Inventor. In 1975 Schafferinvented the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System, a low-noise/wide dynamic rangewireless guitar system that was form-factored as a wirelessmicrophone in 1976. ... Among the first bands to adopt the Schaffer Vega Diversity Systemwere the Rolling Stones, KISS, and AC/DC.
Yes, Angus used a wireless system back then. You can see the transmitter, which was attached to the guitar strap with tape. The cable from the guitar output is also fixed with tape, very tight, on the guitar body. Angus guitar solo is in sync with the movement and position of the hand and fingers on the fingerboard. The same can be seen in his rhythm work. Kel and Rich, you guys do a very good job and I like you both.
Finally someone reacted to Riff Raff! Angus did go wireless very early on (as far as that technology goes). Not bluetooth - it was a radio transmitter. Sometimes it was in the body of the guitar, sometimes he has it on the back of his guitar strap. That looks to be the case here, as you can see a cable looping out from behind his book bag. There's footage of him using the wireless unit back in 1977 (if you search "AC/DC Hippodrome" on TH-cam). As for the back pack... sometimes he had dry ice in there! Kel does have a point about the audio in this video being laid over top of the concert footage. It sounds like the same version of Riff Raff from their "If You Want Blood" live album. So it might have been cleaned up. If you want more good quality authentic live early AC/DC videos then Hippodrome or Rock Goes to College are your best bets.
I was at this gig in Glasgow and later in show Angus was carried on Bon's shoulders through crowd while playing with a smoke bomb flowing smoke from the satchel (bag) so they must have had the wireless system protected somehow in a compartment
The video was taken from a live concert at the Apollo theatre in Glasgow, Scotland in 1978. Angus was plugged in, he was using a wireless guitar system.
Saw them in July-1980, in Kitchener Ontario, for the Back In Black tour .... and yes, Angus guitar was wireless. Apparently Angus was already using something called "the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS), manufactured by the Vega Corporation of El Monte, CA since 11976, and quickly revolutionized live performance for the likes of KISS, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, and of course, AC/DC." .. but I have no idea whats in his school bag!!
Powerage stayed in my brothers 8 track player in his CJ-5 for 2 or 3 years it was the only thing he would listen to while driving.Got to see them on that tour They were incredible. Bon Scott was the most charismatic front man I ever saw live.
This is the audio from "If you want Blood" live disc all recorded from the Glasgow '78 gigs. Can't miss it, been listening to it for 40 years. I think this footage finally turned up in an AC/DC package somewhere.
Man brings back memories as a young boy in the 90s riding with my dad in his 76 Camaro on open highways cruising at about 100 mph listen to AC/DC black sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
AC\DC is the best example of what a rock and roll band should be. Angus carries nothing in his back pack. Angus has been wireless forever. The Schaffer-Vega diversity system (SVDS) was a wireless guitar system developed in 1975-76, engineered and prototyped by Ken Schaffer in New York City, and manufactured by the Vega Corporation, El Monte, California. A handheld microphone version was introduced in 1977. The system was the first cordless system to be adopted by major rock acts because it solved technical problems common to earlier wireless systems. The reliable sound and freedom of movement it provided paved the way for bands to tour with large multi-level stages in arenas. Schaffer-Vegas were used in the late 1970s and early 1980s by many rock bands such as Pink Floyd (namely guitarist David Gilmour), the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Kiss.
Recorded at the Glasgow Apollo, great venue that is now long gone and replaced with a multiplex cinema. Some of Exit Stage Left by Rush was also recorded at the same venue.
Hardest working band I ever saw during the Bon era. Vividly remember them blowing Aerosmith off the stage opening for them.
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I went to see Aerosmith in 77. AC/DC opened for them. I was a big Aerosmith fan,until Angus came ripping across the stage. AC/DC is the best rock band there has ever been imo.
Pause the video at 1:08, and you get a clear view of the wireless transmitter. I couldn't prove it, but I wouldn't be shocked if his book bag had the batteries, as they were nowhere near as small and light as today, of course. Also note that during the intro section, even though you cant see a connection/cable, Angus is adjusting both volume and tone - which would be unnecessary if they were not actually using the guitar's output. I also agree with Klaus Ide - the sync between the audio and Angus' finger positions on the fretboard is quite visible :-)
I was at this gig at the famous `Glasgow Apollo`! if my memory doesn't desert me this was the gig that the Glasgow Choir initially started the famous Angus! Angus! chants on Whole Lotta Rosie, that you still hear today! Kel this was a live performance and all the instruments were playing, the video does not give a good sense of how loud it was. Angus was on a wireless guitar and later in the same gig Bon Scott actually carries Angus on his shoulders and carries him to one of the boxes in a different part of the venue while still playing. Keep up the good work you guys!
