Angus Young AC/DC Guitar Swap - Out of tune and no strap

Rock 'n roll history - What happens if you pick up a spare guitar mid song that's out of tune and has no strap? AC/DC
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[@dries7547]

Come find us at www.solodallas.com !

[@billzebub7535]

@@FroggyKrueger8969ENGLISHMOTHAFUCKADOYOUSPEAKIT??!!

[@ChristianIce]

As a sound engineer I can't believe how good the quality is for a 197x live. If there's no remastering /AI signal split & remix going on, the dude behind the mixer was a god.

[@dries7547]

This is of course not an desk feed out, as it would be greatly unbalanced. This was multitrack recorded, and released for the 'Let There Be Rock - Live in Paris' VHS in 1985. I'm sure it was brought to the studio to work on some things, but the source of the audio must have been good, one can't turn shit into gold.

[@ChristianIce]

@@dries7547 Probably a multitrack, but today you can work magic also by AI splitting a stereo track. Still, it's impressive quality and the SE had flaming balls :)

[@caprise-music6722]

Professional equipment and recording + incredibly good band = good sound.

[@dries7547]

Especially the last part. So underestimated.@@caprise-music6722

[@rustinpeace770]

Led zeppelin somehow had better qualith in 73

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

This shows a small part of the difference between professionals and mere mortals. No one on that stage is missing a single point while the guitar tech springs into action and saves the day.

[@TheActionStack]

Actually Angus tuning mid solo with one turn was saving the day, he can play without a strap.

[@siler7]

@@TheActionStack It is, of course, both, as well as all the other musicians and staff.

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

I concure

[@ithinkaboutthings9052]

@@JSTNtheWZRD Digging the nom and your channel description is, in the words of Regis Philbin, bonkos.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@JSTNtheWZRD Concur*

[@thomascoakes5733]

Angus is such a pro. To keep playing like that when everything is going wrong and then shake it off like nothing ever happened is beyond me.

[@mcvideo5909]

The band was slogging it around Australia for many years playing in small pubs and clubs - It’s a long way to the top…

[@jallekulmala1370]

noodling around pentatonic, this band is best at small clubs like all bands

[@astroboirap]

With a guy sniffing his ass too

[@deebop4904]

Yeah, but I bet pop tarts are beyond you too

[@mtadams2009]

@@jallekulmala1370Every time I have seen them they showed up and played like it was their last show ever. Great live show.

[@josemourinho2810]

00:18 The way Angus tunes that string without checking if its on the spot. He is fast in everything lol

[@icankillbugs]

The G, too. Brave!

[@lawsonfan5797]

I'm not a musician, tell me what happened here.

[@BeatniksVids]

​@@lawsonfan5797 One string out of tune, reaches for tuner on headstock, turns, tunes, rocks out.

[@rocknral]

​@@lawsonfan5797A mere mortal has about 3-4 goes at getting the tuning right. Especially that bass g string as it's so sensitive you can easily over turn the tuner.

[@nickmonk7945]

@@rocknralbass g string??

[@ulisseslopez3738]

No one is talking about Malcolm keeping the guitars together. What a rhythm MEISTRO.

[@iluvdaguitar]

And as a guitarist myself, I can tell you Malcolm's riffs are not easy to learn. Although they sound easy, they are some of the most difficult rhythms I've had learn. RIP Malcolm Young ❤👍✌️

[@markusaurelius777]

@@iluvdaguitar Prime example is Riff Raff. That lick is hard to play !!! Great tune. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6O7k4B4brdoY5I

[@dougsmith4602]

Amen to that. Malcolm was the unsung hero of ac/dc. Probably my favorite rhythm guitarist ever.

[@fleatactical7390]

Well, this video is about Angus after all...

[@iluvdaguitar]

@@fleatactical7390 Yeah, makes me wonder if Angus sees these comments and thinks, wtf? 😂

[@franciscolopez3229]

This guitar techs and roadies who are behind the scenes truely deservres a lot of credit. No concert without them. Bravo to this guys, bravo!

