How I Get The AC/DC Tone Using The SoloDallas Storm + Marshall Origin20H

In this video I show you how I get the AC/DC tone using the SoloDallas Storm and the Marshall Origin20H.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Hi
1:21 Amp Settings
2:22 Captor X Settings
2:52 SoloDallas Storm Settings
3:16 Guitar and Volume Control
4:04 Sound without Pedal
4:30 Sound with Pedal
5:28 Some Riffs
7:39 Thanks for Watching

[@SoloDallas]

Sasha, Thank you for your devotion to SoloDallas! We always enjoy your playing.

[@SRguitar]

My pleasure! I am glad you enjoy it 😊

[@WinnieRoo1138]

Sounds much more like the early years without the Storm. “Back in Black” and later sounds great with the storm.

[@angus9165]

That’s because Angus and Malcolm didn’t start using the boost on their records until the back in black album. They only used it live. They liked their live tone better than their studio tone but they didn’t know what it was that made it better until they used the boost in the studio.

[@maca5645]

Very,very good Angus tone. And the tips about using the volume knob as "boost" are spot on.Thx!.

[@SRguitar]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@anthonymichael3029]

I love SoloDallas products. I’ve got the TSR Classic, Boost, and Storm. All have their own thing. The Storm has been on my board for over 2 years and isn’t going anywhere soon. I run it into a Friedman Dirty Shirley. Stunning guitar sounds. Good stuff!

[@profile_01]

Thanks for the Origin set up tips. I had my treble too high and presence too low and it never sounded that good but now it sounds great

[@SRguitar]

Glad I could help :)

[@davidlima4110]

Epic video for the Young brothers AC/DC fan! The tone and playing is just amazing 👍👍

[@tiagomatias5878]

I could listen to you playing AC/DC all day long! Nice tone and great playing, man. Keep rocking!!

[@philheath9854]

Well you taught me I always use too much treble.Thanks

[@DPY_Music]

Thank you for teaching me!

[@tonechain_com9077]

Great sound and great demo, Sascha! For other tone hunters out there, we have linked to your video and documented your gear/settings on our new guitar site. Hope that's fine. 😉 Keep up the good work!

[@SRguitar]

Thanks! That's no problem ;)

[@rickaitkins6539]

I use the Storm. Also notice an increase of AC/DC TONE by using Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9's .

[@RicardoLopez-ce9cj]

Really helpful man. Keep rockin'

[@SRguitar]

Thanks! Glad you like it

[@GhostriderPossum]

The AC/DC sound is not Angus ... it's Malcolm in Combination with Angus .

[@rickaitkins6539]

What was the constructive purpose of the first nonsense sentence of your statement?? This video helps others to fully achieve half of what you are advocating. And, Malcom doesn't do any guitar solos. So, you were just shot down in flames!

[@arrtdave]

​@@rickaitkins6539ain't it a shame?

[@hockeytalk4104]

thanks! i have been waiting for this video for a while. thanks for finally making it!

[@SRguitar]

Glad you enjoy it! :)

[@JayceAllanGuitar]

That's the sound!

[@robertproffitt4433]

Huge fan of your videos! You are the man!! Would love to see a video on Kicked in The Teeth

[@SRguitar]

Thanks you! Yeah that’s a good one :)

[@willdenham]

I just got the captor and have an Origin 50 on the way. I will be putting my 78' LP custom through it. Am also excited about all the Solodallas stuff. The boost may be what I go for.

[@vin9976]

Hey man, how do you like your Origin 50? I'm chasing ACDC tone on a budget and this looks like a pretty hot setup. I'm REAL worried about the 50 volume tho lol and getting the gain needed to get that Back in Black tone. Did you get the combo?

[@willdenham]

@@vin9976 I think it's a great amp. I completed a build on a JTM50, the Highway to Hell amp and that's untouchable. The Origin is still a decent amp though. I think no lower than 50 is the way to go. You need the heft of that transforner. I am actually going to be selling mine, because I am starting a plexi SLP build and the wife said something has to go to justify it. Mine is lightly used with box and warranty still intact, very reasonable price. It sounded like an old Bassman with my 78' run through it on the neck pup. It has plenty classic rock tones, must be cranked to get them, like any Marshall. Great cleans too, and edge breakup. Sounds fantastic with my Tele! Just use an attenuator.

[@vin9976]

How far off is that JTM for the origin? Awesome you are building! Is your 50 a combo? I like the compact portability of the 50 combo but not sure if that’s the way to go. Or do the combos suck?

