37 What kind of guitars do Angus and Malcolm play? (AC/DC)
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This article is from the AC/DC FAQ, by Phil Rose acdcfaq@yahoo.com with numerous contributions by others.
37 What kind of guitars do Angus and Malcolm play? (AC/DC)
Angus plays one type of guitar, a Gibson SG.
Malcolm has played a Gretsch Jet Firebird stripped of all controls
but the
volume for a number of years. He used to have a Gretsch White Falcon
as well, but says that after someone "fixed" it, it lost the sound he
liked it for and he got rid of it. In the "Are You Ready" video, he is
playing an orange Gibson, supposedly he was working with them on a
new guitar, not for endorsement, but for himself since he only has one
that he likes.
In 1995, Malcolm got together with Gretsch and they came up with a
new
version of his guitar. The "Malcolm Young Autograph" is based on his
old
Jet Firebird, and comes in one and two pickup models. It comes factory
strung
with .012's, which is the gauge that Malcolm uses. Malcolm played
several
of these, along with the old reliable one, during the Ballbreaker
tour.
[Thanks to Dazgoulash for the following info]
On the SUL tour, Malcolm had a new 3/4 size single cutaway Gretsch
Falcon
that was resprayed black. According to Malcolm, this guitar is the
nearest
to his "Number One" (the Jet Firebird).
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