Beloved '70s Rock Icon Claimed This Guitar Legend 'Set Music Back 20 Years' originally appeared on Parade. AC/DC guitarist ...

But as Bonamassa says, it isn't exclusive to twin-humbucker guitars like the SG. He adds that the Strat can also mimic the sounds sculpted by another SG player: AC/DC’s Angus Young.

Tony Iommi was probably the most notable adoptee of the model, but the SG also became a favourite for the likes of Pete Townshend, Angus Young, and Frank Zappa over the years, making it an undisputed ...

Co-founder and Angus Young’s older brother Malcolm Young was sidelined (he died in 2017) and replaced by their nephew Stevie Young on rhythm guitar.

Young never ran dry or repeated himself, his electricity juicing the group’s catchy hooks and prompting his pint-sized body to visibly shiver. Angus Young of AC/DC at Soldier Field on May 24, 2025.

Lead guitarist Angus Young, 70, appeared in his Ashfield Boys’ High School uniform and held his familiar Gibson SG guitar aloft as AC/DC tore into “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It).” ...

A NEW Angus Young biography tells of the band’s raucous early life before they hit the big time, detailing the guitarist’s rise to fame.

AC/DC electrifies the Rose Bowl in Pasadena with 21 instantly recognizable tunes, the majority of them classic rock radio staples and cultural touchstones.

A look at Angus Young of AC/DC, why his weapon of choice throughout his career has been the Gibson SG, and whether he ever tried any other guitar.