[@willdenham]

@@vin9976 I only buy/build heads. Gives you freedom of speaker selection, I know a builder who rails against combos because components are too cramped and susceptible to overheating. I also think heads are lighter and more portable. The JTM is like a classic muscle car but also twice the price of the Origin, even as a build, although my tech built that one. The Origin is a lot of bang for buck. You can get classic, old school tones. It can sit with the old plexis but the plexis are still in a league of their own. The Origin will scratch Marshall itch for reasonable $.

[@DusanStanic]

Thank you. In my humble opinion, it definitely is an improvement compared with your older how-I-get-the-ac-dc-sound (origin 5c). This (more expensive but still wallet-friendly) alternative is really interesting for us mortals.

[@-jeffk3339]

Good riffin' brother - tone sounds great! Keep rocking!

[@SRguitar]

Thanks man!

[@jayeman88]

Great video man! Best tone I’ve heard coming from an Origin🤘

[@SRguitar]

Thanks man! :)

[@bradleyjpaolucci]

My DSL 20HR can get the exact same sound so I wonder why people gravitate to the origin especially knowing that it has to be loud to achieve decent gain.

[@willdenham]

You have dispelled the myth that this amp series is somehow an eyesore for Marshall.

[@joachimlindback]

Angus amp settings according to the rigg rundown, presence 1, tone all on 3, volume 6.

[@ryans9029]

Origin settings are completely different than original JMPs..

[@MichaelCoughlanmusic]

Love your videos bud! Keep up the good work. Peace!

[@SRguitar]

Thanks man! I really appreciate that!

[@scottyx77]

fantastic ! acdc sound!

[@kinniecas9004]

underrated video

[@christopher.k.guitar]

Great tone!

[@jbbeaudry]

Hi Sasha, nice video! I was wondering: with the many possibilities of the Captor X and the intrinsic tone of the Origin, why do you use a pedal as opposed to dialing in the tone you're after on the amp itself? It does have more than enough gain for a vintage, AC/DC sound, and with the Captor X and good monitors you can crank the amp up to its full expressive potential. I do have a similar setting in my home studio: Origin 50h, Captor X, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. I usually have the amp gain and master on 8, EQ to taste, I play a little bit with the room settings on the Captor to fatten up the tone, and the rest is rolling the volume knob up or down. And I am so lazy that I rather not use any pedal at all. What does the pedal bring that you weren't able to achieve just with the amp?

[@SRguitar]

I know what you mean but even if I use more gain on the amp it will never sound like with the pedal in front of it. The pedal makes the sound a bit more compressed with more sustain. Imo for the Back in Black Album guitar sound the pedal is really important, you won't get that with the Origin alone I think. For the early Bon Scott area stuff you don't need it, that's right.

[@AlexAnder-or3kq]

I damaged my Origin20 with a captor 8 load box and cranking the master too hard. DOD250 dimed

[@danieldesjardins6615]

Very close and well done.

[@jonathanray4598]

Have you tried the Supa-boost pedal instead? It is a transparent boost pedal.

[@christophelacombe9877]

hey , and for era Powerage, let there be rock, if you want blood, and highway to hell ??????

[@paulchoate1]

Thank you for your video. What about the J Rockett .45 Caliber pedal which was pretty much made so people could get that AC/DC sound?

[@SRguitar]

Glad you like the video! I have made a video about the Caliber too, search for „how to get the Malcolm young sound“ 😊

[@supercaddis]

day and night

[@eliosepulveda3884]

I saw u have a valeton gp200 video, im using the origin with the valeton by 4 cable method so do u know which boost would be good to put in the signal chain to get angus tone? Thanks

[@erwinlauret7818]

Celestion greenback open back or closed

[@vittoriogarletti6868]

Amazing sound👍👍👍⚡⚡⚡

[@SRguitar]

Thank You! :)

[@-rubbersoul-]

thanxs for tips! in comparison 20 and 50 watt series which difference tone impression have you find? especially clean tones?

[@johnlucero3488]

What’s the difference between the Shaffer and the storm pedals???

[@warrendoudle7927]

Hi I’m Warren but no one seams to talk about the setting of the stings ??

[@timcyntensen2166]

What about your speakers? What are you using for a cabinet?

[@markgreenfield772]

Stunning tone!! what pickups are you using in the sg😮

[@vespass225]

Gibson Classic 57's

[@mrnorbotron3308]

more A/B switch would have helped

[@twitchcrisisfn1831]

Thanks man would this work with an origin 5c? I have a Gibson sg standard and a solo Dallas storm

[@MichaelCoughlanmusic]

Of course it would. It's the mahogany wood body and hum bucker pickups of the SG that are most important. Adding a Marshall tube amp enhances the sound even more, though you can get close with a VOX too. Even my Blues Jr. gets in the neighbourhood with some tweaking. And remember that Angus didn't use his Schaffer-Vega wireless (what the Storm pedal is repackaging) on all tracks for AC/DC's classic albums, just selected solo and rhythm tracks. I think you would find a treble boost pedal would get you close too!

