T.N.T. amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

The AC/DC guitar tone for “T.N.T.”, dialed in for a Boss Katana 50 MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, T.N.T. (1975) / High Voltage (1976)

Original rig

1970/71 Gibson SG Standard into a cranked 100W Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi with 4x12 Celestion Greenback cab, direct with no pedals

Dry, punchy British power-chord crunch with heavy upper-mid bite and tight low end

Amp settings — Boss Katana 50 MkII

CHANNELCrunchBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Katana 50 MkII's Crunch amp type accurately captures the non-master-volume Plexi character without over-saturating into modern high gain. With humbuckers on the Epiphone Les Paul, push the mids and treble to 7 to replicate the aggressive upper-mid bite of Angus Young's Greenback cab, while keeping the bass at 5 to prevent low-end mud on open power chords. The recording is completely dry, so onboard reverb is set to 0.

PRO TIPAngus Young's tone comes heavily from hitting open A and E chord shapes with extreme right-hand picking force right near the bridge saddles, using heavy-gauge picks for maximal transient attack.

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