AC/DC's "Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be" SoloDallas Cover

[Mellevaelslide]

So, am I getting it wrong, or Angus did use 2203 in LTBR and PA? Sounded pretty dirty to me for a Metalface...

[SoloFilDallas]

@Mellevaelslide Well it's my own "theory" that he used the 2203 on LTBR, Powerage and maybe, HighWay to Hell, too. What I have been trying to do here is prove it with these sounds I replicated. I too think metalfaces or 1959s in general.

[Mellevaelslide]

@SoloFilDallas It seems he always used 50W Metalface, but I think you're right, in this case. The first time I listened to "Go down" seemed too dirty to me, but I always liked it.

[pbf98]

Hey SoloDallas excellent job yet again! I am getting into recording my self and I have a question, are their any reasonably priced microphones that you'd recommend for recording a sound like this, I don't have a lot of money to spend on a mic but I'd like something that will give me a great sound from my new Marshall 1987x.. Thanks

[sphinnix]

Small room but big sound :D

[blaDePIU]

Hey Solo dallas u rocks man !!

i have a question hehe, what program do you use , to edit the video?

[IIIgGeeksIII]

amazing sound rly your boss and my favurite guy on youtube acdc is my favurite band and it looks like yours too :) well, i have gibson sg but i dont have a good amp i have some shitty roland i rly want some marshall but its so expensive and im very much interested into the little marrhsall "practise amplifier" what you used in video tutorial how to get acdc sound (shoot the thrill) please plase whats the name of that little amp??? please help!

[ViniciusMaffei]

KILLER tone! Just like the original from the "LTBR" Album.

There's a funny story about the recording of that album. During one of the Angus takes his amp actually got on fire fire! Instead of stopping he continued to play, being encouraged by the producer. So, one of the solos you hear in the album is really a burning one.

[Urankar3]

THIS IS SIMPLY THE BEST!!!10/10* Bravo Fil :))

[idontFeelFine]

The reason why you cut the video to do the solo is that the sound settings of the solos are different, am i wrong ? Can you explain that to us ?

[SoloFilDallas]

@idontFeelFine Yes, basically that is as you noted. Additionally, some solos (studio) are just really intricate and in order to try and do them as accurately as I like it, I need to really record them separately. The sound settings are also different, though slightly, so it really is more convenient to me to cut the solo separately.

[BOONILLAZOO]

That's Awesome

(I don't speak english :B but that shit is awesome)

[WorldsJungleGym]

Oh yeah

[p0w3r96]

background Malcolm Young guitar !!

[Clanindafront36]

This guy is rich

[xIc3W0lf]

song: awesome

sound: very awesome

[contactbreaker]

Excellent Fil, keep them coming.

I really enjoy learning from you. Thank you so much.

[JMcKaySV]

Even if he is 'trying' to be like Angus, who cares? Because he nails it, EVERYTIME

[Ozipeter]

Fantastic Cover , one of the best I have heard

[blaDePIU]

Amazing!! u are the best dude

[heartbreakerdu85]

Nice jacket, great guitar. And as always, perfect cover. The sound must be really loud in a small room like this haha.

[Hyce777]

@heartbreakerdu85 Not with the Aracom Attenuator sitting on top of all of the cabs/heads!

[kaicho8888]

Excellent...you put your emotion and soul in playing!

[HutchinsonNeil]

Thats an awesome tone machine and as usual flawless Fil, where did you find that Jet Firebird? I have an Electromatic double jet paint stripped from it with a Filtertron in the Bridge! But I bet it sounds nothing like yours lol I have a few videos with it !! :))))

[SoloFilDallas]

@HutchinsonNeil New York, 48th street 15 years ago :) I bet it sounds just like yours instead.

[chitarreinforma]

Great Stuff Phil...Incredible Tone and playing!

Is that the JMP 2204 50W ?

[SoloFilDallas]

@chitarreinforma 1977 2203!

[chitarreinforma]

@chitarreinforma

Really cool !!! ;-)

[TheNonautomatoN]

Hey Fil you shouldn't even dignify douchebags like Masterbater1984's dumbass comments with an answer... some idiot losers have nothing better to do than talk shit and try to be critical of people's videos.

-Atomic'76

[SoloFilDallas]

@TheNonautomatoN You're right. At times, I still fall into the temptation of fighting it back. Which is foolish of me. 

[SchoolofRockNRoll]

@SoloFilDallas Some Texan blood if ya tell me ;P

[TheNonautomatoN]

@SoloFilDallas Well, I wouldn't call you "foolish" Fil !!! :) Far from it!

It's hard to resist responding when people make ignorant comments.

