Gibson Signature Pickup: Angus Young has teamed up with Gibson to create the ultimate pickup for the searing riffs that he is known for.

At this point of time, it seems that Angus removed the chrome pickup covers, both of which were present on the guitar on photos taken in 1974. In 1981, Angus also used a custom made SG manufactured by Jaydee, with custom-designed pickups and lightning bolt inlays. Wir beschäftigen uns hier vor allem mit den Gitarren von Angus Young! That could’ve explained the absence of the covers, but the article s… Er verwendet natürlich seit jeher eine Gibson SG. Seymour w/ Angus’ SG. According to him, the guitar is a 1967 model, with custom-wound Seymour Duncan pickups (7.7 – 7.8 kOhm resistance), both waxed, and all new Gibson electronics. Enamel coated wire, special Alnico V magnet and matching coils make this Angus Young Signature Humbucker provide a 1-2 combination of vintage style punch and ripping tone that will cut through almost anything.

However, according to a Guitar World article, the pickups were actually replaced at some point with a set of brand new Gibson humbuckers. Angus Young is known by many as have THE rock and roll guitar tone. Vermutlich stammt seine Hauptgitarre von Ende der Sechzigerjahre.

The sound of a Gibson SG ran into Marshalls with no muss or fuss. Angus’ guitar tech Trace Foster pretty much confirmed this in the 2016 Rig Rundown interview with Premier Guitar.

[ Rig Rundown – AC/DC’s Angus Young & Stevie Young] Back, black and ready to rock, the Gibson USA Angus Young SG puts the full fury of that classic AC/DC tone in your hands. For the rest of the 80s and 90s, and in the more recent years, Angus continued to use various Gibson SG models. This guitar was used extensively during the AC/DC 1975 “High Voltage” Australian Tour. The Gibson USA Angus Young SG not only captures the look, feel and sound of a great SG, it also embodies some of the rare specs and qualities of Angus’s own ’68 model, known to be a stand-out example among a classic breed.

Angus uses a variety of SG’s (including SG Custom and SG Standard models), some of his favorites include an early 1968 stock SG which has had the fret inlays modified to the lightning bolt slashes, and a selection of early (1961) to late 1960’s SG’s (as well as the Les Paul SG’s as they were known back then, though Angus has said that he prefers the later model 60’s SG’s as they are lighter weight and have … Angus Young ist einer der ältesten Schuljungen im Rock-Business. While making the decision on picking up an Angus Young set, I did chat with a few people involved with the process of when Angus approached Seymour to handle some issues with his guitars: Maricela ‘MJ’ Juarez and Frank Falbo.