Cannon-Salute Marshall Spread — Clean Rhythm & Thick SG Lead
Guitar World identifies Malcolm’s Marshall Super Bass as a defining source for “For Those About to Rock,” set clean and extremely loud for power-amp grind rather than preamp fizz. Angus’s thicker SG lead is reconstructed with a Marshall 2203-family head and no conventional effects; exact song controls are not published, so the settings are approximated from the documented period rig. Source: Guitar World’s “Thunderstruck” Malcolm-tone feature, its Angus and Malcolm career interview, and Premier Guitar’s AC/DC Rig Rundown.
Signal Chain
Notes
Leave space between the opening chords and build intensity gradually. Malcolm should remain drier and cleaner than Angus, even when the cannons and full arrangement arrive.
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