Just remember that for every moron that has something negative to say there are at least a 1000 who appreciate your performance videos and lessons!

Rock In Peace.

[kristonabbott]

With those amps cranked I would Love and Hate to be your neighbour in equal measure!!!!!

Love it!!!!!

[SoloFilDallas]

@kristonabbott Hahaha. Cranked, but not too loud. Attenuated with an Aracom! Look top left, on top of last Marshall Head: Aracom!

[tehorix789]

Fil, it must be loud as hell in there!! Especially with that hard ass wall length mirror!!

[Ectoplsm]

Oh and "Up To My Neck In You"!

[Ectoplsm]

Hey you should do "Walk All Over You" !! Keep up the good work, love the vids!

[SilverStar40]

Awesome!! I still miss your back in black lesson!

[SoloFilDallas]

@SilverStar40 Thank you :) You DO have that lesson at my site. Much of my older stuff is now there!

[knoxclark]

Awesome, as always. Whats your mic setup?

[suzukirider651]

damn now i have to find Mastercaster1984's comment....fml

[pugi050]

Wow Fil i have been watching u for a while now and still amazed at your work. I'm from NZ but now live in Australia so waiting for a concert of ACDC to come up. I went the Black Ice concert back home and it was just so cool. Seeing Angus rock his heart out was something I will never forget! Have you been to many concerts of theirs?

[pedaphelps]

solo you got a lesson on this

[osubeavers503]

Amazing as always Fil! I have a question for you, can you explain how Malcolm and Angus tuned their guitars when Bon was singing, it seems their sound went from bright to more muddy and I cant figure it out. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Hyce777]

@osubeavers503 Try rolling down the tone knob on your guitar.

[osubeavers503]

@Hyce777

Thanks Ill try it.

[hardrockerdave94]

@osubeavers503 Quite a lot of that will be due to them rolling of the volume in the verse, but don't forget, in the intro before Bon is singing, it is full open chords which naturally sound brighter

[ACDCFan15Swe]

I just got a nice message from Mastercaster1984:

''solo is garbage

To:acdcfan15swe

solo is a poser who wishes he was in acdc maby if he played their music but you dont have to act like angus now please go jump back on his dick you fanboy''

[SoloFilDallas]

@ACDCFan15Swe Sweet aint it, Erik. Posers though wouldn't know how to play. That would be the case of him, masterfailer1984. I do play for real and like AC/DC lots :) Thanks Erik, sorry it had to happen to you. Block him as well. And MasterOfFailure, please STFU

[ACDCFan15Swe]

@SoloFilDallas I know you're true Fil, you're worth more than all of todays ''musicians'' and better than all haters like that guy. Im so thankful for all your videos whether they contain guitar playing, personal thoughts or technical spec. AC/DC themselves should see your work and dedication, they would be amazed and proud to have a follower and fellow musician like you.

[SoloFilDallas]

@ACDCFan15Swe Erik!!!!

[ACDCFan15Swe]

@SoloFilDallas I salute you, and numbnuts like Mastercaster1984 only make me appreciate your work more. All honest, true and good people like you are so much better than brainless shitbags like him. Just as much as I hate pointless crap that some people bring I love it when someone actually do something that they believe in and they do it well. You're my definition of what a great guitar player, person and rolemodel should be.

[ACDCFan15Swe]

To me it feels like the songs from Let There Be Rock was recorded in a very simple way and that they made the songs ''calm'' enough to be able to make them very much better live. Idk but thats the feeling the album gives me, or they were just broke and couldnt spend more time in the studio, could also be a reason maybe?

[kristonabbott]

So awesome mate! As always......

Keep up the great work.

[prboyd]

Awright Fil. Sounding awesome and must say you look dapper in that jacket. A good thing. You must now look back and laugh at all those videos that played in crappy mono sound all those years ago! Some advance fella! Hope all good with you and yours. :)

[SoloFilDallas]

@prboyd All fine here my man. Always so nice to see you here Phil. Hughs, Fil :)

[prboyd]

@SoloFilDallas And you fella :)

[CWskate7]

Classic SoloDallas. This was excellent. Your tone and playing is superb. I just got my first tube amp......and a 1974 Gibson SG. I hope i can make it sound as good as you can.

This was amazing

[ismailalpt]

SD you play amazingly your gear is fantastic and I hope that one day I can have a set up like that Oh and I actually today got my Gibson SG standard with an angus young sg and 57 classic in it today. :)

[SoloFilDallas]

@ismailalpt Congratulations! I still remember my first SG :)

[guitaristacdczztop]

Solodallas strikes again!! And your place ain't a bad place to be either!! :D

[saz9170]

Very nice work bro!! You nailed it!!

