No. 0501990·hard-rock·3 blocks
Thunderstruck
Thunderstruck opens with Angus Young's iconic tapping intro on the B string, creating a rapid-fire pattern that sounds like lightning. His SG through a cranked Marshall produces a bright, cutting tone with enough gain for the tapped notes to ring out clearly. The tone is raw and aggressive with the SG's bridge humbucker providing a sharp, biting attack that cuts through the mix.
Signal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Brown
Compressor
Plate
Brown
← Marshall Super Lead 1959
Gain
8
Volume
7
Bass
4
Middle
6
Treble
8
Presence
8
Compressor
← Studio compressor
Drive
0
Bottom
5
Tone
6
Level
5
Plate
← Studio plate (small)
Time
3ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
15
Engineer's note
File 050
Thunderstruck opens with Angus Young's iconic tapping intro on the B string, creating a rapid-fire pattern that sounds like lightning. His SG through a cranked Marshall produces a bright, cutting tone with enough gain for the tapped notes to ring out clearly. The tone is raw and aggressive with the SG's bridge humbucker providing a sharp, biting attack that cuts through the mix.
— Angus Young
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