Back in Black amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

The Acdc guitar tone for “Back in Black”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 50XL with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, Back in Black (1980) — main riff and rhythm

Original rig

1970/71 Gibson SG Standard (bridge humbucker) → Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS boost/comp) → Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W Plexi cranked into 4x12 Marshall cabs (Celestion G12M Greenbacks)

Bright, biting British crunch with thick mids, clear note definition, and aggressive pick attack — gritty but not saturated

Amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

CHANNELBritish Crunch voice (Voice 7/8 / Marshall Plexi voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Champion 50XL features a 2-band EQ with no middle or presence knobs, so select the British Crunch amp voice to replicate the mid-forward bark of Angus's cranked Marshall 1959 Plexi. Set Treble to 7 to capture the sharp pick snap and upper-mid bite of the Schaffer-Vega boost while keeping Bass neutral at 5 to keep open power chords punchy without flubbing. A touch of subtle room reverb (at 2) matches the natural acoustic ambience of Compass Point Studios.

PRO TIPAngus gets his percussive crunch by digging into the strings with heavy, deliberate downstrokes right next to the bridge saddles—keep your guitar volume wide open and rely on your pick dynamics rather than preamp saturation for clean-to-crunch transition.

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