Great reaction and great observation Kel. Don't know if wireless was available back then or not. And that is an adorable baby picture. Congrats to their family.
I've seen them numerous times and hope to see them numerous more times. I've been to see nearly everyone throughout the 70s and 80s but this is the one band I will gladly see again. They go 110% every single time. This video was LIVE. You can also see their rehearsal videos if you want to gauge their abilities LIVE. They frequently sound better than their studio versions --- one of the very few that actually do.
as any aussie knows who had one of those school bags back then it contains a mum made sandwich wrapped in grease paper and a note from mum saying 'excuse jimmy being late he slept in'
Wireless radio transmitter. Angus is such a mobile guitarist it's almost essential that he has wireless connection or he'd need a guitar lead 200ft long. Some poor roadie would have a coronary trying to keep him untangled.
As others have said, Angus is using a wireless rig here. In reality, the wireless actually was a formative part of his sound. He even used it in the studio, and trying to work EQ settings to try and catch the "Angus sound" has proven difficult for tribute artists in the interim, because the ancient wireless rigs are difficult to find in working condition now.
It's not a back back, it's a book bag to go with the uniform. It stays on his back because of the guitar. Angus was among the first with wireless tech, he used it first time aug.24 1977 at the Palladium in NY.
As others have said, Angus used a Schaffer-Vega Diversity wireless very early on, one of the first acts to use it. Indeed, the Schaffer was actually a big part of his sound because it had a gain booster designed to boost the signal to compensate for the slight loss that would occur with a wireless that actually pushed the amp kind of hard, giving him his higher gain tone. Back in Black (the album) featured that unit heavily in Angus’ solos. A man (or group?) called SoloDallas has actually developed a replica of the Schaffer unit as an amp booster designed to emulate that late 70’s AC/DC sound. Angus himself got an early unit and used it on the last tour. So yes, he was plugged in with a wireless system.
We NEED to hear every AC/DC song from Let There be Rock until For Those About to Rock The best era in the bands career in my opinion. Every song is electrifying and gives you chills!
Angus had a power pack in his back pack. He used to ride on Bon Scott’s shoulders and they would walk through the audience during one song in their concert (with security of course).
This is the actual video from the if you want blood you've got it live... Angus used to have a cord very early on... and he was wild as ever with the cord... this band is the hardest working band EVER. Just watch... check out the front and back cover of that album... best cover ever to go with best live album EVER. Gives me chills every time.
Even plugged in Angus still ran all over the place. It was one of the things that amazed me when I saw older concert footage. How Angus and Bon never got their chords tangled as they both moved around. It was something I’m sure musicians had to be aware of and especially then with their movement. They were always aware of where they were and where the other was. But you can’t tell by looking. Lots of rehearsal and chemistry I would assume.
The satchel was part of the school uniform in many Australian schools in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. the Young family lived in Burwood, a Sydney suburb along Parramatta Road, but the high school in Burwood is a girl’s school and Angus wears the uniform of Ashfield Boys High which is near Burwood and presumably the high school he went to. The leather satchel would contain homework plus a cut lunch, usually sandwiches and fruit plus a drink. And yes, AC/DC was one of the first bands in the world to use wireless instruments along with the Rolling Stones, KISS, Van Halen, and ELO. They went wireless as soon as it became possible in the mid 70’s to facilitate their high energy movement around the stage. It was probably quite expensive back then which would explain why it did not become common for other bands until many years later. A little known fact is that modern WiFi was invented in Australia and Australian sound engineers were very experimental, but the system AC/DC used was developed in New York by Ken Shaffer and made in California by Vega thus it was known as the Shaffer-Vega Diversity System. Angus said in an interview that he experimented with several early WiFi devices but the Shaffer-Vega was the most reliable of them all in concert, and gave a distinctive sound that he liked. He would have been using the Shaffer-Vega for three years before this video was shot as it started selling in 1976. Because of the sound of those early units you can now buy replicas of the original Shaffer-Vega just to get that real early AC/DC sound.
Because of Angus’s use of wireless early on, he got a sound that can’t be duplicated. He used it on Back in Black. That’s why nobody can get the same sound as Angus...gave it a unique crunch. There is a story about it and the rig he used....