[@TheGodParticle]

They are all true legends!

[@franciscolopez3229]

@@TheGodParticle Amen to that.

[@jasonpollock9259]

Are these the same guys who handed him a spare guitar that was out of tune?

[@caseD5150]

@@jasonpollock9259thank you!

[@caseD5150]

@@jasonpollock9259my first F’n thought

[@diadora9292]

And he still plays on without missing a beat😁

[@deewilliams1210]

Thort the same 😉

[@ernest1576]

Angus is amazing Doesn't even panic I would have been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off

[@reinhardmuller9137]

He was missing a beat while tuning

[@glenchapman3899]

Did a very similar thing during the River Plate concerts. Swapped out the guitar, fiddled with the tuning while trying to continue with the solo.

[@diadora9292]

@@glenchapman3899 always wanted to see them live but never did.

[@liquidSpin]

Love how he's going wild thrashing his head yet still on time with the beat!! RESPECT

[@Spectre-wd9dl]

Hes thrashing to the beat.

[@Stophocles]

How about how he refuse to stop doing it even for a moment while his guitar tech tries to put on his strap 😆

[@xStabizorz]

​@@nothinghere1996mate it was Mal who had dementia not Angus hahahahaha

[@warshipsatin8764]

how do you think he keeps time?

[@user-yk4ky1op6u]

My respects to the guitar techs,the show wouldn't go on without them.

[@TUUK2006]

Respect to someone who had a backup guitar without a strap and being tuned up?`I've seen people kicked off productions for a lot less.

[@gregdolecki8530]

@@TUUK2006 Hey dummy, no way Angus was stopping for a guitar swap, mid-song. Smarten up or go watch Britney Spears videos.

[@danielferrera8773]

The sound recording is amazing!! Perfect mix, studio level but even more hard to get since it's live. Hats off for the guys back there.

[@phenixreturns]

1980 : ) i have the dvd boxset

[@nycyabber7103]

For whatever reason, ACDC live recordings are so crispy lol. Their sound dudes are godly.

[@andibandi2098]

yes, but also true is: lots of ACDC live videos were overdubbed afterwards @@nycyabber7103

[@cliffords2315]

Do you guys realize how old this is? this must be before 1980 Bon Scott was the Singer in this video, he died in Feb 1980.......great sound for 43 years ago.

[@leosalto3910]

@@cliffords2315 It was filmed on December 1979 and released in 1980.

[@ssmouse77]

Angus is second to none. He certainly has a style all of his own. I love his talent so much. 😎

[@MxMoondoggie]

Bon was so awesome, I wish I was alive in that era to have seen him live. My mum saw them live in 1977 at one of the local venues and she's never been able to forget how good they were, she can't remember much of any other show she went to as a teenager but has very vivid memories of AC/DC. Bon just oozes charisma in everything he does, the perfect frontman.

[@gmanhirt8818]

Angus himself is never mentioned as a rhythm guitarist god like malcom but he’s just as great

[@milesaway3699]

The beauty of this is that Angus can bend a string to be in tune. He never missed a beat. Not for a second.

[@Rubensgardens.Skogsmuseum]

Well, he tried but never really got there.

[@snakedriver]

Even Bon knew who the real star of the show was, standing back at the end to let Angus do his thing

[@NerdENerd]

The real star of the show was Malcolm. Everytime an AC/DC tune enters your head it is Malcolm's rythm that you are thinking of. He was the glue, the soul and the essence. When I was a kid I thought it was all about Angus but as I got older I realised it was Mal at the back who was the real champion. RIP Mal you were a true Aussie rock ledgend.

[@mikecoughlin4128]

He was hanging back so he didn’t get run over or tangled in cords, lol. Dangerous out there mid show!

[@siler7]

Everybody trying to say that one person in AC/DC was the real star is stupid. They were a band. They were stars together. Stop trying to divide them.

