Back in black amp settings — Gallien-Krueger MB110
The Acdc guitar tone for “Back in black”, dialed in for a Gallien-Krueger MB110 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Back in Black (1980) — main rhythm/riff tone
1970/71 Gibson SG Standard (bridge humbucker) -> Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS boost/comp) -> Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi 100W cranked into 4x12 Marshall cabs with Celestion G12M Greenbacks.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Marshall-style Overdrive / Preamp (e.g. Marshall Bluesbreaker, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, or Boss BD-2)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; run direct into amp input
The Gallien-Krueger MB110 is a solid-state bass combo designed for clean headroom and full low frequencies, while the original track relied on a cranked Marshall 1959 Plexi pushed by an SVDS boost. On your Strat, use the bridge pickup with tone slightly rolled back to 8 to thicken the single coil toward humbucker territory, and push the amp gain to 7 with mids boosted to 7 to approximate the British midrange bark. Because the bass amp cannot naturally produce authentic Marshall crunch on its own, adding a British-voiced overdrive pedal will fully capture Angus's biting rhythm crunch.
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