Angus Young In April 2014 Malcolm Young was forced to leave the band due to ill health, leaving Angus the last consistent member of the band. In May it was revealed that Stevie Young, Malcolm and Angus's nephew, would stand in for his uncle to record AC/DC's latest record. In September Malcolm officially retired and Stevie was made AC/DC's official full-time rhythm guitarist. AC/DC released "Rock or Bust" in the fall of 2014. In March 2016, after the departure of both Malcolm Young and drummer Phil Rudd, AC/DC was set back with yet another departure; long time lead singer Brian Johnson was
Angus Young 2012, Young was named Best Australian Guitarist of All Time in a poll conducted by Australian Guitar Magazine. Angus is a keen supporter of the Glasgow Rangers football club. Young has used Gibson SGs in various forms (his original, and the basis for his current signature model, was a 1968 - '70 SG Standard) throughout his career. He also used a modified version of the SG called the Jaydee SG, which was made custom for Young by Jaydee guitars. At least 2 of his SGs (whether modified Gibson product or ground-up construction) circa 1977 and the Paris "Let There Be