[Anvilshock]

Damn, Fil, you're pure voltage, man. You rock!

[ACDCalex]

I see you've got you're velvet jacket on. Where are your velvet shorts, shirt and tie? :)

[EthanMontgomery30]

Living in a fisheye lens, eh?

[1orvar1]

Nice camera effect :)

[presario3200]

Hey Fil! I just purchased a 1966 Epiphone Custom Shop SG Reissue, and it comes in stock with the Alnico Classic neck pickup and Alnico Classic Plus bridge pickup. I was wondering what you would recommend for upgrading the neck & bridge pickup?

Thanks Fil!

[headwhop26]

aw hell yea Fil, This is beautiful. And your jacket is downright snazzy

[SoloFilDallas]

@headwhop26 Whooo!!! Cold here. Jacket needed lol (thanks bro). PS pictures still do be taken. Franz (banane) coming down to rome to help me soon!

[SoloFilDallas]

@SoloFilDallas IF it fits, an AY signature pickup for the bridge. I have replaced some original ttops with it and quite happy

[DannyDoomPink]

Awesome job Fil

[ACDCBOY98]

what sg is that i like the black and white ones

[SoloFilDallas]

@ACDCBOY98 1971 SG Custom original

[Mastercaster1984]

@SoloFilDallas lol expressions you wish you were Angus Young

[SoloFilDallas]

@Mastercaster1984 Again someone who thinks so? It's rare, but some idiot does come by every now and then. No, I don't wish to be Angus Young, you fool. I sure do wish to play as good as he does, this, yes. You don't have heroes yourself kid?

[jzmacfish]

@SoloFilDallas Fil, I'll leave a comment on SD.net as soon as the video is finished.

But please, don't waste your time answering this kids...while answering, you could do a lot of other things, which are more worth, than answering to those kids... ;)

[SoloFilDallas]

@jzmacfish You're so right. Thank you

[ismailalpt]

@Mastercaster1984 Just please be quite and leave him alone thank you.

[ACDCFan15Swe]

@Mastercaster1984 You got owned, dont talk shit about honest and true guitarists like Fil. He's a great hardworking dude just like any real rocker, except he's in the same class as Angus and Malcolm Young both in his passion for rock and blues and his skills on the fretboard. Now watch the videos he's got up and enjoy the true spirit of rock n roll!

[IVIANNERZ]

@Mastercaster1984 oh my.... someone is jelous... Little shitehawk

[ACDCBOY98]

why do you have hendphones on for

[SoloFilDallas]

@ACDCBOY98 To listen to the original track. You don't think I'd blast the amp AND the music out loud right? Everything would feed back into the tracking microphone and the result would be an utter mess

[Misterrocckettaro]

@SoloFilDallas Come hai regolato gli Ampli? (Gain, Treble, Middle, Bass...)

[SoloFilDallas]

@Misterrocckettaro Segui il link e scoprilo! Scusami, ma non posto più informazioni su youtube :)

[ACDCBOY98]

@SoloFilDallas oo smart way man good jod

[SoloFilDallas]

@ACDCBOY98 Thanks mate

[Bluebuthappy182]

Excellent as always solo

[thepeaceguitar]

You are amazing!

[nicolasrivera]

Great performance Solo, love that nice PAF sound !!!!

[SoloFilDallas]

@nicolasrivera Nick!

[orrrrvarien]

great!!!! yea that sg sure look cool

[SGCustom1]

I have the same Sg. Nice to see another, great choice. \,,/

[robdotcom71]

Please tell me more about THAT SG...

What year is it? What pickups? Etc,etc,etc.....

Can you please give us a tour oneday of ALL your guitars and amps....

EVEN if it takes 12 hours.... I'm watching the whole fucking lot!!

\m/ SoloDallas fucking rocks!! \m/

[SoloFilDallas]

@robdotcom71 yes lol, everything will come in time. I plan on expanding everything about this to the deepest level humanly possible. But since I do this for free, its taking me time and money. Anyway on my site things are a bit more covered in detail.

[MrGuitare68]

super!!

bravo !

[niclasfrederiksen]

Amazing!

[philm0l]

\m/ {~} [~} \m/

TURN IT UP.....!!!! ; )

[qqq111]

Fucking masterpiece. Keep on rockin'

[trytops007]

woohoooooo, rock on !



[Dennizzz119]

You must be living in a hell of a big dreamworld with all that gear...

[andreaweb73]

assolutamente meraviglioso!! ;)

[vicfirth97]

Yeah Fil. Nailed it again.