Highway to Hell amp settings — Boss Katana Air

The AC/DC guitar tone for “Highway to Hell”, dialed in for a Boss Katana Air with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, Highway to Hell album (1979)

Original rig

1968 Gibson SG Standard (bridge humbucker) → Schaffer-Vega wireless → Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W Plexi cranked, no pedals

Crunchy, mid-forward British rock rhythm with tight low end and aggressive pick attack

Amp settings — Boss Katana Air

CHANNELBrownBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana's Brown amp type nails the Plexi midrange bark. Your SC-Custom II humbuckers are hotter than Angus's '68 SG, so gain sits at 6 instead of the cranked 7+ he needed. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the Katana's slightly scooped voicing vs a real Plexi. Tone knob rolled to 8 tames the ceramic pickup brightness the SG didn't have.

PRO TIPAngus's swagger comes from hard downstrokes with the pick angled sharply — dig in on the low E and A strings and let the notes bloom into the amp's compression rather than picking lightly.

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