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If You Want Blood (You've Got It) Guitar Tone Settings — AC/DC
AC/DC · 1970s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
1968 Gibson SG Standard
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely patent sticker or early T-Top)
Amp
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (100W, late 60s/early 70s, non-master volume)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1978. Angus Young's main rig for the recording of 'If You Want Blood (You've Got It)' riff section. No pedals used in the signal chain for the riff; amp cranked for natural overdrive. Reverb possibly added in mix or via amp room mic, but not from pedals. No evidence of effects loop or additional effects for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain7
Reverb1
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- classic Marshall crunch
- raw and biting
- tight and percussive
- open and dynamic
- clear chord definition
- aggressive pick attack
- slight room/amp reverb
- British rock midrange
- minimal compression
- articulate, not muddy
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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