Malcolm Young's Tone - It's Not What You Think...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
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In this video I show you how to get a better Malcolm Young tone with a guitar, pedal and amp. No HUGE Marshall stacks needed!
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00:00 Intro
00:30 What is Malcom Young's tone?
01:19 The Guitar
02:05 The Pedal
02:51 The Amp
03:38 Step 1
05:01 Step 2
05:23 Step 3
07:24 Step 4
08:26 Step 5
09:32 Gear Review
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I think it was Scott Ian (Anthrax) that put it the best I've ever heard. "Yeah AC/DC is easy to Play, yadda yadda yadda...Try playing it RIGHT!"
Hard agree!
If I recall, he then went on to play a riff wrong, if I recall…
First mistake everyone makes(myself included when I was a young novice player) in trying to get AC/DC tone is TOO MUCH GAIN/DISTORTION! Their tone tends to be cleaner than you think.
Angus has always said throughout his career in numerous interviews,(paraphrasing here); "Malcolm could play what I do, but he just never wanted to, preferring rhythm playing. I could never play what Mal does as well as Mal does."
absolutely correct there!
I am just starting this vid but I gotta say you have a real cool rock n roll look with that Afro and the rest of you like you could be from the British English royal family. What a cool mix. ANd i hope ya take that in a cool good way.
Great review buddy, Malcolm young was the reason I picked up a guitar 30 years ago. The .45 calibre pedal was on my "check it out" list and you have just tipped me over the edge! I'm all in. Thanks for the review.
This is the second video I’ve seen on the .45 cal pedal and getting the Malcolm sound. Thanks for making this video.
Love the .45 Caliber and love the Malcolm tone and anything to do with studying his style and technique…great vid!
45 caliber - It was easy to make it to the end - thanks for a great video - love the guitar and love the pedal!!!
Great points! I saw AC/DC about 1986 in a small city in mid-America (AKA "flyover country"), but I was blown away by how tight and professional they sounded while rocking out... they didn't phone it in at all. Oh, by the way, 45 caliber.
I imagine that must have been a heck of an experience
Loved the breakdown of the sound - 45 calibre !! - Malcolm legendary sound. I’m fortunate to live in Sydney and lived in the same area as Malcolm’s house in Balmain. Bumped into him often when he was healthy, really down to earth larrikin. We will hardly see another rhythm player like him.
That being said really enjoyed your video and the way you explained the finer details. Keep it up.
Cheers Waz
Really nice video, very informative and clear as a .45 caliber! I like the style of presentation and the no nonsense approach! It makes me want to acquire that pedal.
Love your videos! Very amusing and informative 🙂 I've just ordered this pedal - thanks 👍
Another great video! Excellent advice for using the .45 Caliber with a lower gain setting. The pedal sounds great! Nice Job, keep up the good work!
one of the best demonstration on mals tone i've found so far! keep it up
That was spot on! Malcom Young was always a favorite guitarist of mine, and the pedal, and the way you demonstrated it absolutely nailed it! 45 Caliber!! 🤘🤘
.45 Caliber ...very cool! Have you a video like this but on John McGeoch's tone (Siouxsie and the Banshees,Magazine, PiL)? I reckon that would be really interesting.
Great tips, I'd add if you're the only guitarist, splitting the difference on the gain between Mal and Angus levels is usually the trick, and turn the volume up full on the guitar for leads. Filtertron-type pickups on the hotter side respond well to Angus level gain in those situations.
Great intro - the 45 Calibre review content was much appreciated.
Watched again because its a great vid. 45 calibre! 👍👍👍☮☮☮🤘🤘🤘
PS: I got the 5222 double because of yours and other folks videos. Love it to pieces, what a lovely piece of kit for so little layout.
Excellent breakdown of Mal's style, you are absolutely right about the gain, I found myself pushing too high often :) Thanks for sharing your experience!
Wonderful sound. I really like it. Congrat!!
Love your tone, and you rock that hair like a boss. Thanks for giving props to Malcolm.
Great vid! So many people play with way too much drive/dist and those really cool note combos Malcolm uses don't ring out, and just get squashed... like a 45 caliber squashing into a squasher.
A demo and a lesson? now you’re talking. I’m so glad you spoke up for Malcolm. He was at times quite subtle and complex with his rhythms and they can be quite hard to nail down properly. Thunderstruck is a good example. Angus is phenomenal but Malcolm was the foundation and the mix was explosive. That pedal is excellent. Top quality (45 calibre ) tone. Cheers- 😄👍👍❤️
That tone has 45 calibers and that's all the caliber a tone can have! It's really underappreciated how much a cleaner tone behind a dirtier tone can make everything sound massive. Lovely video, Andy!
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Great! This video is fun and informative. I love the 45 caliber!
Cool stuff. Thank you! With my current set up I’m struggling to get that lower gain setting, but this helps, and I’ll keep trying. 45 Caliber!
