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T.N.T. amp settings — PALCO M102 Portable Amplifier

The AC/DC guitar tone for “T.N.T.”, dialed in for a PALCO M102 Portable Amplifier with a JUAREZ JRZ-ST01-BKW 6. Studio version, T.N.T. (1975) / High Voltage (1976)

Original rig

1970/71 Gibson SG Standard (PAF/Super Humbuckers) straight into a cranked Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi 100W head with 4x12 Greenback cab, no pedals

Dry, punchy British power-chord crunch with heavy upper-mid bite and tight low end
Amp settings — PALCO M102 Portable Amplifier
GAIN 6 BASS 4 TREBLE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass4
Treble5
Reverb0
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Marshall-style Overdrive (e.g. Bluesbreaker / Guv'nor clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; crucial to get authentic cranked-Plexi breakup from a small solid-state practice amp

Gain 6 · Tone 6 · Level 7
Why these settings

The Palco M102 is a mini solid-state practice amp with an unverified basic layout (typically single tone/treble and bass controls without a dedicated mid or presence knob), so mid and presence are set to null. Because your Juarez Strat has bright, lower-output single coils compared to Angus Young's warm Gibson SG humbuckers, tone is rolled down slightly to 8 and treble is tempered at 5 to prevent harsh fizziness while keeping the bass tight at 4. Keep reverb completely dry to mirror the tight 1970s studio sound.

PRO TIPAngus gets most of his crunch from aggressive right-hand attack—strike open power chords hard near the bridge using a stiff pick rather than relying on high amp gain.

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