Back in black amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Ac/dc guitar tone for “Back in black”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Back in Black album (1980), recorded at Compass Point Studios with Mutt Lange producing

Original rig

1968/1971 Gibson SG Standard → Schaffer Vega Diversity System (SVDS) wireless → 1970s Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Plexi) into Marshall 4x12 with G12-65 speakers

Crisp, crunchy, mid-forward overdrive with percussive attack and harmonic richness — clean enough for chord clarity but with satisfying grit

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELBritish 70s — select this amp model in the Mustang's preset menu (closest to Marshall Plexi voicing)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	3
Mid	6
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'British 70s' model approximates the Marshall Plexi voicing. Fender modeling amps tend brighter and more scooped than real Marshalls, so I pushed mid +1-2 from original (4-5 → 6) and dropped treble -1-2 (6-7 → 5) to compensate. Bass stays low (3) as Angus ran his around 2-3. The LT25 has no presence knob — that's fine since Angus ran presence at 0 anyway.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar volume back to 7-8 like Angus did for rhythm parts — this cleans up the attack while keeping the crunch, and lets you push to 10 for leads. Hit the strings hard with downstrokes near the bridge for that percussive AC/DC chunk.

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