Latest about Angus Young
The greatest guitar albums of the ’80s: the rise of the next-gen guitar hero
We examine the forward-thinking era that gave us monster records from Slash, Metallica and Randy Rhoads – and Joe Satriani tells us what made Van Halen's 1984 such a game-changer for guitarists
Seymour Duncan launches Eddie Van Halen, Peter Green and Angus Young-inspired humbuckers
Three new pickups now available: the ’78, Green Magic and High Voltage
AC/DC's Angus Young: "I liked the SGs because they were light. I tried Fenders but they were too heavy and they just didn't have the balls"
In his first GW interview from 1984, AC/DC's lead guitar dynamo discusses his beloved #1 SG and why you can't beat a Marshall hundred-watt stack
Learn the licks of 10 Gibson SG legends
How to play in the style of Angus Young, Tony Iommi, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Derek Trucks and many more
AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young: "Most of our early tracks speed up toward the end. After the guitar solo we’d start to take off!"
In this classic Guitar World interview from 2003, the brothers Young revisit the albums and songs that made them guitar giants
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Prince William begins his week by listening to AC/DC's Thunderstruck
“The first time I put it on I thought, ‘This is quite heavy’, but now, when I listen to it, it's the best tonic for a Monday morning,” the royal says
Malcolm Young: "We were going to get a keyboard player, but I got Angus instead"
A recently unearthed interview sees the late AC/DC guitar great take a deep dive into his guitar-playing relationship with Angus
AC/DC's iconic Thunderstruck originated as one of Angus Young's acoustic guitar warmup licks
Young revealed the larger-than-life lead lick had an unlikely origin while in conversation with Apple Music
