Back In Black amp settings — Sonicake Pocket Master

The AC/DC guitar tone for “Back In Black”, dialed in for a Sonicake Pocket Master with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio album cut, Back in Black (1980) — signature main rhythm riff

Original rig

1970/71 Gibson SG Standard (PAF humbuckers) into Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS preamp boost) into cranked Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W heads and 4x12 cabs

Biting, mid-forward British crunch with clear note definition and tight low end

Amp settings — Sonicake Pocket Master

CHANNELMarshall-style Plexi / British Crunch amp model + 4x12 Greenback IR blockBRIGHToffBOOSTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Sonicake Pocket Master (Preamp Boost / SVDS Simulation block)

Placed before the amp block to simulate the Schaffer-Vega clean boost pushing the Plexi

Gain 3 · Tone 5 · Level 8

Why these settings

Because the Stratocaster's single-coil bridge pickup is inherently brighter and thinner than Angus's PAF humbucker, the amp treble is set to 5 and the guitar tone knob is rolled back to 8 to eliminate harsh ice-pick frequencies. Pushing the mids to 7 compensates for the single-coil scoop, while a mild clean boost block in the Sonicake replicates the essential SVDS compression and output boost.

PRO TIPUse a heavy pick (1.0mm+) and strike with aggressive, downward wrist-driven chord attacks right between the middle and bridge pickups to get Angus's percussive snap without adding excessive preamp distortion.

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