I get excited every time I see a new vid pop up from ya'll! Thank you for keeping at it, I love your content. I would LOVE to see you two react to Spiritbox - The Mara Effect Pt 1. I know you wont be disappointed!!
Angus had wireless technology back in 77 kids had it back then Stones around 75 so yes that's a live concert you can sure tell because it's fucking awesome
ok Kel, as to your question as to what was in Angus' satchel? acdc believe it or not were a "hard wired" band at birth.. i remember watching me boys evolving to wireless. i was at an acdc concert when i noticed Angus' guitar plugged in to his satchel. thats when i realized that Angus knew, someday, he would no longer have to drag cable everywhere he went, he was prepared.
Born to be metal is actually on point, as "Born To Be Wild" is the first incident of the term "Heavy Metal Thunder" in popular music (at least to my knowledge.)
First time it was used to describe music was Steppenwolf, yes. The first time the term "heavy metal" was used in a book called The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. It came out in the early 60s. I think it refers to drug addiction in the book.
Angus Young modelled himself on Pete Townshend of The Who he said he was the only guitarist he was influenced by. Saw these guys in 1978 Manchester UK they played for around 75 minutes and the crowd was just as exhausted as the band at the end.
AC/DC were one of the first band to use wireless systems way back in 78/79 - this was live, and that's how they performed live even when they used cables.
1. Angus sometimes had a smoke charge in his backpack but not always. 2. Angus started using a wireless unit in 1977. This concert is from 1978. It's fully live.
this was 100 percent live! You can see the wireless transmitter on the strap of the guitar. I recommend you watch "Rig Rundown" where they tell you the history of his wireless systems. Often when Angus went out in to the crowd they umplugged his guitar so he needed a wireless system
from Wikipedia "The Schaffer-Vega diversity system (SVDS) was a wireless guitar system developed in 1975-76, engineered and prototyped by Ken Schaffer in New York City, and manufactured by the Vega Corporation, El Monte, California. A handheld microphone version was introduced in 1977. The system was the first cordless system to be adopted by major rock acts because it solved technical problems common to earlier wireless systems. The reliable sound and freedom of movement it provided paved the way for bands to tour with large multi-level stages in arenas. Schaffer-Vegas were used in the late 1970s and early 1980s by many rock bands such as Pink Floyd (namely guitarist David Gilmour), the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Kiss."
Riff Raff from Powerage, great track, fabulous album. This was my intro to AC/DC, bought for me by a school friend on my 16th birthday. When AC/DC took up residence at the Hammersmith Odeon, so did I. This was the height of AC/DC’s creativity and energy for me. How I miss those days. Angus has a cheese sandwich in his satchel. Angus used a wireless transmitter in the 1970s. Malcolm didn’t. As part of the set then, during Bad Boy Boogie, Bon Scott would carry Angus around the audience on his shoulders back then. This was only possible because of the wireless tech.
Yes, the backpack was a transmitter, from the guitar, to the amp(s). So the answer to your question(s) is one and the same. Yes, he was "plugged in" AND the backpack was part of that! It's also where he kept his lunch!
Wireless can also be seen on Rock Goes To College, where you can also see the backpack featuring the smoke effect. I believe the backpack/satchel also carried batteries for the system, so the smoke was a great gimmick in that regard!
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Yes, this was there best RAW album for hard rock-n, power cord that makes you crazy when your there!!! But, highway to Hell and back n black are by far there best technical musical albums. NEED MORE BON SCOTT ERA REACTIONS. GO FOR THE “B” side SONGS!!!!
In 1975 Schaffer invented the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System, a low-noise/wide dynamic range wireless guitar system that was form-factored as a wireless microphone in 1976. Schaffer-Vega made approximately one thousand wireless systems that retailed for $4,400 each.
This video clips wasn't filmed 10 days before Bon died. It was filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow on the 30th April 1978, Where Bon died on the 19th February 1980
This was the actual footage of the performance you were hearing. Yes they had wireless in 1978. Malcolm played with a cord back in those days. He could get away with it because he stayed in the background and only walked up to a mic to sing backing vocals. Otherwise he stayed out of Angus’ way so he could play his cordless guitar like a madman. Bon was all over the place too but he never used a wireless mic. But of course Brian did go wireless. Also, This concert was used for the live album “If You Want Blood…You’ve Got It”.
There's a link between AC/DC and Gary Moore - George Young was a founder member of The Easybeats, who had a hit with "Friday On My Mind". Gary Moore did a cover of the song (which you should react to, btw) on his "Wild Frontier" album.
