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 look at what gear and equipment has been seen in Angus Young's Guitar Rig.

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Guitars
- Angus mainly plays Gibson SG guitars. He has some signature models made by Gibson including the ebony Angus young SG and the Custom SG VOS:

- Fender Telecasters

- Gibson Firebird

- Gibson ES-335

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

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 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.

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)

- Fender extra heavy picks (110 mm) 

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doug s  - a different amp?   |2010-08-10 00:11:37 it says he uses one of their amps on this website http://www.audiokitchen.co.uk/ Reply 0   0

john silvester   |2010-06-10 22:27:34 What are his pedals or dirt boxes anyway??? Reply 0   2

BurkeyHope  - Hmm   |2010-06-14 00:28:42 He uses none. It even says it. Reply 0   0

labguitar  - Angus young VOS   |2009-11-17 15:07:09 Gibson recently released an Angus young VOS guitar that looks more like the guitar he plays now than his signature. Reply 1   0

mike  - cool   |2009-04-04 22:07:11 The sig. guitar is sweet.The heel of the neck is so smooth! Reply 1   0

L  - Question!   |2008-10-03 23:20:22 I did read elsewhere he had a '67 and was told that by a person at GC. Are we sure it's a '68 SG? Also, was there a classic vs. a standard back then and, if so, which does he have? Thanks!!! Reply 1   0

uberpro  - both   |2008-10-04 09:18:19 I just checked into this. Supposedly the Gibson Angus Young model is based on a 68 SG. I also read an interview were Angus says his first Gibson SG "Was about a '67". Hopefully that helps! Reply 1   0

Dtox   |2008-04-07 15:22:43 The band is from New Zealand not Australia. Reply 0   23

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 Reply 16   0

Anonymous   |2009-05-16 12:15:17 Yeah, and Sydney is a capital of New Zealand... Reply 6   3

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