Great video Andy! Your Malcolm rig sounds killer 😊
45 Caliber btw
Hey brother! Thanks. I need to go watch yours
Great video. I just got the 45 caliber and will play with the settings you recommended.
Great guide, love the set up and that sound WOW! 45 Calibre!
The 45 Caliber is my favorite OD. I'm a huge fan of bridge pickup players like Malcolm Young and Pete Townshend. Your 5 tips are a great education in that beautiful and complex guitar sound.
.45 cal lol I just started learning the whole Back in Black album and this will help. I am 6 songs in and now its time to fine tune a little bit and start getting the feel of the player, not just the notes. Thx.
Your channel is great!! I've got alot of questions answered from your content.
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Great video, thanks for the AC/DC info....45 cab!!
As a hardcore ac-dc and Malcolm Young fan I have too say this: your sound is waaaay too thin in my opinion. But let me, at the same time, show my appreciation of all your content, Im a big fan!!!
45 Caliber.
That was a blooming awesome video mate. Great setup, great tone and great playing.
Also… Dammit Andy! Now there’s another pedal on my wish list!
hahaha that is a long list mate!
@@TheGuitarGeek It’s growing by the day. 😂
.45 caliber. Much enjoyed. AC/DCs tone is so simple yet hard to master. You helped me master it.
One of my best pedals of all the time the 45 Caliber! Cool video!
the 45 calibre give you that power,that energy,to play rhythm guitar like malcom,r,i,p,,i'm going back listening through the mist of time🤟
"45 Caliber" great review and tips. nice guitar.
.45 caliber! fantastic and useful. I am now a proud owner. Thank you for such great vids!!
I appreciate your approach to teaching. 45 caliber
This is true. I am Malcolm in an AC/DC Tribute band. I use a Malcolm Young Signature series Gretsch and previously used a 5150iii on the clean channel, not blue. I now use a Kemper using a Plexi modeler. I don't use any pedals. I just D'Addario NYXL strings, as I like the way they sound and durability. Playing Malcolm you have to HIT THE STRINGS SO HARD! Previously, I used other strings and twice I broke the D string!! Yes, I broke a wound string. Since I switched 5 years ago to NYXL strings I haven't broke a single string. 45 caliber.
45 caliber - Might have to try the .45 caliber. Great video
45 caliber! Got roped into doing the Malcom part in a drumlin cover band. Huge help you and your vid
The pedal sounds great, can't wait to hear more of what it's capable of.
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That 45 Caliber is neat. I am getting one for my kid! great video.
45 caliber - man, thanks for sharing this. Looks like I'm going to have to roll off the gain a bit & dig more with my picking hand. That's a can-do 🤘
45 Caliber I just recently acquired my first SG style guitar, so I am lately playing a lot of AC/DC just because of that, mainly using tabs that follow Angus' parts, but I'm just using a modeller that emulates a JCM800 (I just like it better than the Plexi) with the gain knob just around 3-4, and a clean boost just to give it more oomf...sounds pretty decently in the ball park of AC/DC tone to me, atleast since I never usually listen to either Angus or Malcolm in isolation. I might try and see what gives when I change the SG style for a cabronita tele I have with the bridge filtertron-esque PU it has. Very nice and comprehensive video Andy! I can't tell wether your hair is growing or shrinking btw...🤣🤣
While it's an older video, I like it and 45 CALIBRE !
Love the 44 caliber pedal. I paired it with my Schaffer Storm and Marshall DSL20…sounds damn good.
.45 Caliber...you should do this format but use punk legend 'John McGeoch' as the Subject (Siouxsie and the Banshees, Magazine, PiL). I always found his tone quite interesting and still haven't figured it all out completely. Absolutely loved this though Malcolm Youngs tone is notoriously misunderstood and you did an excellent job at explaining everything.
45 caliber Sweet sounds and Andy great presentation 👏❤
Thanks Ra, it is good to see you back!
Its that clean, fresh jangly distortion that sets them apart from every other rock guitarist. Unique and flippin brilliant.
.45 caliber…
Really appreciated the information in this video, and resonated with the spirit and humour in which it was presented. Well done, mate.
Malcolm Young gets overlooked but, he was at the heart of the AC/DC sound. .45 calibre.
The 45. caliber , yeah , I’ve got to check it out and get that pedal, I just bought this exact same electric guitar too! , it’s definitely a different type of feel to play with, I just love the Les Paul guitar, but i decided to try this guitar instead to see what I can discover as I’m playing it.
I never got to see malcom young live , but love(d) his guitar style. cheers & 45 caliber
Solodallas shaefer replica kicks butt too! Great video.
.45 caliber Mate, loved the video. I've always played with too much gain, partially because at home I'm at lower volume but also, I never realized how clean the Young brothers played. Time to back the gain down some more.
Good presentation. 45 caliber. 👍🏻
45 Caliber Rocks! So does Malcom!
Great video. Way to many people don't know how to get a Mal tone. It's easy to do with many amps and guitars if you set things up right.
Well said!
