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Whole Lotta Rosie amp settings — Blackstar HT Stage 60

The AC/DC guitar tone for “Whole Lotta Rosie”, dialed in for a Blackstar HT Stage 60 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Let There Be Rock (1977)

Original rig

1970/1971 Gibson SG Standard (T-Top humbuckers) into a cranked 1959 Marshall Super Lead 100W Plexi (straight in, no pedals)

Raw, biting, mid-forward classic British power-tube crunch with immediate pick attack

Amp settings — Blackstar HT Stage 60

CHANNELOverdrive 1 (Classic voice / ISF set to 10 for full British voicing)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The HT Stage 60 has high preamp gain on tap, so keep Gain moderate at 5 on OD1 rather than cranking it to replicate Angus's dynamic power-amp breakup. Setting the ISF control fully clockwise to 10 shifts the tone stack to the authentic Marshall Plexi upper-mid bite. The Epiphone SG's bridge humbucker naturally matches Angus's core frequency curve, so no drastic pickup compensation is needed.

PRO TIPAttack the lower strings aggressively with a heavy pick right next to the bridge saddles—Angus gets his signature percussive snap and harmonic bite almost entirely from hard right-hand dynamics.

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