Exact amp settings for every part of “Thunderstruck”, a hard rock 1990 track by AC/DC.
Thunderstruck by AC/DC has 3 distinct guitar parts documented here, built around the Marshall JTM45 / Super Lead (100W). Pick the section you’re learning below for its gain and EQ, then open the full page to see the complete rig, pickup and pedal chain — and adapt every knob to your own amp and guitar for free.
ToneAdapt translates these settings to your exact amp, guitar and pedals — free.
Open ToneAdapt →The main part uses gain 4.5, bass 5, mid 6.5, treble 7, presence 6.5, reverb 1 (out of 10) on the Marshall JTM45 / Super Lead (100W). Thunderstruck has 3 documented parts (Riff · Overdriven, Riff · Distorted, Solo · Distorted) — open each below for its exact gain and EQ, then adapt them to your own amp free.
These tones were built around Marshall JTM45 / Super Lead (100W), 100-watt Marshall Super Lead (Plexi) / Marshall 2203 JMP — power-amp saturation, Marshall. You don’t need the same amp, though — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials the Thunderstruck tone for whatever amp and guitar you already own, free in the browser.
Thunderstruck by AC/DC has 3 distinct guitar parts documented here: Riff · Overdriven, Riff · Distorted, Solo · Distorted. Each has its own amp settings and signal chain.
Start from the settings for the part you’re learning above, then let GuitarToneAdapt compensate for your specific amp, guitar and pedals so it sits like the record — no new gear needed, free.