Moin from Hamburg/ Germany- this leg of the WorldPowerageTour , was the first they've used wireless systems. This footage recorded in the Apollo autum'78 in think.Saw them in Hamburg Oct1978. Greetz
Saw AC/DC in 1978 at The Selland Arena in Fresno, CA. They opened with Riff Raff. The band opened for Aerosmith. Great show. Even with AC/DC getting booed off the stage. We had no idea who they were at the time. I still have the ticket stub. . Angus Young's sound comes from the wireless system that was invented in 1976. It's called the Schaffer Vega wireless system. He even used it in the studio. They had wireless microphones in the 1970's too. solodallas.com/the-schaffer-replica
Yes, Angus used a wireless. I actually thought the same thing when I first started watching early videos of theirs but I've since done research and learned that he was one of the first to use wireless. Cool huh?? Also, you can see other live performances from this period where Angus goes up into the balcony and shreds, far away from the stage.
Kel and Rich, according to a Guitar Player Magazine interview with Angus Young from 1984, he started using a Schaefer wireless system in 1977. So that's why he doesn't appear to be plugged in, he's using a wireless system.
Saw AC/DC after Bon died. Would have been in 81 or 82 and Brian carried Angus thru the crowd on his shoulders and he was playing. I'm guessing they had some way to transmit.
I remember that! Not until you mentioned it here though. I do remember clearly, the giant bell being lowered for the Hell's Bells opener. What a rockin' show!
Brian Johnson had issues with his hearing and wanted to step back because he said he just couldn't deliver what he wants to deliver if his hearing is messed up. But it looks like his hearing got better and he's recovering.
How about a reaction from Kel on a South Korean singing French pop/Opera? He took the internet and opera world by storm over the past year with a flawless performance of the song SOS. His name is Dimash. Would be nice to see Kel react to some classical music! Best version is the "Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS d'un terrien en détresse" video. Next best would be from the "Slavic Bazaar" show.
Early wireless systems, the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System that he would begin using in 1977, was also used as a compressor and a booster in his signal to "fatten up" his tone. Ever since adding it to his rig, it was used on several albums in the studio for chosen rhythm guitar tracks and all lead guitar tracks.[24] Beginning with Rock or Bust, due to the discontinuation of the Schaffer system, Young began using a replica of the unit's preamp with a commercial wireless unit. [25] Contrary to popular belief, Angus and Malcolm have both stated in guitar enthusiast magazine interviews that very little pre-gain, if any, is used on the amps and the distortion comes from simply using a heavier right-hand attack on the strings. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Young
Not many get Bon's sense of humor. You gotta keep that in mind when you listen to any of his lyrics. Highway To Hell, Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, Shot Down In Flames, Big Balls...it's like having 3D glasses, you'll get a completely different image if you don't get his sense of humor. Cheers, DM
Angus & Malcolm here in their home City Glasgow 🏴 Scotland Bon Scott also Scottish born in Kirriemuir before both families emigrated down under to Australia 👍🎸🇦🇺 The Youngs came from Cranhill about 1 mile from the Loch where I stay. This song is from Live album recorded in Glasgow Apollo Theatre 1978 If You want Blood live L. P. Ive seen them in Edinburgh Glasgow (4 times) Newcastle and Castle Donnington Monsters of Rock 🎶🎧✝️🙏🇬🇧🏴
This was 100% live, Angus used wireless early on but he had issues with the battery packs and where to put them if I remember right he burned his stomach because he tried the pack in the back of his guitar and he sweated into it. You’ll often see the transmitter in his strap as well and again if I remember right even in his backpack. So the answer to your first question could possibly be his battery pack/transmitter.
Actually Bon Scott was alive for a few years after this concert, not days as you stated. This was filmed on tour at the Apollo in Melbourne, Australia '77_'78 and Bon passed away in February of 1980. This is the album " If You Want Blood ( You've Got It). Back pack is a wireless (radio signal) system for his guitar. If you want a concert from '79 find the one filmed in Paris, France.
Angus is definitely plugged in. It has to be wireless. You can see it at 1:40 of the video. Great song! With AC/DC you absolutely have to move your foot to the music!
Angus went wireless in the 70s.....further on in the concert you can see the cable rolled behind him and a wireless unit on the back of his guitar strap.
Yeezus - they fucking tight as shit in this era. Peak AC/DC - and I say that as more of a Stones, Yes, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Sly & The Family Stone, RATM fan....people underestimate the GROOVE that these peak 70s rock bands achieved...
