Let There Be Rock amp settings — BCRich Insinerator
The AC/DC guitar tone for “Let There Be Rock”, dialed in for a BCRich Insinerator with a Gibson Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Let There Be Rock album (1977)
Marshall JMP 2203 100W head, 1960 cab with Celestion G12M Creambacks, Gibson SG with bridge humbucker, Neve console preamp driven into distortion
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
The BC Rich Insinerator is a high-gain solid-state amp with aggressive voicing. Angus's original 2203 tone was cranked tube saturation with tight low-end and prominent mids. I've set gain at 6 rather than maxing it because the Insinerator's solid-state clipping gets fizzy and undefined at higher settings—the 2203's warmth came from power tube compression, not preamp saturation. Bass at 4 keeps it tight like the original; mid at 7 pushes the guitar forward in the mix as Angus did to cut through Malcolm's rhythm. Tone knob at 7 on your Les Paul rolls off some of the harshness that solid-state amps can produce on the high end.
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