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

Nah - acca dacca is one - Malcom always stood in the back - Bon just gave em room

[@caprise-music6722]

@@chiefline7084 well duh! Obviously not

[@leokimvideo]

This is a great example of a pro musician Vs a hack. The pro's continue on no matter what obstacles are setting up, they will play through anything. Also a great reminder to how incredible Bon Scott is on stage. Imagine how much bigger ACDC would have been if Scott didn't die so young.

[@michaelself5185]

Hard to imagine, since they're they biggest rock band in the world lol

[@bidipbo]

@@michaelself5185 Exactly. Wtf is that guy talking about?

[@jimestooper1480]

They are literally one of the biggest bands on earth. This comment is so absurd lmao

[@ESPirits87]

that's the power of being on drugs and being high as a mountain

[@juanblondo4163]

AC/DC became an AC/DC cover band the day Bon died

[@t1m_a23]

he’s glued with his guitar)

[@j765n_]

Man that quality for the late 70´s is crazy

[@SoloDallas]

There will NEVER be another band like AC/DC. Mark my words - Fil "SoloDallas"

[@Twobarpsi]

Never 🤘!! They are the reason I picked up a guitar!

[@davedarling6512]

Best hard rock band of all time. They perfected the genre, nobody else will ever match them.

[@Arnostic]

@@Twobarpsisame!!

[@siler7]

Bold stance against the legions of people saying there will be another AC/DC. Mark your words? Oooooo.

[@davedarling6512]

@@siler7 Thanks for recognizing my bravery .

[@loeuf508]

can we talk about the quality of this footage?

[@ernest1576]

Dude its from 1978 or 79 what you expect Mr. Perfect

[@loeuf508]

@@ernest1576 i was saying how good the quality was

[@user-bg2oi4bz3p]

@@loeuf508 It's so obvious, even I knew what you meant.

[@livewire2759]

It's great quality because it's footage from the "Let There Be Rock, The Movie, Live in Paris" home movie. If you haven't seen the whole show, find it and watch it... you'll be glad you did. The audio was included on 2 discs of the Bonfire box set with some overdubs to correct a few little mishaps like this one.

[@Doomzdayxx]

Yeah, no shit. it's pretty damn good for the age

[@larrynoe6162]

Best I ever saw live. Always a great show. I saw them in 1984 Monsters of Rock in Karlsruhe West Germany. They were the show.

[@craigmckenzie5466]

That guitar tech will go to the grave with this story I'm sure.

[@joeybrunt7544]

Before this video starts, Angus had already run off stage to hand the tech his guitar. He stands there for a solid 10-12 full seconds before the tech finds a guitar to hand him. Angus runs back on stage, plugs it in himself, and realizes she’s not even tuned. Tries desperately to save the song while the tech looks for his strap, and that’s where this video begins!!!! Poor guy!

[@Tangman4209]

I’m sure there were better stories than this to tell. They deal with a lot worse Just saying

[@Toby_the_Glen]

I thought those guitar techs pride themselves on the rack of backups all ready to go?

[@livewire2759]

@@Toby_the_Glen This was in '79... the band was still largely unknown outside of Europe and Australia, so they didn't have the best roadies or back up guitars just yet...

[@chrisyanak6207]

He's dead so....

[@robbiepeterh]

The quality of the video and sound is amazing and his playing and passion is just out of this world

[@OctarineCode]

F1 kind of tech action right there. And as soon as it finish putting the strap, there goes Angus eating the stage alive. Amazing

[@dt3460]

No one rocked as hard as DC. Angus is awesome but That rhythm section is the heartbeat of DC.

[@dougsmith4602]

Malcolm! Malcolm! Malcolm!

[@gianlucad8003]

Hat's off to Angus and the roadie, awesome work.

[@majorrgeek]

@gianlucad8003 - AC/DC is junk, straight off the shelf and into the toilet where it belongs

[@robmontier3770]

No strap-locks?!

