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AC/DC tone?

Matt Wildman

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Nov 11, 2019
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    Hey guys it’s been a while, but lately I’ve really been on an AC/DC kick. I’m trying to find the right settings on my amp to mimick the tone they use and I think I’ve got a good one but I wanted to see what all of your opinions are. Like what settings for the gain, treble, mids, and bass would you recommend?
     

    Noah Berends

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    Angus was known for using very low overdrive tones and simply playing *really really* hard. Going off my very accurate reference of Back In Black stuck in my head, I’d say midrange is the most prominent EQ feature, maybe set lows 6/10 mids 7/10 highs 5/10 and see how that goes. That’s about what I usually set mine to for that kind of crunch. BUt again Young’s playing style is very aggresive and borderline abusive, so within reason you could mimic that
     

    idssdi

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    Nov 11, 2019
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    For ac/dc style stuff I tend to use my mojob mojo overdrive with drive at a 10 o clock (like pretty low) with an equalizer with the mIDS (sorry couldn’t help myself) pretty boosted. Not sure how close I get exactly but that’s what I use. Also the mIds and treble are pretty high on my amp and the bass kinda low.
     

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