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AC/DC on a Budget
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Julien Bridge
The sound of legends... Without having to spend over 15 million dollars to get there.
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Guitars
 
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Effects
 
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Misc

Guitars

 
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Play Rhythms with Volume knob at around 8, and crank it all the way for solos.
Epiphone SG Standard '61 Electric Guitar - Vintage Cherry
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Play on Full Volume and tone knob at about half. Malcolm's tone since around the Powerage album is quite a bit darker than Angus' tone.
Gretsch G5222 Electromatic Double Jet - Aged Natural
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A classic sound needs a classic bottom end. The squier Affinity basses are just that, but won't obliterate your wallet.
Squier Affinity Series Jazz Bass - 3-color Sunburst with Maple Fingerboard
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Amplifiers & Cabinets

 
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This will give you that All-Classic sound that Marshall has pedalled out for many bands for over 60 years.
Origin20 Combo Classic all-valve combo amp with tilt control
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Assuming your audio production is moreso In-The-Box than you would like it to be, this was created in collaboration with Marshall, and Tony Platt (recording and mixing engineer who worked on Highway to Hell and Back In Black), so it doesn't get more ...
Marshall Plexi Classic | Softube
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The Cabinet is loaded with Celestion Greenbacks, which are perfect for these types of tones (Angus specifically plays through Greenbacks).
Harley Benton G212Plus Vertical Greenback
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Although a rather common speaker, the Vintage 30 is what Malcolm used before his passing, and it's what Stevie uses to this day.
Harley Benton G212 Vertical Celestion V30
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A nice and affordable bass amp that won't sound like a sick bullfrog.
Peavey MiniMax V2 600-watt Lightweight Bass Head
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This cab is for your bass amp. Keep the volume relatively low to avoid distortion.
Fender Rumble 115 - 1x15-inch 300-watt Bass Cabinet
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A great plugin for tracking and processing bass without the need for out-of-the-box equipment.
Parallax X
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Effects

 
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I wasn't able to get a Link to it, but this and other variants of it are available for varying prices on reverb.
The Schaffer Replica® - Storm – SoloDallas LLC
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Used in live Situations by Angus to reduce noise without killing sustain.
Noise Reduction - Rocktron - Technology for Guitarists
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Pickups

 
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Custom-Wound pickups for Angus' guitars.
Seymour Duncan High Voltage Humbucker 2-piece Pickup Set - Nickel Cover
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Although Gretsh's signature guitars for Malcolm have the TV Jones Power'Tron as stock, he preferred the sound of vintage Filter'Trons, making this a better pick sound-wise.
TV Jones TV Classic Bridge Humbucker Pickup - Chrome
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Misc

 
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Angus is confirmed to use these picks.
Fender 351 Premium Guitar Picks - Extra Heavy Tortoise Shell 12-pack
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