Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: BridgeBeginner FriendlyMost AccurateCrunchBest for Beginners
Compass Point Midrange Bell — Main Rhythm & Schaffer Solo
Guitar World identifies Angus Young’s hard-right primary rhythm as a 1970 Gibson SG into a Marshall 2203 half-stack. His centre overdub and solo also used the Schaffer-Vega wireless circuit for clean boost, compression and added harmonic body; the source does not publish exact knob positions, so those values are representative. Source: Guitar World’s “Secrets Behind Angus Young’s Guitar Tone on Hells Bells” (2019).
Signal Chain
1970 Gibson SG Standard→Marshall JMP 2203→Marshall 4x12→Output
Guitar1970 Gibson SG Standard
Tone
10
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpMarshall JMP 2203
Bass
4
Gain
5.5
Mids
7.5
Master
7
Treble
6
Presence
5
Cab / IRMarshall 4x12
MicTwo condenser microphones
Mic PositionClose-miked at different speaker positions for width
Notes
Let the opening chords decay completely and keep the bass controlled. The overdub and solo should be fuller than the main rhythm, but not much more distorted.
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