Highway to Hell amp settings — Harley benton Hb-10g

The AC/DC guitar tone for “Highway to Hell”, dialed in for a Harley benton Hb-10g with a Squier stratocaster Black. Studio version, Highway to Hell (1979) - Angus Young rhythm and opening riff

Original rig

1970s Marshall 1959 100W Super Lead (cranked), Gibson SG Standard with T-Top humbuckers (bridge), Schaffer-Vega Diversity System wireless unit

Cranked Marshall power-amp crunch, mid-forward growl, dynamic and responsive, NOT heavily distorted — clarity on open chords with pick attack bite

Amp settings — Harley benton Hb-10g

CHANNELOverdrive Channel (Select switch pushed IN)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	6
Treble	5
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Marshall Guv'nor / Plexi-style Overdrive

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, switch amp to Clean channel and gain to 2

Gain 6 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Harley Benton HB-10G has a 2-band EQ (Bass/Treble) and no physical Mid, Presence, or Reverb knobs, so those are nulled. The Squier Stratocaster single-coil bridge is significantly brighter and thinner than Angus's Gibson SG T-Top humbucker, so roll the Strat tone knob back to 8 and keep amp treble at 5 to prevent harsh top-end fizziness. Keep the amp's overdrive gain moderate at 5 to maintain the open-chord string definition of a cranked Plexi rather than getting mushy solid-state distortion.

PRO TIPHit the open A and D chords aggressively with a heavy gauge pick near the bridge while tuning down 1/2 step to Eb standard (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) to get the exact vocal low-mid snap of the record.

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