Angus Young guitar lesson (Part 2)

[jkovert]

He seems less drunk than he used to 20 years ago.

[LedDerek]

I personally use to hate Angus, i use to think he was a cheap version of all the greats before him, but after listening to more of his playing and seeing this interview it's made me realize that he clearly has a strong love for his instrument and that's why he's put so much time into getting his own tone. So he may not be technically amazing, he's still put the dedication and time to find a style that fits him and millions of his fans. Isn't that what guitar is all about?

[Antiks72]

@LedDerek Gotta respect him because he's sold millions of records. He wasn't the force that Page was, but they were still big in their day.

[FletcherHabit]

God bless AC/DC

[crabtrap]

wow what a humble fella. and very astute to crowd mentality. most guitar legends are kind of dicky when interveiwed. angus and geezer butler are the only two i have seen interveiwed that are MORE likable after you see them. i know gb plays bass btw

[venom6622]

The guitar hero. Sooo honest.

[piwifrut]

666 likes omfg.

[okkietroy]

Funny that I did the same as Angus when I learned to play because I also have small fingers and could not play like a friend of mine. The SG is really great to play but amazing how Angus uses it.

[ilijinzo]

champion

[JonasSweden1]

Hmm, very cool. Still have the tone in that hotel room. Wonder what amp is used.

Anyone any ideas?

[Bolation]

@JonasSweden1 Definitely an Orange cabinet.

[cochino261]

0:01 - erection. 6:29 - erection gone...

[PhilosophusMansisses]

@cochino261 I had a lot of good feelings hearing and seeing AC/DC. The one you had was none of them.

[SabbathFuckingSucks]

You know.

[RunPoo1]

I got mixed feelings of this guy, cool riffs but to be called the greatest?

[AetroyayorteA]

the ultimate one trick pony, the same thing over and over and over again album after album.

[who8allthepies]

@AetroyayorteA not sure if thats a compliment you said, but as for one trick ponies. ac dc have a there own sound, same as you would hear a queen song or any other bands song. motrohead, guns and roses, van halen, clapton, hendrix, i can go on and on.

[Mrwarmachine24731]

@AetroyayorteA fuck u hater, yer just jealious, one of the best guitarist in the world, yer just angry yer shit

[montyqd]

@AetroyayorteA your right...the same albums with the same kick ass rock and roll songs selling in the millions and even today selling out entire arenas and putting on some of the best rock and roll available today. So they didn't reinvent themselves every album...they still rawk'd and that is all they ever intended to do.....awesome sauce covers them forever!!!!!

[70goldtop]

Greatest blues rock guitarist on the planet after the late great Paul Kossoff

[HezzioAuditore]

i m a fanactic de angus somtimes the guitar i m imited with

[raulfervaz]

Angus Young, such a guitar monster! and like JMcKaySV said, so humble!

[HunnyMunky]

Best rock shows on the planet.

[HunnyMunky]

An-GUS! An-GUS! An-GUS!!!!! Too cool for school.

[burpo]

I love that onstage he dresses like the kid from "The Omen."

[The19763]

@burpo No, what you mean is,"You love how the anti-christ dresses up like Angus Young."

[burpo]

@The19763 Exactly!!

[nosdog136]

stiff upper lip is one tasty riff!

[SuperDieAnanas]

damn he's great. i really love his style to play the guitar C: It's kinda...awsome...special...it'­s . . . ANGUS YOUNG ♥

[marcoamf1977]

Best show I've ever seen live was AC/DC!

[kc7fys]

I'm a huge fan of Steve Vai and Frank Zappa--and this guy represents something those guys can't even touch. Angus Young plays with raw emotion. When you hear this man lay down the riff, you know you're in the presence of the heaviest riffmaster and the greatest showman of his genre. Not to mention, a generous and humble master of his craft. What a great chance to see this man up close and personal. Truly outstanding in his field.

[carasda1]

not a supertalented guitarist ??? are you crazy

[olegsokolov]

the more i look at these rockstars the more i understand that its not the guitar skill that matters, its the creativity and show! cause he isn't really a supertalented guitarist is he? he just has that thing

[olegsokolov]

sg though doesn't sound any less cutting-thru than the les paul

[goredeathrot]

@olegsokolov Especially his, the pickups are much higher wound than a stock SG.

[twongler]

What a self-aware, down-to-earth fellow, and a heck of a rock guitarist.

[johnson0nline]

@twongler

and his laugh, it's classic!

[angus2016young]

When i think of Gibson SG i think of George Harrison and Angus Young, both FREAKIN AWESOME GUITARIST!!!!!!!!!!!

[box1u]

he is one of the "Great ones".... this bands music will rock throughout history.

[AllAboutMakeupDotCom]

The problem is, Angus can't teach you how to come up with a golden riff.  They just come to him, and then he records them.