[@MysteryZen77]

we are grateful for what we are about to receive- Malcom Majestic ! Angus's tech deserves a cheers! Got that guitar strap fastened and Angus did not miss a note~! Man this was SO good- ~

[@TheGreatGadfly]

Few comments make me actually cackle, this is one. Apt description and entertaining.

[@electricladyguitarsdevonuk1414]

Robert 'Plugg' Usher - He was Jimmy Page's tech prior to joining AC/DC - Nice bloke. Taught me a few things

[@MrMarkar1959]

I first heard of AC-DC on Saturday Jan.14,1978,,then the Blizzard Hit NW Ohio. 🎸 Seen Angus " Moon" Fort Wayne,Ind. whata trip that show was✌🏼

[@huntermediaphotography]

Angus Young damn ! The real deal ! Ever since 6th grade I’ve loved Angus’ unbridled guitar playing.

[@coreyshier7526]

WOW! the only time i've even seen someone do something like that was watching BB King playin' n singin' when a string broke; he played around it until he was handed a new one and then proceeded to change it out re-tune it on the fly all while continuing to sing and he never skipped a beat!

[@jonginder5494]

When Angus joins his brothers in the sky, generations will lament not seeing this guy play live. He’ll be even bigger as a legacy. I don’t want that day to come… but.

[@rockeroller]

This golden age of AC/DC is the only era I wanna know about.

[@ronj1602]

Seen them a dozen times and every time I say it's the best show ever.

[@Frip36]

Best part of this is finally getting to see his brother rocking out in the background. Usually camera is only on Angus and Bonn.

[@user-tj7co1sr4b]

Always loved the interview when Angus was asked how it felt to be one of the best guitar players in the world and he answered " best in the world?, I'm not even the best guitar player in the band". So humble, so talented. He's always been my favorite.

[@brianjarvis2772]

The same thing happened to a guitarist I was doing guitar tech for in the mid 90's. His strap popped the guitar almost hit the ground I had to take a Charvel unplug it plugged in his Washburn hand it back and then restrap his guitar, as he started playing the lead to Whole lot of Rosie.

[@allenstroud4236]

Yeah that's incredible what he did. He knew he was out of tune but never let a single note get past out of tune. Also, he kept pounding out great lead! So cool. Man I love rock and these guys!

[@mtadams2009]

I was fortunate to have seen them a few times back in the day. High energy show and in general just a lot of fun.

[@jimmyspruill5400]

Angus KILLING IT, LOOK MA NO DAMN PEDALS!!!!

[@Twobarpsi]

Or digital amps!

[@qua7771]

You don't need it. When I try a pedal through a plexi it messes up the sound. I'm surprised he's plugged in with a cable though, with all the stage antics.

[@UserUli]

@@qua7771 There was a radio tower near the venue which interfered with the signal of the transmitter I read once in the eighties.

[@qua7771]

@@UserUli Sounds like a good enough reason.

[@ernest1576]

@@qua7771 theirs a dude on side of the stage reeling in the guitar line or letttn it out and he makes sure Angus fosnth

[@batphink2655]

Everything about this legendary rock band was professional always a slick polished machine functioning as one unit live!

[@barrygerenski6259]

And still not miss a beat with the tech putting it on

[@surewhynot6040]

Find/watch the entire song. Its super good

[@boogie89man]

The powerful live and no playback 👌🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@patricklilly2520]

This is great! Proof that, "The Show MUST go on"!!!

[@B.T.R.-sj4if]

wow - the truly precious nugget wonderful people post on KZbin. As an Australian - AC/DC is in my blood, it is in every Australian's blood, even if the Young brothers + Bon came from Scotland, yes true at a very young age, but there's still that small quirky but clear accent that's worn down over decades but is still there. This would 'not' have been easy for the guitar tech. My all time favourite song was the song the 7th release from 'H2H' "Touch Too Much" - for me it has a menacing hard riffing sound mixed with 'Bons' cheeky antics. The other key point for me is Angus is playing here SO far up the neck it is just insane to watch him continue to play, no worries at all - while his tech made the adjustment. Thanks for this - golden.

