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Rudd, 61, has been on bail since his arrest last November and
pleaded guilty in April to the charges, which carried a maximum
sentence of seven years in jail.
The prosecution asked for a minimum jail term of 18 months,
after Rudd was accused of making the threat to an employee
involved in the launch of his solo album.
Rudd will be allowed to make authorised visits during his home
detention but will also be monitored electronically.
Rudd's lawyer told the court his client had been under stress at
the time of the offence and under the influence of drugs, and
described the incident as just an angry phone call.
He said a conviction might result in Rudd losing tens of
millions of dollars in future earnings from not being able to
tour with the band, and asked for a discharge without
conviction.
"That point doesn't persuade me completely. Queen replaced
Freddy Mercury, and the band is currently touring without you,"
said Judge Thomas Ingram.
He said the incident was more than an angry phone call and that
Rudd had been found with a substantial amount of drugs. However,
he accepted that Rudd had reconciled with the employee and had
paid compensation.
An original charge of trying to procure murder was dropped for
lack of evidence. The charges arose from Rudd's anger about the
launch of his solo album, which had not gone well.
Rudd has lived in the seaside city of Tauranga, about 200 km
(125 miles) southeast of Auckland, since he was sacked from the
heavy metal band in 1983. He rejoined AC/DC in 1994 but has
remained in New Zealand, where he owns a restaurant.
(Reporting by Gyles Beckford; Editing by Paul Tait and Joseph
Radford)
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