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Seymour Duncan launches Eddie Van Halen, Peter Green and Angus Young-inspired humbuckers
By Matt Parker published
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"
By Steven Rosen published
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
By Total Guitar editors published
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!"
By Richard Bienstock published
In this classic Guitar World interview from 2003, the brothers Young revisit the albums and songs that made them guitar giants
![[L-R] Prince William and Angus Young](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zdNRQip4Q3FsdMAZvrxtRV-320-80.jpg)
Prince William begins his week by listening to AC/DC's Thunderstruck
By Sam Roche published
“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"
By Matt Owen published
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
By Matt Owen published
Young revealed the larger-than-life lead lick had an unlikely origin while in conversation with Apple Music

Australian Guitar #141 kicks the new year off in style with a double-length AC/DC cover story
By Australian Guitar published
New year, new riffs!
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