[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]acdc is one the most creative bands there is and theyre songs do not sound the same[/QUOTE]

Would you like a shovel to help you toss that bullsh[font=]it?[/font]

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]totally agree man angus doesnt use distortion pedals wammy bars or any thing just plain old gibson sg and he can still bust out increadibly long and awsome solos and he has his very own signature sg its totally awsome cearly angus young is one of the most underated guitarist he should always be on the top ten guitarist list[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/sg/angusyoungsg.html[/url]

I guess you've never seen a vibrola on his SG?

Oh shi

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]totally agree man angus doesnt use distortion pedals wammy bars or any thing just plain old gibson sg and he can still bust out increadibly long and awsome solos and he has his very own signature sg its totally awsome cearly angus young is one of the most underated guitarist he should always be on the top ten guitarist list[/QUOTE]
I'll name 10 guitarists (not in order of skill) that he could never play as well as to prove he's not that great
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
SRV
Eric Clapton
Steve Vai
Eddie Van Halen
Duane Allman
David Gilmour
Santana
Martin Barre

[QUOTE=caeneus]Angus isn't necessarily known for his guitar talent. The thing that makes him a legend is his stage presence. Who else thought up the duck walking, crazy-ness of his performances? That's why AC/DC is known, not that the music is bad, but because of his stage antics.[/QUOTE]



Actually Angus got the duck-walk from Chuck Berry. AC/DC has a lot of influences much like a lot of other bands. The band is very proud of being repetitive, as would I. Not many bands can stick around for 30 years and NEVER change their sound. They also went through losing one of the best singers ever back in '80. And never lost a beat on getting cd's out. AC/DC may not be as talented as other bands, but their is just something about them that keeps them together and staying on the stage.

It is all opinion where you think guitarists should be ranked. I personally think Angus is better than half the guitarists listed above. And I have to be honest that I have not heard a couple of them. EVH he is right up there with Angus but EVH does a lot with distortion and the whammy bar. Page is better. Clapton and SRV I have the same problem as I do with EVH (not so much SRV). The rest I know are good but personally I don't like them too much. But Hendrix. Way too heavy on the distortion and whammy. I like Hendrix and he is good but the sound just blends and melts together.

they wouldve been a great band to see in the aussie clubs. dunno about their records

[QUOTE=AB/CD]every song u just listed is crap apart from riff raff and jailbreak[/QUOTE]

thanks for the positive imput :rolleyes: , care to list why they are crap instead of just stating some opinionated information with no back up.

[QUOTE=long live rock]It is all opinion where you think guitarists should be ranked. I personally think Angus is better than half the guitarists listed above. And I have to be honest that I have not heard a couple of them. EVH he is right up there with Angus but EVH does a lot with distortion and the whammy bar. Page is better. Clapton and SRV I have the same problem as I do with EVH (not so much SRV). The rest I know are good but personally I don't like them too much. But Hendrix. Way too heavy on the distortion and whammy. I like Hendrix and he is good but the sound just blends and melts together.[/QUOTE]

Since when does running a [I]mostly [/I] clean channel directly through a marshall and "not using a whammy or distortion" have any relevance to skill at guitar?

As I mentioned, Angus does use SG's with vibratos (not on all songs).

AC/DC is a unique band, in the sense that even though their songs sound that same, and are based around the same chords, they are still awesome. And Angus Young is a pretty **** good guitarist. :evil:

[QUOTE=seizure_salad]AC/DC is a unique band, in the sense that even though their songs sound that same, and are based around the same chords, they are still awesome. And Angus Young is a pretty **** good guitarist. :evil:[/QUOTE]

So they're unique because they sound similar?

Oh, OK.

try playing thuderstruck none of those guitarist could hold up that finger work for 5 min long like angus could and still but out a face melting solo angus is better than most of those guitarist up there thats a popularity contest people just like jimy cuz hes a stoner and bob marley too he sux at guitar angus is alot better just underated

[img]http://www.everythingsg.com/celebs/angus6.jpg[/img]
do u see a vibrola no this guitar that angus him self is playing not on a website

[img]http://www.everythingsg.com/celebs/angus2.jpg[/img]
this is also his sig edition guitar no vibrola some have them but some dont

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]try playing thuderstruck none of those guitarist could hold up that finger work for 5 min long like angus could and still but out a face melting solo angus is better than most of those guitarist up there thats a popularity contest people just like jimy cuz hes a stoner and bob marley too he sux at guitar angus is alot better just underated[/QUOTE]

OMG UR RITE

Jimi Hendrix's popularity is solely based on the fact that he did drugs!