[lolotuyaux]

Angus, you are realy the best ! I love you since 1974...

[jimmyleppard6]

he is just an ordinary guy. cool guy, of course.

[53gitaar]

I KNOW

[testofeagle]

OMG! Hybrid picking is crazsyyyy

[zari194]

Austin Powers?

[HollywoodNorthProdtm]

Angus!...that the name for this bands banding. ANGUS!

[bakersfieldmusicnow]

Jackson guitars RULE !  but Angus rocks

[xauncor]

I have always liked Angus Young from what i've seen.He always seemed like one of those guys you could just walk up to and shake his hand.Very humble.Also does really well with the hard rock chords and bluesy lead mostly because of the energy he puts into.I see alot of players that can shred better than Angus but most of them are full of themselves and don't put much feeling into it.

[rafro007]

"We used to have a funny thing, it...used to seem after six o'clock at night when the sun went down or...whatever time the sun would go down, is when, suddenly this uh...you know, it's a bit vampirey in a way [chuckles], th-the sound would start to fa...eh-you know...would start to fall into place, you know? What sounded like, uh, you know, uh, a-ah, you know, a shambles in the morning sounded like something very together at night."

Classic, and so true for me as well....

[murphy060681]

Does anyone else think he looks exactly like Trevor Donovan? (Marissa Cooper's dad on The OC)

[manfromregina]

Thinking about what your doing... yup Malcom & Angus & Alex, Neil & Jimmy rule !!

[zaratejosecarlos]

4:04 (><)\m/

[FDGRebel]

Total respect, star man!

[teddyxiao]

How cool is it if the headstock of this SG has a devil torn

[MaximumRocker30]

lmfao i love when angus plays the stiff upper lip riff hes like "you know if you hear one of the newer ones like stiff upper lip, you gotta" *starts playing* lmao

[montev4]

im sorry but angus look's like a gremlin

[m6nster1965]

nice guy, down to earth.respect!!

[SoreEyeMusic]

I usually play on an Epiphone G-310 SG.. Ebony :D Fucking wonderful :D Soon getting a Gibson Melody Maker SG in Satin White :D Go on Google and write: Jake E. Lee and in one of them he's standing with a Gibson SG TV, one humbucker pickup and awesome colors and plate. Love that one, and Melody Maker comes close, cheap, and not a bad sounding guitar at all :D

[SoreEyeMusic]

@SoreEyeMusic Google Pictures!

[HispanicImpression]

This bend at 0:51 has more musical substance/emotional expression, than the whole discography of A LOT of so called artists nowadays...

[MikeyZnuff]

@HispanicImpression I wouldn't go THAT far!

[benebenicio]

@HispanicImpression THE BEST COMMENT AROUND, WELL SAID MATE!!! I AGREE.

[robdotcom71]

One thing that disappoints me with this interview is there's too many fill-in clips that we've all seen a zillion times... I mean when he refers to a certain song or thing it's stupid showing a clip from this concert,etc,etc,etc...

I would have liked to see more of Angus talking about some of the techniques that he uses a lot or the type of stuff he plays everyday or during a pre-concert warm-up...

[JMcKaySV]

What a legend, and so humble

[mistervicenteblues]

@JMcKaySV YEAH JUST A SIMPLE GENIUS!!!

[gerameny]

You know Angus!!!

[nighthawk584]

one thing about it, I have never heard another guitar player play AC/DC and sound like Angus. Other guitarists/shredders are much easier to copy but to sound like angus, well, there is only ONE ANGUS.

[Epeton]

well the live from stiff upper lip does look like a mixture from the video and the dvd live in munich. but i am not sure

[fenderstratguy]

What an amazing person

[deapwavelio]

I want and SG now.

[RumbleGuts2112]

Angus is a great down to earth guy who gives loads of credit to his brother for teaching him how to play years ago.

Malcom doesnt care much for the spot light and i wonder what he can play when just sitting at home twiddling around

Peace

[DjEddyhouse09]

From Wich live is taken "Stiff upper lip" at 4:16 ??

[navyswcc12]

And Jerry Garcia as well

[Euph0ricacid]

mahn hes cool

[LICANTR0P01]

Como Se Llama La Primera Canciion Qe sale? *w*

[javiergr54]

@LICANTR0P01 Creo que es higway to Hell en la parte 1

[Marcanokkk]

@LICANTR0P01 Back in black

[121212alysson121212]

melhor de todos...AC/DC melhor banda do mundo

[HeinrichVonOetker]

It's a fun thought that this calm little guy is the one flying around a huge stage making his guitar squeel and the audience scream. I saw them at a huge stadium show not two years ago and god damn it was the best show i've ever been to.

