Back In Black: VOX MINI GO 3 settings

AC/DC

The main electric rhythm riff, not the lead-guitar solo. The aim is a dry, articulate crunch rather than maximum distortion.

BRIT 800 is an available model used here as a practical approximation, not evidence of the equipment or settings used on the record. Pickups, speaker, room and playing level change the result. This proposal has not yet been validated by independent players.

Starting settings

Try the bridge pickup. Gain 4 is the single-coil reference. Tone Studio starts at Gain 3 with a bridge HSS humbucker or the humbucker guitar profile.

Reference with single-coil pickups; relative control positions, not calibrated measurements.
Amp modelBRIT 800
Gain4/10
Tone5/10
EFFECTS 1OFF
EFFECTS 2OFF

The table uses the pick reference. In fingers mode the app proposes Tone one step higher (6 rather than 5); this is an editorial preference, not a measured correction. Your saved calibration may also change the displayed values.

Start with Volume low, then raise it to a comfortable level. Effects positions are labelled zones, not a global scale out of ten.

Listen, change one thing, compare

  1. Select BRIT 800, turn both effects off and start with the amp volume low. Play the same short rhythm phrase each time.
  2. If the chord attack becomes a continuous fuzz, lower Gain one step. A strong picking attack should add bite without erasing the gaps between chords.
  3. If the bridge pickup is sharp, lower Tone slightly before adding reverb. Compare at a similar listening level: louder is not automatically closer.

A different passage needs a different decision

For a lead experiment, try a small gain increase and rebalance Volume by ear. This page does not establish the original solo chain or a separate verified lead setting.

Try these settings in Tone Studio

The app uses your selected pickup profile. It stores saved sounds in this browser, not in the amplifier or a cloud account. Export a backup before changing browser or device.

Gear and other tone guides

Read the MINI GO 3 control guide