AC/DC – Back In Black
The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 1980 album Back In Black.
Music from Back In Black
Gear Used On Back In Black
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of AC/DC – Back In Black (1980). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Angus Young
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Amplifiers used by Angus Young on Back In Black
Used on “Back in Black” with Celestion G12-65s, Neumann U67 & U87, and Schaffer-Vega Diversity System.
Microphones used by Angus Young on Back In Black
Avg price: $7,209.28
Used on “Back in Black” with Celestion G12-65s, Neumann U67 & U87, and Schaffer-Vega Diversity System.
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Avg price: $3,629.95
Used on “Back in Black” with Celestion G12-65s, Neumann U67 & U87, and Schaffer-Vega Diversity System.
Studio Equipment used by Angus Young on Back In Black
Radial Engineering JD7 Injector Guitar Signal Distribution System
Avg price: $1,433.16
Around the 15:34 mark in this Rock or Bust tour rig rundown of Angus, his tech shows two Radial Engineering JD7 units (one backup) that are used to send his guitar signal to "amps galore". Each head has it's own channel so that his tech can turn them on or off independently, and check phase.
Guitars used by Angus Young on Back In Black
Gibson Les Paul SG Custom 3-Pickup
Avg price: $6,485.80
This was used by Angus on his Back in Black Tour but after a while didn't like the extra pick up and had it taken out. He also had a whammy bar equipped to the guitar. He then painted it black and had a large square chuck taken out the back to put his wireless pack in. In January 2016 during the Rock or Bust tour his guitar was fixed so he no longer had a square pack in it.
Cables used by Angus Young on Back In Black
Sommer Cable The Spirit XXL Instr. 3.0
Avg price: $24.70
At 1:18 you can clearly see the Sommer Cable The Spirit LLX Silent II
Malcolm Young
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Guitars used by Malcolm Young on Back In Black
Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitars
Avg price: $4,261.49
Used during the tours that supported Back in Black and For Those About to Rock We Salute You, but he said that after someone 'fixed' it, it lost its distinctive sound, and so he got rid of it. It was sold a few years ago on a rock star items website.
Amplifiers used by Malcolm Young on Back In Black
Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Avg price: $2,266.66
Malcolm used a JTM45 during Back In Black sessions.
Avg price: $2,966.00
Malcolm used a Super Lead during the Back In Black sessions.
Cliff Williams
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Amplifiers used by Cliff Williams on Back In Black
Microphones used by Cliff Williams on Back In Black
Avg price: $615.98
According to an article by SoloDallas LLC, Cliff Williams used the AKG D12 microphone while recording the album Back in Black.
Brian Johnson
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Microphones used by Brian Johnson on Back In Black
Avg price: $3,629.95
In an interview on SoloDallas, it is detailed that Brian Johnson used the Neumann U 87 microphone during the recording of Back in Black.