Shoot to Thrill amp settings — Vox VT40X
The AC/DC guitar tone for “Shoot to Thrill”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s. Studio version, Back in Black (1980)
Angus Young: 1970 Gibson SG Standard into Marshall 1959 Super Lead / JMP 100W via Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS); Malcolm Young: 1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird into 1971 Marshall Super Bass 100W
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
The BRIT 1959 model replicates the Marshall Super Lead circuit Angus and Malcolm used. The Epiphone Les Paul ProBucker pickups have slightly thicker low-mids than Angus's SG and Malcolm's Filter'Tron, so bass is dialed back to 4 with treble pushed to 7 to preserve the crisp attack. The VT40X has no physical presence knob, so upper sparkle is balanced via the treble control.
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