[Soulstipped]

@HeinrichVonOetker i saw them amazing

[billiejoecovers]

@HeinrichVonOetker I was just thinking bout that, in the previous part of this video haha

[chadwick0091]

so where's the guitar lesson?

[spiraboy]

Look at the fingers on right hand - 4:00

[BluesEC84]

2 people like Justin Biber...

[Nelladagar]

whats the song at 2.45?

[SuperNobody46]

@Nelladagar AC/DC - For those about to rock (we salute you)

[XA351GT]

@Nelladagar For those about to Rock

[LPMojoGL]

Long Live Angus Young

[Cadrin1111larock]

oh my god that tone...

[bluesboydude]

@Cadrin1111larock oh yeah... and gibson is remaking the sg junior from 1960 ( where angus plays on in the video ) and they have the same sound... FUCK i would give my left nut for that guitar...

[Gonzoidz]

he's been at this ac/dc game since he was 16. 16!!

[Obamaphiliac]

1:39 haha i like how he laughs

[edge9090]

How good is Angus??

Try the Stiff Upper Lip intro with a pick, the Thunderstruck intro with every note picked and the final part to the Hells Bells solo. Not easy. Most will fumble part way through. Ingwie Malmsteen made a point to praise Angus' intensity, accuracy and vibrato and called him a fantastic guitar player.

[Sk0osH]

When I think of Gibson SG I think Angus and Tony Iommi.

Thumbs up if you do aswell :-)

[Obamaphiliac]

@Sk0osH who is tony lommi

[guitar11339]

@Obamaphiliac out of black sabbath u idiot

[dwijnh]

@Sk0osH and Zappa!

[Loky1940]

@Sk0osH I think of Angus and George Harrison

[TheJazzocaster]

@Sk0osH - SG makes me also think of Frank Marino ;)

[hayabusafmw]

@Sk0osH weird i think the doors before all of them or even George harrison

[Trademark691]

@Sk0osH I think of them as well as Pete Townshend too (-:

[Admin591]

i would marry him xD

[tturi2]

gotta love him!

[nonotc]

not metal : only hard rock blues...and we love it !

[dirdydraws]

Little giant.-HE KILLS ON STAGE!

[karim1419]

~4:16 song?....so thunderstruck started as a kid excercise

[dairydave96]

@karim1419 Stiff Upper Lip

[gdebouillon13]

This modest guy is a monster on scene

[tzar4o]

228 "you know's" in both parts combined

[tcprodriver]

What a look on the inside. I know we all wish we could pick up a guitar and crank it out so effortlessly like Mr. Young does. The band is very private. Any inside peek is awesome!

[Sean2592]

Greatest guitar player ever,and no one even knows. Thank you Angus Young the greatest guitar player hasn't ever gotten any credit. Hasn't changed his style in 40 yrs. yet everyone thinks he's "average".

[SilverFox466]

I never played an SG - I was not aware that they were so light. I have always played Les Paul and love the tone, feel, and look. I can see how a light guitar would fit Angus better, especially with his showman ship on stage.

[badboogerfinger]

f'ing old school. He's just bad ass. Raw,power,playin with tons of taste. All the noobs need to catch up......and learn somethin.

[thesephman]

You know?

[Tapiola2007]

WTF is wrong with people getting into Slash vs Angus arguments! They're not the same guitarists at all so you're not comparing like with like in the first place. You can certainly prefer one over the other if that's your thing OR you can just be glad we get to enjoy both of them, and many more besides!

[bigkittysmile]

@Tapiola2007 i agree. both are great and comparisons suck. way too many gotta get a life bonehead comments on youtube. two of the best ever and idiots saying one is "better". both have such wonderful styles.

[SuperACDC1967]

THANKS FUCKIN' AWESOME...ANGUS IS SO HUMBLE AND A VERY NICE PERSON TO TALK TO...SO THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS : RESPECT

[Liscome]

Slash may be better technically. But Angus is way more original and gives better performances

[Monsterdrumma]

I'm sorry but Slash was on one good record which was appetite for destruction, Angus is a fucking legend, there is literally no comparison as far as I am concerned! Angus equals rock n' roll played the way it is supposed to be played, greatest rock guitarist ever!

[Kyori960]

@UkeOfEarl When I first tried to play this I was stunned : D But with some patience you can pull it off. Anyway, I would like to see anyone who doesn't pay respect to Angus play this song...

[blackbirdtwigg]

Angus is streets ahead of Slash IMHO !! Sorry Slash lovers !!!

[gunnut1989]

angus is such a dick

[FlickOfTheSwitch83]

@gunnut1989 How so?

[CarnivorousPope]

@shortstackfanatic Surely if you want him to suck your cock that makes you the little fag.