[@twitchcrisisfn1831]

@@MichaelCoughlanmusic ok great i just didn't know if it would because he has an origin 20h and I got a origin 5c

[@SRguitar]

The Origin 5C will work too :)

[@twitchcrisisfn1831]

@@SRguitar thanks

[@alexmurphy5289]

Definitely dude still a great amp and loud for 5 watts!

[@Zoso7227]

What do you leave the tone on the guitar at?

[@kentfitzsimmons6872]

Do you know if there is a difference between the sound of the SoloDallas Storm and the other Schaffer Replica pedal, the Classic? Big difference? I want to buy one, and if anyone knows the difference can you let me know? i have to order it online and well, you get the idea.

[@SRguitar]

Hi, as far as I know is the Schaffer Replica Pedal a bit more focused on boosting the mids. The storm pedal is more similar to the original wireless unit.

[@bustercampfiresongs]

There are few comparison videos of this. I have the TSR and it's pretty good.

[@therifftones2198]

Thx xxxxxxx

[@nickhlawka7073]

Pretty dman good.

[@kennyh5083]

for AC/DC get an old MOSFET 100, they are more "raw" & "in yer face" when ya gas'm! they do AC/DC way better, Origins are way too sweet for that! They need the right pedal ta pull that off. The Origin 20 is made for sweet classic rock and takes jus the right pedals to get what ya want from them. But even then the MOSFET would kick its ass for AC/DC style raw vibes!

[@benjaminerhart2935]

Hy Sasha 🤟🏻😎 tolles Video 😉 ich hoffe du kannst mir weiterhelfen. Ich möchte gerne diesen "alten" AC/DC Sound sprich vor 1979, Beispiele Overdose , Powerage oder wie man ihn gut hören kann beim Solo von Go down. Mit dem SD Storm bekommt man ja den Sound so ab Highway to Hell Album gut hin aber ich möchte gerne diesen tröttigen rotzigen Sound von Angus hinbekommen.

[@SRguitar]

Hi, vielen Dank! Der Gitarrensound vom Let There Be Rock Album ist glaube ich sehr schwer hinzubekommen. Ich habe es mit meinem Equipment zumindest noch nicht geschafft ;)

[@rikodzn]

Hi, Angus Sound von Powerage und Let There Be Rock ist besonders schwer. Benutzt wurden damals entweder 1977 2203 oder 2204er mit Greenbacks, dass Problem allerdings liegt daran das die Verzerrung nicht von den Amps an sich kamen sondern von den Mikrofonen. Bei diesem Album wurden die Mikrofone so eingestellt, dass diese komplett übersteuert haben (Mikrofon damals war ein U47FET) ein weiterer Grund warum der Sound so extrem rau und rotzig war ist das der Amp von Angus zum Aufnahmezeitpunkt von LTBR beschädigt war (Während der Aufnahme von Whole Lotta Rosie ist er dann Abgefackelt lol) Also der Amp klang dann nicht mehr wie er sollte. Ich hoffe ich konnte ein wenig weiter helfen, LG riko.

[@motorrebell]

Welche Gitarre - Pickups benutzt du ?

[@kowpow2259]

Sounds very close. Just needs a little more 'bite'.

[@kastorpantalondescocido9272]

Angus young doesnt use pedals or any kind of effects

[@SRguitar]

That’s right. But he uses the Schaffer Replica, the Storm that I use is just the pedal version of it :)

[@Black-Maple]

We see a rocktron hush (if i remember well) and a boost from mooer in the acdc live rig check out the rig video on KZbin.

[@paulchoate1]

Do you use the clean or lead channel on the amp?

[@stephengreaves9771]

marshall origin only has 1 channel

[@willdenham]

We can at least dream about owning a Black Flag.

[@thattodddude]

Presence is 1 for Angus. gain 2, T, M, andB are 3, 3, 3. This is not a mystery. Watch rig rundown and learn the exact amp settings looking at Angus's live amps. This is not even close. Where you hear him say "perfect" is not what Angus uses. You can't get Angus sound with distortion. He doesn't use any.

[@shearerguitar]

That amp isn’t cutting it at all. All I can hear is that horrible boxy origin sound. Might be better going into a 4x12 with greenbacks or a different amp.

[@motorrebell]

Sounds Amazing , Maybe Investing - upgrading in new PC speakers would help . Lol .

[@germanmenendez]

That is not the sound of ac dc.