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 · 5 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard (1968)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Compressor
Treble Booster (off)
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Super Lead' or 'Plexi'
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compression
Intensity
3
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Treble Booster (off)
← Schaffer-Vega wireless preamp boost (FRFR option)
Boost
4
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Super Lead' or 'Plexi'
← Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Plexi)
Gain
6
Bass
4
Middle
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate (light, Roundhouse)
Decay
1s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.1
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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