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Home arrow Who Plays What arrow Angus Young's Guitar Gear rig and Equipment AC/DC
Angus Young's Guitar Gear rig and Equipment AC/DC E-mail
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Angus Young is a guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC from it's start in 1973. Young is known for his hard-edge style lead (and his signature vibrato), wild stage energy, and most importantly, that sexy schoolboy clothing. He was ranked 96th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

In this article we will find out what Angus Young's Guitar Gear rig and Equipment will look like.

Angus Young
The good ole days with Angus Young
 

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Guitars
- Angus mainly plays Gibson SG guitars. His signature model is based after a '68 SG.

Gibson Angus Young Signature SG Nickel Hardware

- Fender Telecasters

Fender Classic Series '60s Telecaster Electric Guitar Black

- Gibson Firebird

Gibson Firebird Studio Guitar Cherry Chrome hardware

- Gibson ES-335

Gibson ES-335 Satin Finish Electric Guitar Faded Cherry

- Gibson has Angus Young humbucker pickups. Pop these into your guitar to get similar sound:

Gibson Angus Young Signature Humbucker Nickel

 

Amplifiers and Cabinets
- Young's amps have been plexi Marshalls: JTM45s, JTM50s, JMP50s and Superleads (plus a few Wizard amplifiers). His main amp is a JTM45, which he uses both live and in the studio.
Marshall 1959HW Handwired Plexi Head Marshall 1987XL Vintage Series 50W Tube Head Marshall JTM45 Amp Head

 

- Marshall 4x12 Cabinets (model 1982 and 1960, mostly B models) with Celestion G12H 30 watt (on old recordings), Vintage 30s (on newer recordings) and G12M 25 watt speakers (on solos/overdubs on newer recordings.
Marshall 1960AHW or 1960BHW 120W 4x12 Extension Cabinet Angled Marshall 1960BV Vintage Cabinet

 

Fun Fact: Angus Young doesn't use any effects. He basically plugs his SG straight into a Marshall amp!



Strings and picks
- Ernie Ball Strings 10-46 gauge and 9-46 (super slinkys)

Ernie Ball 3223 Nickel Super Slinky Electric Guitar Strings 3-Pack


- Fender extra heavy picks (110 mm) 

Fender 451 Guitar Pick Extra Heavy 6 Dozen
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Dtox   |2008-04-07 15:22:43
The band is from New Zealand not Australia.
UberProAudio   |2008-04-07 16:09:30
There is nothing out there that says they are from New Zealand. Everything says
Australia. Not that it affects the gear they use
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