Back in black amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

The Acdc guitar tone for “Back in black”, dialed in for a Fender Mustang LT25 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. 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 Plexi 100W cranked

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

Amp settings — Fender Mustang LT25

CHANNELRockin Plexi amp model (or 70s Rock)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Onboard Compressor (Mustang Stomp Block)

Emulates the clean boost and optical compression of the Schaffer-Vega wireless unit

Threshold 6 · Gain 7

Why these settings

The Mustang LT25's 'Rockin Plexi' model accurately emulates Angus Young's non-master-volume Marshall Super Lead. Because your Squier Strat has a brighter, lower-output single coil than Angus's Gibson humbucker, tone is dialed back slightly to 8 and bass is raised to 6 to add body without losing high-end bite. Reverb is set to 0 to keep the signature Mutt Lange dry studio sound.

PRO TIPAngus Young attacks open chords with heavy downward force using heavy picks (around 0.88-1.0mm) right next to the bridge saddles, producing that immediate percussive crack.

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