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Bon Scott sitting on Angus Young's shoulders, August 1979
Bon Scott had never played bagpipes before AC/DC used them on “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)” — so he had to learn them fast

By Elizabeth Swann Published

In honor of Bagpipe Appreciation Day, here’s the gloriously unlikely story behind AC/DC’s most unmistakable musical ingredient

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LEFT: Pete Townshend performing live onstage July 31, 2004. RIGHT: Angus Young of AC/DC performs during their "Black Ice" Tour Opener on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Pete Townshend on the one thing that has kept Angus Young and AC/DC from evolving

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The Who guitarist still called Young “one of my favorite guitar players” but used AC/DC to illustrate a point he'd been making ever since he built one of rock's first home studios

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LEfT: Sylvester Stallone at the Lee Canalito vs Curtis Whitner Boxing Match, July 6, 1982. RIGHT: Survivor circa 1984 (from left) Stephan Ellis, Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan, Jimi Jamison, Marc Droubay
“What the heck is a demo?” How Sylvester Stallone accidentally created one of rock’s biggest hits

By Mark McStea Published

Survivor guitarist Frankie Sullivan reveals how a rejected Queen song, a broken guitar, and a confused action star birthed "Eye of the Tiger," released on this day in 1982

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11-year-old Olly Pearson performs on Britain's Got Talent, March 2025
11-year-old shredder blows away the competition with medley of AC/DC, Van Halen and Queen songs

By Joe Bosso Published

The young guitarist has been playing since he was seven and learned with the help of his grandfather

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Angus Young of AC/DC performs during the 2015 Coachella Valley Musica and Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club on April 10, 2015 in Indio, California.
“That's the easiest part, the solos." Why Angus Young thinks rhythm guitar is harder to play than lead

By Jas Obrecht Published

The guitarist shared with us his favorite solos, but said “I never look at them as a solo thing. It’s our band. We all play together”

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Angus Young of AC/DC during Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto - Show at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
"What did we do when the record company asked us for a disco hit? We gave them Highway To Hell!" An archive interview with AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young

By Jude Gold Published

The secrets of Mutt Lange's production, Malcolm's pick-destroying strings, and why they're really just "two frustrated drummers": 20 years ago we sat down with AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young to look back over their amazing career

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Billy Morrison performs at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California on October 2, 2016
“Listen to AC/DC and tell me Malcolm Young didn’t drive that band. Same with the Sex Pistols and Steve Jones. Those guys are tone merchants. That’s the club I wanted to be in”: Billy Morrison on kicking heroin, and becoming Steve Stevens' six-string foil

By Joe Bosso Published

From the Cult to Billy Idol to a new star-studded solo album featuring the likes of Steve Vai, John 5, and Ozzy Osbourne, Morrison’s rise to rhythm guitar stardom shows the power of a good right hand – and a whole lotta personality

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AC/DC 'Back in Black' album artwork
Watch AC/DC’s Stunning ‘Back in Black’ Tour Footage

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Video This unmissable concert film captures the band’s raw energy at a pivotal moment in rock and roll history

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Seymour Duncan vintage humbuckers, the Green Magic, '78 Model and High Voltage
Seymour Duncan Offers Legendary Humbucker Tone with the 78 Model, Green Magic and High Voltage

By Rod Brakes Published

If you’re looking to up your ‘bucker game then check out these vintage-style builds.

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Australian guitarists and brothers Angus (L) and Malcolm Young of the hard rock group ACDC inaugurate 22 March 2000 the first street in the world bearing their group's name in Leganes, 29 kms from Madrid.
“I'm Just Like a Color Over the Top. He's the Solid Thing”: Angus Young on Malcolm Young and the Vital Chemistry of AC/DC

By Jas Obrecht, Rod Brakes Published

Read this classic Guitar Player interview with one half of the greatest guitar dueling brotherhood in hard rock history.

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