No. 0981979·hard-rock·4 blocks
Highway to Hell
The swaggering riff that opens AC/DC's breakthrough. Angus Young plugged a 1968 Gibson SG Standard straight into a cranked Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi — no pedals — and producer Mutt Lange shaped it into a tighter, glossier sound than the band's earlier records at Roundhouse Studios, London. Angus's Schaffer-Vega wireless added a subtle preamp boost that tightened the top end. Standard tuning; the swagger is in the right hand.
Highway to HellSignal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard (1968)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Treble Booster (off)
Brown
Reverb
Treble Booster (off)
← Schaffer-Vega wireless preamp boost (FRFR option)
Drive
15
Bottom
50
Tone
60
Level
60
Brown
← Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Plexi)
Gain
55
Volume
65
Bass
40
Middle
50
Treble
70
Presence
60
Master
65
Reverb
← Studio plate (light, Roundhouse)
Time
10ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
55
EffectLevel
12
Engineer's note
File 098
The swaggering riff that opens AC/DC's breakthrough. Angus Young plugged a 1968 Gibson SG Standard straight into a cranked Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi — no pedals — and producer Mutt Lange shaped it into a tighter, glossier sound than the band's earlier records at Roundhouse Studios, London. Angus's Schaffer-Vega wireless added a subtle preamp boost that tightened the top end. Standard tuning; the swagger is in the right hand.
— Angus Young
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