What do you deduce for us next, that Joe Satriani is only popular because he's bald?

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13][img]http://www.everythingsg.com/celebs/angus2.jpg[/img]
this is also his sig edition guitar no vibrola some have them but some dont[/QUOTE]

Yes, I already mentioned two posts up that he doesn't always use a vibrola. Way to read.

im saying its a populatity contest plus like in jimi's case now also u have to point out there are some artist up there that i do admit are better than angus such as jimmy page hes totally talented but angus is really good and should be up on the top ten guitarist list even if u dont like acdc u have to admit to play a song like thunderstruck or the very rapid solo on whole lotta rosie (live) takes much skill

Thunderstruck is not that difficult.

[url]http://www.mxtabs.net/tabs.php?path=Guitar,a,24,Ac%2Fdc,Thunderstruck+Tab,185516[/url]

One string hammer-ons at the beginning, and a moderate solo.

[url]http://www.mxtabs.net/tabs.php?path=Guitar,j,5547,Jimi+Hendrix+Experience,Voodoo+Child+%28slight+Return%29,184037[/url]

Yeah...gg. Not to mention Jimi sings at the same time, and was a much more well rounded musician. Angus is limited to one-dimensional, predictable solos, and is lucky that Malcolm knows how to write and hold things together.

watch the music video and try to keep up with that finger work it takes practice i bet he did it until he was pro the finger movment is perfect with only one stroke are u telling me u could play that song just as well as angus young i find that hard to believe (no offence not saying ur a crappy guitarist or anything)

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]watch the music video and try to keep up with that finger work it takes practice i bet he did it until he was pro the finger movment is perfect with only one stroke are u telling me u could play that song just as well as angus young i find that hard to believe (no offence not saying ur a crappy guitarist or anything)[/QUOTE]

The finger tapping part at the beginning is not hard at all. I was watching my friends 14 year old brother do it on the weekend.

It's not that complicated...look at some stuff by John Petrucci or Rusty Cooley.

or this:

[url]http://www.mxtabs.net/tabs.php?path=Guitar,s,1306,Steve+Vai,Crossroads+Duel,147343[/url]

Now THAT is hard.

sure u were and micheal jackson is still a man

[QUOTE=ANGUS YOUNG13]sure u were and micheal jackson is still a man[/QUOTE]

Why, you have trouble playing a basic tapping sequence on one string?

Thunderstuck is usually one of the first things people learn on guitar, it's an easy, fun song to play.

Everytime I come into this thread the discussion is about Thunderstruck's intro. To clear it all up. Yes, it is easy as hell to play. Yes, Angus picked every note of it on the studio version. And yes, he did sometimes live/you can play it with one hand if you so choose.

if it is sooo easy as hell to play how come skilled cover bands that have made cd's and most of thier covers sound good try to play thunderstruck but it sounds like crap
how come it always sounds off like the sequence is off or the timing its not as easy as u think u may think ur playing it but infact i bet ur playing somthing similar to it but not quite it the timing might not be right u might get tired or maybe its just wrong but the fact is no one that ive heard has been able to play it well it always sounds bad and if u know of an artist who has succesfully copied it i would be intrested to find out who

Let me ask you something chief, do you even play guitar? If not your arguement is completely flawed. If you do, really, just go and try to play it, it is not hard I can assure you. And not hard to play it correctly at that.

Yes Thunderstruck is easy. And Paranoidd if your just goin to post about how crap AC/DC is then piss off.

what are peoples favourite ac/dc to play on guitar

back in black, its fun

back in black and highway to hell are great :)

Does anyone have the Highway to Hell tabs?

I recall a good one at [url]www.ultimate-guitar.com[/url]

Thanks

last 4 songs i just listened to on the mp3 player

dirt deeds
problem child
thunderstruck
razors edge...

