Long (Live)'.

Tone Character(10)
classic Marshall crunchbiting lead tonesinging sustainbright and articulate highstight low enddynamic, touch-sensitive responseslight compression from wireless/preampminimal reverb for spaceno fuzz or heavy saturationclear note separation even under gain

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced technique: fast pentatonic licks, accurate bends, and expressive vibrato, all at a brisk tempo. While not technically extreme, the phrasing and energy demand solid control and timing.

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