There is the Wifi Range Booster inside his backpack, that is why he doesn´t wear it today anymore! And yes the guitar is wireless! (That is one thing that makes the AC/DC Sound unique! They use a booster still today but of course in modern times it is super small.)
Performed in Glasgow scotland, the birthplace of the Young's Angus and Malcolm. Scotland is also the birthplace of bon scott. Kirrimuir his birthplace holds an annual "Bon-fest" in his honour and has a statue of him in the the town centre.
Inventor. In 1975 Schafferinvented the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System, a low-noise/wide dynamic rangewireless guitar system that was form-factored as a wirelessmicrophone in 1976. ... Among the first bands to adopt the Schaffer Vega Diversity Systemwere the Rolling Stones, KISS, and AC/DC.
Thought it might have been an early battery pack to keep Angus going for the whole show with all that energy he needs.
Yes, Angus used a wireless system back then. You can see the transmitter, which was attached to the guitar strap with tape. The cable from the guitar output is also fixed with tape, very tight, on the guitar body. Angus guitar solo is in sync with the movement and position of the hand and fingers on the fingerboard. The same can be seen in his rhythm work.
Kel and Rich, you guys do a very good job and I like you both.
you can see the antenna on top of the speakers....
We thought he was playing air guitar on playback tapes until the next day we found out he played wirelessly. Unheard of!
Angus first used the wireless system on 24th August 1977 at The Palladium New York
That's how he gets his tone
Thanks for that. Clearing it up I had to look at the comments to know.
Finally someone reacted to Riff Raff!
Angus did go wireless very early on (as far as that technology goes). Not bluetooth - it was a radio transmitter. Sometimes it was in the body of the guitar, sometimes he has it on the back of his guitar strap. That looks to be the case here, as you can see a cable looping out from behind his book bag. There's footage of him using the wireless unit back in 1977 (if you search "AC/DC Hippodrome" on TH-cam).
As for the back pack... sometimes he had dry ice in there!
Kel does have a point about the audio in this video being laid over top of the concert footage. It sounds like the same version of Riff Raff from their "If You Want Blood" live album. So it might have been cleaned up. If you want more good quality authentic live early AC/DC videos then Hippodrome or Rock Goes to College are your best bets.
it is the same version as the If you want blood, this was originally ONLY released as audio.
Dito Mr,...not sure why people are reacting to Thunderstruck when you have the Bon Scott era? Bloody Hell!
They never wrote music like this again.
I was at this gig in Glasgow and later in show Angus was carried on Bon's shoulders through crowd while playing with a smoke bomb flowing smoke from the satchel (bag) so they must have had the wireless system protected somehow in a compartment
The video was taken from a live concert at the Apollo theatre in Glasgow, Scotland in 1978.
Angus was plugged in, he was using a wireless guitar system.
Saw them in July-1980, in Kitchener Ontario, for the Back In Black tour .... and yes, Angus guitar was wireless. Apparently Angus was already using something called "the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System (SVDS), manufactured by the Vega Corporation of El Monte, CA since 11976, and quickly revolutionized live performance for the likes of KISS, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, and of course, AC/DC." .. but I have no idea whats in his school bag!!
I think that's their best album, Powerage. Sometimes the studio version is better for a first listen. You guys rock. METAL BABY! Welcome.
my favorite album also..... but favorite song is sin city
Bon Scott AC/DC is my favorite AC/DC and Powerage is the best, you're right
MrBlindedbyrainbows Powerage is totally the best in the Bon era!
In an interview, Keith Richards gave high praise on Power for its impeccable machine tooled guitar riff par excellence!! No one come close.
Powerage stayed in my brothers 8 track player in his CJ-5 for 2 or 3 years it was the only thing he would listen to while driving.Got to see them on that tour They were incredible. Bon Scott was the most charismatic front man I ever saw live.
it was live it was early wireless technology...never doubt the mighty ac/dc
Thank you for reviewing this epic AC/DC song, and the opening riff to Riff Raff, would have to be the best opening to any rock song.
That’s one of the most beautiful newborns I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen many! ❤️
This is the audio from "If you want Blood" live disc all recorded from the Glasgow '78 gigs. Can't miss it, been listening to it for 40 years. I think this footage finally turned up in an AC/DC package somewhere.
I can't ever pass away a Riff Raff reaction! It is just straight-up "prime primitive" Hard-Rock/Rock n' Roll!