And rippa32 - highway to hell, as with most ac/dc songs is pretty **** easy... the solo though may be a little difficult

[QUOTE=Paranoidd]The finger tapping part at the beginning is not hard at all. I was watching my friends 14 year old brother do it on the weekend.

It's not that complicated...look at some stuff by John Petrucci or Rusty Cooley.

or this:

[url]http://www.mxtabs.net/tabs.php?path=Guitar,s,1306,Steve+Vai,Crossroads+Duel,147343[/url]

Now THAT is hard.[/QUOTE]


If he's talking about thunderstruck i agree, mad easy. And i also agree with you here...the steve vai duel in crossroads is immensly awesome.... i love watching the karate kid shred on his tele :P

[QUOTE=Angus Young13]if it is sooo easy as hell to play how come skilled cover bands that have made cd's and most of thier covers sound good try to play thunderstruck but it sounds like crap
how come it always sounds off like the sequence is off or the timing its not as easy as u think u may think ur playing it but infact i bet ur playing somthing similar to it but not quite it the timing might not be right u might get tired or maybe its just wrong but the fact is no one that ive heard has been able to play it well it always sounds bad and if u know of an artist who has succesfully copied it i would be intrested to find out who[/QUOTE]

What are you retarded or do you just not play guitar ? It's one thing to say this with evidence but maybe you are just a crappy guitarist ... thunderstruck is incredibally easy to play

Me >Your Theory

The reason AC/DC is so good Angus knows how to play real guitar he doesnt you effects are nothing strait out of a marshall

yeah totally...

[QUOTE=Bryan Blakey]All of their songs sound exactly the same to me.[/QUOTE]

As a HUGE AC/DC fan, i can admit all there songs sound simple and the same but that doesn't mean they are garbage. They are still a great band and yes Angus Young is not that much of a great guitarist, he is decent but hes no steve vai. Well he didn't exactly have much time to learn, i mean he joined the band when he was only 14. Malcom started AC/DC when Angus was only 14 years old. The boy was in the recording studio at the age of about 15 or 16. And once you think about it most bands songs sound very similar, of course they do make songs which sound different, maybe and acoustic songs ect. but think about al the new screamo bands and all that ****, There songs sound exactly the same the only difference between them and AC/DC is that there riffs are badly played downtoned powerchords and maybe a good attempt and shredding and we can't miss out the fingertapping(which usually doesnt even fit into the song lol). If Ac/Dc sounds the same and people get sick of their sound then howcome they are still a sucessful band? I mean not many bands can do what Ac/Dc have done. They've been rockin since the 70's and are still touring in 2005!

And highway to hell is very simple to play on guitar(like most AC/DC songs but hey it sounds good)

Just play these chords in order for the intro/main riff: A (x3) , D/f#(x2) G(x1) , D/f#(x2) G(x1) , D/f#(x2) G(x1) , D/F#(x1) , A(x2)

[QUOTE=clown_phobia]has everyone heard about the main road in Melbourne, Australia that is now named ACDC street? It was the road where they filmed "a long way to the top". it was just renamed recently.[/QUOTE]
Yes, its called ACDC Lane.

[QUOTE=rippa32]Yes Thunderstruck is easy. And Paranoidd if your just goin to post about how crap AC/DC is then piss off.[/QUOTE]

Are you stupid? Where did I say AC/DC was crap, dumbfu[font=]ck?[/font] I like the band, I just accept reality instead of trying to argue a biased view of Angus Young with no proper basis.

[QUOTE=Bryan Blakey]All of their songs sound exactly the same to me.[/QUOTE]
if you think all their songs sound the same you must be stupid :lol:

Whole Lotta Rosie, Thunderstruck, Riff Raff, Jailbreak, Let There Be Rock
so u want me to give reasons y they r crap compared to other songs

whole lotta rosie-dirty eyes was a much better version of this song every1 says the song is amazing and ok fair enough its good i can listen to it but i dont htink its their best song ever.
thunderstruck-wasnt much effort in it angus came up with the intro while doodling with his guitar and recorded it personally i dont like the song much becos well it doesnt really sound like AC/DC to me
riff raff-2nd best song off powerage
jailbreak-just an amazing song
let there be rock-good first time round 2nd time round its alrgith 3rd time just irritates me i listen to the album but i mostly skip that song cos they have far better songs than that example rocker