Angus Young settings

[dslman]

Presence -0 Treble,Mid,Bass --12 oclock
He said after all the years of fooling around with Marshall's, this gets the best out of them. He said sometimes he may push up the presence a bit if it is not bright enough . I read this in a interview article.Gave it a try since I use a 2203 , and I notice a clarity and punch that wasn't there before.
More of a raw sound that unveils mistakes and makes you play better.
I like it and could never use that much mid's before. Seems to let the amp breath and still be woody . Thanks Angus !! Get well soon Malcolm, I'm praying for you.

 

[Redstone]

Thats fairly close to what I use on my YJM. Presence: 0, Bass: 6-7, Middle: 5, Treble: 6. Thats what I'm using currently. I move stuff around, but it usually doesn't drift too far away from those settings.

I find that they are a little too bright on my 2204 (probably because I'm not pushing the master much). I'm used to using both channels on my YJM, so I'm used to a lot of bottom end.

 

[guitargoalie]

Try this on your DSL for ACDC (if you still have it)

Green crunch
volume as loud as possible
gain 5

presence 3
treble 5
mids 8
bass 5

the extra mids give it the classic sound while rolling back the presence cuts harshness

 

[dash8311]

Guitar volume down (7-8) and tone 5 goes a long way as well.

My YJM input volume is just below 3 (2.5ish?) with the TSR on.

 

[Redstone]

Guitar volume down (7-8) and tone 5 goes a long way as well.

My YJM input volume is just below 3 (2.5ish?) with the TSR on.

Is that with your Aracom or with the EPA? I find 2-3 to be very thin on my YJM with the EPA set at 9 o clock. I don't know what it is like with the TSR since mine hasn't arrived yet (tomorrow or monday probably).

 

[Jack92CH]

I think the presence knob on my 800 is useless. It's ALWAYS at zero. Bass, mids, and treble are always somewhere around 12 o'clock, depending on where I set the master volume. Preamp volume is always dimed.

The tone knob on the guitar is useful beyond belief once you get used to how it behaves. Most of the time if I want to alter my tone a little bit, I simply adjust my pickup tone/volume settings. I consider the amp and speakers to be the benchmark for your sound. Your guitar and how you use it determine the rest.

 

[dreyn77]

jezzz, really?
all they do is make loudness. but I suppose he's kinda locked in to those settings if he wants a distortion.
but it doesn't supprise me they are all at the same place on the dial.

 

[dash8311]

Is that with your Aracom or with the EPA? I find 2-3 to be very thin on my YJM with the EPA set at 9 o clock. I don't know what it is like with the TSR since mine hasn't arrived yet (tomorrow or monday probably).

Yes with EPA or the Aracom. You'll see with the TSR.

When it arrives, try 12 o clock on both compression & input to start.

Then full! Then compression 3 o clock, boost 9 o clock.

It's fun.

 

[tazzboy]

You have to remember to that Angus was using a Schaffer Vega Diversity System Wireless unit for extra boost and compression.

 

[MarshallMark]

Somehow I see Angus just walking into the rehearsal room, looking at the EQ and amp settings, shrugging, and the sonic goodness comes forth regardless.

 

[The Ozzk]

This thread is useless without Solodallas' input.... just sayin'...

 

[Marshall Stack]

Presence -0 Treble,Mid,Bass --12 oclock
He said after all the years of fooling around with Marshall's, this gets the best out of them. He said sometimes he may push up the presence a bit if it is not bright enough . I read this in a interview article.Gave it a try since I use a 2203 , and I notice a clarity and punch that wasn't there before.
More of a raw sound that unveils mistakes and makes you play better.
I like it and could never use that much mid's before. Seems to let the amp breath and still be woody . Thanks Angus !! Get well soon Malcolm, I'm praying for you.

Interesting. That is pretty much what I came up with on my DSL. It is nice to know that I found the same tone palette as Angus, just wish I found his chops.

 

[dash8311]

Usually SoloDallas' standard 1959 settings are: 0-2-4-6 vol 2.5 to 3, guitar 8 tone 5, TSR (Schaffer Replica of SVDS as mentioned above) settings can vary.

I'll see him tonight and ask.

 

[FutureProf88]

I think the presence knob on my 800 is useless. It's ALWAYS at zero. Bass, mids, and treble are always somewhere around 12 o'clock, depending on where I set the master volume. Preamp volume is always dimed.

Jack,

Try running your treble really low - say one or two. Then bump the bass and mids up above half and then bring the presence up to brighten in. You may not like it but mine sounds absolutely massive that way and still has a lot of cut.

 

[dreyn77]

the amp has plenty of power with the volume dial, so you don't need to turn the EQ dials to large powerful settings.

With the EQ's set lowish the pres dial has lots of adjustment power.

It's like driving around the race track with your car stuck in 1st gear and complaining the excellerator doesn't do much.

 

[dslman]

the amp has plenty of power with the volume dial, so you don't need to turn the EQ dials to large powerful settings.

With the EQ's set lowish the pres dial has lots of adjustment power.

It's like driving around the race track with your car stuck in 1st gear and complaining the excellerator doesn't do much.

I have found this to be true as well and was running it this way before. Tried the Angus settings at practice and while I liked it with the presence on zero , I have since bumped it up to around 2-3. Burns a little more.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

Presence is my friend.

 

[dreyn77]

^ agreed!
Isn't it a good dial! so easy to use!

I like it! it gets me a good sound quickly.

 

[blues_n_cues]

I have 3-4 different settings for AC/DC which are not too wildy varying but it just depends on my ears, rest/fatigue,and maybe even the humidity that day as to which sounds closest.

interestingly enough those same setting also work for early L.A.Guns stuff too.

 

[eastwood6]

One of Angus' amp techs said a while back that his usual settings for a non-master-volume Marshall was pretty much having everything about halfway up (12 noon), as referenced by the OP. Ace Frehley from KISS also once said his tone in the early days came from taking a NMV Marshall and turning everything up halfway.

I just think its interesting that these two classic 70's hard rock tones came from very similar setups. You can almost replicate this with a Class 5 head too.