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You Shook Me All Night Long amp settings — Marshall MG50FX

The AC/DC guitar tone for “You Shook Me All Night Long”, dialed in for a Marshall MG50FX with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Back in Black (1980)

Original rig

Gibson SG Standard (bridge humbucker) → Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi 100W, no pedals

Crunchy mid-forward rhythm with bite and string-to-string chord definition

Amp settings — Marshall MG50FX

CHANNELCrunch

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	6
Reverb	1
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Angus Young's tone is pure cranked Marshall Plexi with no pedals, so the MG50FX Crunch channel handles all the drive. To compensate for the Stratocaster's brighter, lower-output single-coil bridge pickup compared to an SG humbucker, bass and mids are boosted while the tone knob is backed off slightly to smooth the high-end bite. Keep all owned dirt and modulation pedals bypassed to preserve chord clarity.

PRO TIPAngus gets his dynamics from an aggressive, precise right-hand attack using heavy picks right over the bridge pickup while keeping the amp gain moderate rather than saturated.

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