[dadgadable]

@gunnut1989 can we remove this comment

[randomrighthere561]

@gunnut1989 Correction, YOU are a dick

[gibson2729]

someone has yet to ask Angus what it felt like playing at donnington

[pream1992]

super perfamence

[KevMorris41]

The bit he plays from stiff upper lip sounds like 2 guitarists....awesome player

[sublime88sublime]

"kinda like a virgin!" lol

[elkaribiano]

Es increible un tio tan sencillo y accesible como se transforma en una bestia del rock cuando esta arriba, un genio

[GameJourney]

Angus makes AC/DC. Axl made GnR GnR.

[CKS5000]

its almost like a virgin there, lol.

[adrianolunajuve]

what's the name of this truck?

[TheBogdan35]

you' re great...play on the guitar forever for us...we loving you...

[requirezapen]

The best there is and ever will be rich as hell and still in jeans and lucky ol blue tee what a champ

[cyberpunkbebop]

damn he's done a lot of drugs! haha! you're the best ANGUS!!!!

[oneeesnesnes]

he uses his little finger to bending, anyone can do that? don't be saying that so easy, he playing in his style, just playing stiff upper lip's intro with your little finger/pinky and i saw his little pinky always parallel with his other fingers, and he can do that while he was running on stage, oh man angus is monster of rock!

[sallygirl2066]

is he married cause i would be surprised if he isnt cause he is one hot old dude

[theBOSSDS1]

@sallygirl2066 Hes married

[nojo898]

ANGUS YOUNG BITCH!!!!!

[10maxpower]

...you know.

[LegalizedGaming]

@2000guitarman He a fucking fagg u tool your mom should of swallowed you. YOU IDIOT

[forkdriver500]

When jesus comes back...he'll be playing a Rickenbacker :)

[Petergriffiths001]

Please note the orange box next to him. Orange rules!!

[Za7a7aZ]

@Petergriffiths001 What do you find so good about these orange amps?

[Petergriffiths001]

@Za7a7aZ They have amazing tone, their new products are incredibly functional and portable. And probably one of the most under rated amps ever.

[LocksmithNI]

@Petergriffiths001

Unless your colour blind of course :-)

[tomfalkon]

4:40 strange UFO voice

[griminisivic]

@tomfalkon He was born in England, but grew up in Australia (where ACDC were formed) but has spent the last 25 odd years in Europe (lives in Netherlands now) so his accent is a general mixture of all of those places.

[ACDCAngusYoungGibson]

What is the John Lee Hooker riff he plays. Sounds So Cool

[Tetarkall]

Actually Chuck Berry might've been the greatest guitarist ever, seeing as Angus was inspired mainly by him, and he also said he couldn't play like Hendrix, although Hendrix had a weird ass way of playing lol!

[lawayne1966]

Angus is hands down one of the greatest guitar players of all times. In my opinion, there is really no one to compare him too. To say that slash has equal greatness to angus is totally bogus. Theres no comparison!!! Angus ROCKS and has been doing so when most of todays best guitar players was just a twinkle in their daddys eye. Ask these guys who is some of their idols are? Most if not all of them will have angus at the top of their list.

[Bassetowner123]

wow 1 dislike i bet its that mustaine faggot

[AnaheimDucks1993]

@Bassetowner123 Mustaine is not a faggot fuck you dude

[Bassetowner123]

@AnaheimDucks1993 yeah your right... ur a faggot fuck YOU dude!

[TheDarkLordOfSithPL]

I'm polish and i don't understand much but I still think that's awesome

[acdcbug2012]

@lifeisadeadend so what? he cant stick with one band. at least angus doesnt try to compete

[Nekrotik666]

Just try to play the whole "Thunderstruck" riff sitting down and realize the damn hazzle Angus has moving around all the time hitting it on the beat... Quite astonishing IMHO.

[angussg99]

gogogogogog aguante acdc

angus young very master of gitar

[MetalInstrumentals]

i wish there was a part 3

[TheRafique1234]

Melhor guitarrista da historia...

[bluestudio67]

In 1980 I was still reeling from Bon Scott's death. I bought my Les Paul, a 50 watt marshall tube combo, and set out to be Angus. Sold the guitar for many other types... even sold the amp. Was accepted at GIT, and decided not to go. But now, at 43 , I find myself strangling an SG and playin "It's A Long Way To The Top" (if ya wanna rock'n'roll). It's simple man.... just play the damn thing!

[mackin26]

A legend and a gentleman.

[bballplaer4life33]

Dave Mustaine>Angus Young, hes such a douche bag

[9evilnine9]

@bballplaer4life33 Really? The sad thing is that Dave probably has nothing but respect for Young, you my friend are a douchebag! Stop being a troll!

[9evilnine9]

@bballplaer4life33 $200,000,000 in record sales not bad for a guitar player who sucks, Angus sells out major venues while Dave is playing in small theaters.

[bballplaer4life33]

@9evilnine9 so i guess justin bieber is better than all hard rock groups now