Back In Black amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The AC/DC guitar tone for “Back In Black”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Squier Contemporary Stratocaster. Studio album cut, Back in Black (1980) — Angus Young rhythm/main riff
1970/71 Gibson SG Standard (PAF humbuckers) into Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS preamp boost) into 1959 Marshall Super Lead 100W with 4x12 Marshall cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Valeton GP-100 (Marshall Plexi Amp Block: 'UK 59B' / 'UK PLEXI')
Set GP-100 output mode to 'To Amp Input'. Cab sim off or match with 4x12 Greenback block.
02Valeton GP-100 (Booster/Preamp Block: 'BOOSTER')
Emulates the SVDS clean preamp boost pushing the front of the Plexi.
The Valeton GP-100 delivers the British Marshall crunch and SVDS preamp boost directly into the Champion 20's flat clean channel with amp gain dialed down to prevent muddy clipping. Because the Champion 20 panel lacks a physical Middle knob and presence control, all vital mid-range bark is shaped inside the GP-100's Plexi model. Bridge humbucker on the Squier Contemporary Strat provides the necessary PAF-style output and top-end cut.
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