[@dries7547]

Yess!

[@ernest1576]

The guitar techs lucky he got the strap on in time or he would have been fired two miss cues I could tolerate one mess up but two in a row I'm sure he was verbally repermanded with 13 letter words and docked half a days pay that's what I would have done

[@B.T.R.-sj4if]

T2M is my all time fave AC/DC song - was single release number 7 from H2H. It is a brutal song but with a cool groove, the bass, guitars and Phil on the drums - and of course a very cheeky Bon. It's about sex - simple stuff, listen to the lyrics.@@sissysakura7676

[@donaldhoot7741]

LOL!

[@chad9166]

​@@ernest1576you wouldn't do shit

[@davidedwards7835]

Absolutely mindblowing.

[@Monkeyspankerelite]

I remember him doing that at Göta Lejon in Stockholm back in -79 too. He also rode the shoulders of Bon all the way out in the foajé still shredding. Awesome!!

[@slideryt]

3 nanoseconds from strap back on to Angus up and rocking. I timed it.

[@bobby-bu3ky]

I’m just digging on seeing how hard Angus rocks no matter what the situation he’s just unstoppable naturally in any situation!

[@ralphemerson497]

Early, early video of the boys. Nice work.

[@cautionTosser]

and that, children, is how you ROCK!!!

[@richardnelson2521]

Dries, just fitted a Solodallas '71 bridge pup to my 2016 SG standard, thx for your advice pre Christmas around this, it DOES have that 'If You Want Blood' era underdriven yet sharp sound. V happy!

[@96gaber]

Keep them coming ❤

[@scarey2me]

This is why good guitar techs are paid the big bucks.

[@facerip2222]

Why does this look so good?? It's making my eyes bleed!! This looks like a 4k 2023 concert video. Can I watch this whole concert somewhere in this quality? It's unbelievable.

[@dries7547]

Well hey, glad you discovered the difference between analog film and digital camera shit ! Still today, no digital camera can capture the same dynamic range and color depth under this low light conditions. I recommend you to lookup the Saturn V Apollo 11 Moon rocket launch, in 8k. Still 8k is not enough to show the smallest detail of the film.

[@facerip2222]

@@dries7547 Ok cool thanks! But uhm, do you know which live concert this AC/DC video is from?

[@dries7547]

@@facerip2222 Live in Paris, 1979. It's out on Blue Ray remastered from the original VHS release in 1985.

[@facerip2222]

@@dries7547 Thanks man, I appreciate that. Rawk on.

[@user-eh5gj1hx9z]

The ONE AND ONLY! !!!!!!!!! What energy! All of 'em!

[@antidepressantsensitivetrance.]

Every second of this film is a poster for my room.❤ Crazy !.

[@Rockzilla404]

If anyone ever wants to know how awesome a Marshall amp can sound I just say listen to Angus.

[@Nico-pb9lq]

Yes for me ACDC a Has that Marshall tone so raw and explosive when you ear Malcolm the chords just explode out with clarity and power, i never eard that on another band

[@Rockzilla404]

@@Nico-pb9lq It's a cranked plexi I think..

[@ernest1576]

Love at the beginning of the concert he jumps off his marshall stack and starts gettin. After it

[@guillermo3564]

Boatloads of people played through Marshalls in the 70's and they all sounded awesome. That's what Marshall does.

[@Rockzilla404]

@@guillermo3564 They all sound good but the Plexi is in a world of it's own ..

[@PaulGodloves]

That's a man who truly enjoys what he's playing while...

[@trenttorrence9561]

First of all, great quality video of the lads back in the day.

[@cliffords2315]

had to be at least 1979 , Bon Died in Feb 80'

[@ElegantSpud]

Angus is a fucking god. *Nothing* stops him from rocking maximally. Earthquakes and hurricanes shudder at the mention of his name. All hail the mighty Angus!