Been an ACDC fan since the early eighties - and anyone who said anything bad about them would cause me to take out my '45 Calibre'.....ok back to work! Great vids btw, all honest and impartial of course? 😉
This video delivers all that is promised in the headline and I mean all. And thank you for not starting the video with "Hey, guys!". That usually brings in my mind that I need a 45 caliber gun.
Great job! Rock on 45!
So right about the gain! 45 caliber
Hello Mr Andy... Which Joyo (budget friendly) pedal would you recommend instead of the .45 caliber pedal that you used on the video. i am an EHX and Joyo fanboy. Thank you for the awesome and inspiring content.
The new king of kings looks quite promising
Hi. I liked your video. 45 cal. That Gretch was so cool.
Well done presentation!👍🏼
That .45 is a pedal of some caliber.
45 Caliber. love that G5222... I want one now
.45 caliber...points all well-taken. Thanks mate.
45 CALIBRE! Well done and thanks for another great video!
Love the 45 caliber and Gretsch
That countdown clock was awesome, man!
Trippy wasn't it!
@@TheGuitarGeek Brought back some fond memories indeed.
Great!
The JR 45 CALIBER pedal is one of my favorites. He absolutely nailed it! The G5222 is stellar as well.
Thanks Matthew. It is a great pedal
Great demo Andy. Would love to see you compare this to the Wampler Pantheon, Jhs morning glory and the Snouse Blackbox.
I will do what I can!
Excellent! Someone who actually explains stuff well. Oh- &...45 CALIBRE !
I think this is a fantastic video.
(I love that Gretsch BTW)
Malcolm was an absolute LEGEND.
And I love that pedal too. 🤦🏻♂️😂
(45 Calibre)
Thank you mate. That gretsch is hard to say goodbye to. Happy to say that pedal will stay and go on my board
Nice video, thanks. I was planning to install a TV Jones classic on my Tele, but maybe I can reach this sound also with the Pearly Gates that I have using the .45 Caliber
Bloody well done mate! .45 caliber
Thank you!
Great one thanks 45 caliber
Appreciate the Gretsch call out and that bit about the master volume. It certainly adds more control over the tone and slots in nicely between heavier tones found in something like the Les Paul and brighter tones like a Tele.
That 45 Caliber has a nice tone. Can the JHS Twin Twelve pull it off too?
Good to hear! Regarding the JHS, I’ve never played it but I think that’s a bit crispier isn’t it?
@@TheGuitarGeek - Definitely crunchier. JHS mentioned its a transistor-based OD. Must be those 18v.
Yeah. Bands have secret weapons. It was Charlie Watts in the Rolling Stones, it was John Paul Jones in Led Zeppelin and it was Malcolm Young in AC~DC. And you're absolutely right about not getting carried away with too much overdrive/distortion for replicating _either_ of the young brothers' tones. Less distortion is more dynamic and is a lot of what makes AC~DC tunes hop.
Now I'm going to go find your other video featuring the JRAD Forty-Five Caliber.
Great video sir! 100% calibre never mind .45 calibre! Great tips. Cheers, Shaun.
45 caliber. Very nice video.
.45 Calibre. Enjoyed the video 👍
45 Caliber - yes I have heard a lot of positive comments about this pedal!
People go on about tone and gear, but most of what you’re hearing when you hear a great guitar sound is great playing. Malcolm was the master of this.
at last someone who get's it - bravo et merciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Boy, howdy. That .45 caliber sounds rather lovely,
Never really thought about each Young having such a different tone. Cool stuff. Great sounds from the 45 Caliber too!
I like your video and the pedal 45 caliber
That pedal sounds great!
Really does
Well done! I love your vids. 45 cal
The .45 Caliber sounds great!
Great video, 45 caliber
Nice! Colt 45 Malt Liquor. Cheers!
Listoning to Malcome isolated guitar parts (45 Caliber) his sound is more layered. Probably because the break up come from multiple stages. Preamp gain. Power amp gain. Speaker break up. Basicly i think you did very well for low volume but ultimately you need to be loud to do ACDC.
Made it to the end. I got fired up shooting a 1911 /45 ACP with another combat vet from the harmony and then got a speeding ticked cranking up Judas Priest on the I 10 driving to the James Belushi Christmas shin dig at the VA in LA .
fantastic! could you do one with Status Quo sound? how to sound like rick parfitt who played with gauge 14 strings etc
and if you do please on the Quo / blue for you or on the level albums.
I know you say you can use other guitars and get a similar result, but I cannot stress this enough: Malcolm only ever played a Gretsch Jet, which means his tone comes from the Filtertrons, specifically the bridge pickup. None of my guitars with other types of humbuckers come close.
I play a Tennessee Rose, a bloody Hollowbody guitar, run that through a 'Klone' pedal (in my case a Mythos Mjolnir), and it slays a Malcolm tone, you don't need high gain, the pickup does the work. Filtertrons are unique, they do something no other pickup can. You won't get Malcolm's tone without them.