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You shook me all night long amp settings — Positive Grid Spark 40

The AC/DC guitar tone for “You shook me all night long”, dialed in for a Positive Grid Spark 40 with a Schecter PT Standard. Studio version, Back in Black (1980)

Original rig

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

Crunchy mid-forward rhythm with bite and clarity — every note in the chord rings out

Amp settings — Positive Grid Spark 40

CHANNELCrunch (amp model selector position 3 — '59 Plexi or British Crunch model in Spark app)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Original Plexi settings were Gain 6, Mids 5-6, recorded quieter than legend suggests. Your Schecter PT has hotter humbuckers than a vintage SG, so gain drops from 6 to 5 to avoid mud. Mids bumped to 7 because the Spark's Crunch model is slightly more scooped than a real Plexi. Reverb at 0 — the original is bone dry.

PRO TIPUse aggressive wrist-only downstrokes with the pick angled slightly — Angus digs in hard on the attack but lets the notes ring clean. The bounce in the tone comes from picking dynamics, not amp settings.

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