[@colinchin2726]

Great recovery

[@guitarman8462]

If I'm correct , this is the " Let There Be Rock " show Live In Paris.

[@tims7250]

Love it, you only have one 🙌

[@stevesmusiccorner9105]

Awesome !

[@billyjim0733]

I love this song.

[@todd-1]

video and audio quality are amazing

[@MrPeperoni79]

The video quality is incredible.

[@josefbuckland]

THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

[@jazzmeup1]

Awesome!!

[@neveser]

That was phenomenal.

[@Jimboslice911]

Well he nailed that bend... 100 times plus

[@mrb5482]

You got your money worth seeing them back then! incredible.

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Finest moments in rock, part IV, Angus goes to the future and comes back looking like that alien in the back yard in Las Vegas. Angus pays his guitar techs well.

[@augormasterson9312]

This is the clearest archival footage in existence. Shot in the 70s and looks crisper and cleaner than an iPhone 15

[@reklaw3603]

Oor wee Angus, what a guy and to the best ever vocalist, oor Bon Scott. RIP our finest man from the land of chaos, hope you are rocking those wicked angels.

[@Danny-pi1xh]

Solid save

[@michaellachapell3455]

I have this DVD, it's called Let There Be be Rock. 1980 Paris France, Bon Scott last concert before he passed!😊

[@sheldonrigsby3523]

Nice recovery. That's why he is a rock legend.

[@davidevans3227]

if you want blood excellent album.. thankyou for sharing this 🙂

[@timexironman100m]

I have that video. First video I ever bought.. I played hundreds of times and the quality of the tape and the sounds of that concert was amazing. Pity the guitar went out of tune in whole lotto Rosie but that's live recordings of shows for you..the concert is from 1979.. I bought video in 1986 packed it away in 1997... funny in a way its just the start of 2024.. since dvd.. streaming you tube etc... it sits quietly in my loft going on 27 years....Great concert footage.

[@rnemchev]

Show must go on!

[@BrainDoge]

Epic

[@dam1106]

Wow, impressive, both Angus continuing his solo without a strap, and even more so, the video/sound quality for 1970's video. Very rare to have video that good from that era. 🤨

[@AaronAbernethy]

I could be wrong, but this looks like 16mm film to me. Video from that era would look like trash.

[@goldenhourkodak]

@@AaronAbernethy Must be 35mm. 16mm would show more grain especially in the dark.

[@TheJols]

seemed pretty chill about it.... nice

[@jurgencuypers8350]

Bon’s dance moves r legendary.

[@MrThepitcher47]

LEGEND! Love you Angus ❤

[@frankstephenson1746]

Fantastic It’s only rock n roll but I like it

[@user-jc8qb1wu8t]

Malcolm was THE best. Love the video!

[@phenixreturns]

1)Now some bands will make this for the show but here it was not for the show so, more sincere 2) There is another extract with the oxygen too

[@unitydaw4804]

_LEGEND_

[@phenixreturns]

omg pure rock and roll before the big shows

[@phenixreturns]

stadiums

[@UstedTubo187]

So rock and roll!

[@terkish]

The video and sound quality for this clip from the 70s is insane.

[@goldenhourkodak]

Because it was professionally shot for a movie

[@Vickyvee97]

He's a complete BEAST!

[@CrazyHenkie777]

How he handeld that out of tune guitar was real;y impressive. Just played licks that avoided the out of tune string and still sounded natural!

[@r.d.stevens9482]

All hail the crew!

[@JoeChristina]

Now this is another reason why AC/DC is the world's greatest rock band. Angus young kept on playing the notes in the guitar while tuning it, and while the tech guy came to put the guitar strap back on the guitar and Angus Young just kept on playing every note without stopping.

[@Wooley689]

Nobody is better than Angus, raw talent this man is a pros pro.