Man brings back memories as a young boy in the 90s riding with my dad in his 76 Camaro on open highways cruising at about 100 mph listen to AC/DC black sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
It was a live performance!!! They were the one of the first,if not first to use a wireless system.
True. But i thought Kiss was an early adapter as well.
Powerage is my favorite of their albums. Just a titan of a record. Riff Raff is just about everything you need to know about rock and roll, to me.
AC\DC is the best example of what a rock and roll band should be. Angus carries nothing in his back pack. Angus has been wireless forever.
The Schaffer-Vega diversity system (SVDS) was a wireless guitar system developed in 1975-76, engineered and prototyped by Ken Schaffer in New York City, and manufactured by the Vega Corporation, El Monte, California. A handheld microphone version was introduced in 1977.
The system was the first cordless system to be adopted by major rock acts because it solved technical problems common to earlier wireless systems. The reliable sound and freedom of movement it provided paved the way for bands to tour with large multi-level stages in arenas. Schaffer-Vegas were used in the late 1970s and early 1980s by many rock bands such as Pink Floyd (namely guitarist David Gilmour), the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Kiss.
Wow, Glasgow Apollo - sadly missed. I think the concert was in April 1978? He has butties in his satchell :)
Thanks for this - great memories.
cheese and bacon I hope
Yes, The 30th April '78
Recorded at the Glasgow Apollo, great venue that is now long gone and replaced with a multiplex cinema. Some of Exit Stage Left by Rush was also recorded at the same venue.
As was the Status Quo Live album, recorded there in 1976
Hardest working band I ever saw during the Bon era. Vividly remember them blowing Aerosmith off the stage opening for them.
I went to see Aerosmith in 77. AC/DC opened for them. I was a big Aerosmith fan,until Angus came ripping across the stage. AC/DC is the best rock band there has ever been imo.
@ We saw them during the same tour. A great memory.
Ofcourse you went for AC/DC ....... Aerosmith not even coming close .......
Pause the video at 1:08, and you get a clear view of the wireless transmitter. I couldn't prove it, but I wouldn't be shocked if his book bag had the batteries, as they were nowhere near as small and light as today, of course. Also note that during the intro section, even though you cant see a connection/cable, Angus is adjusting both volume and tone - which would be unnecessary if they were not actually using the guitar's output. I also agree with Klaus Ide - the sync between the audio and Angus' finger positions on the fretboard is quite visible :-)
I was at this gig at the famous `Glasgow Apollo`! if my memory doesn't desert me this was the gig that the Glasgow Choir initially started the famous Angus! Angus! chants on Whole Lotta Rosie, that you still hear today! Kel this was a live performance and all the instruments were playing, the video does not give a good sense of how loud it was. Angus was on a wireless guitar and later in the same gig Bon Scott actually carries Angus on his shoulders and carries him to one of the boxes in a different part of the venue while still playing. Keep up the good work you guys!
So was I Gerry your spot on with the Angus chant as well.
Great reaction and great observation Kel. Don't know if wireless was available back then or not. And that is an adorable baby picture. Congrats to their family.
Ivcoukd see the wireless transmitter attached to the book at strap between him and the bag.
I've seen them numerous times and hope to see them numerous more times. I've been to see nearly everyone throughout the 70s and 80s but this is the one band I will gladly see again. They go 110% every single time.
This video was LIVE. You can also see their rehearsal videos if you want to gauge their abilities LIVE. They frequently sound better than their studio versions --- one of the very few that actually do.
Angus was using a wireless box. You can see it and its wire between the bag and his back attached to a strap.
as any aussie knows who had one of those school bags back then it contains a mum made sandwich wrapped in grease paper and a note from mum saying 'excuse jimmy being late he slept in'
Wireless radio transmitter. Angus is such a mobile guitarist it's almost essential that he has wireless connection or he'd need a guitar lead 200ft long. Some poor roadie would have a coronary trying to keep him untangled.
As others have said, Angus is using a wireless rig here. In reality, the wireless actually was a formative part of his sound. He even used it in the studio, and trying to work EQ settings to try and catch the "Angus sound" has proven difficult for tribute artists in the interim, because the ancient wireless rigs are difficult to find in working condition now.
But, thankfully, two fans are now making the preamp section in an effects pedal!
It's not a back back, it's a book bag to go with the uniform. It stays on his back because of the guitar. Angus was among the first with wireless tech, he used it first time aug.24 1977 at the Palladium in NY.
As others have said, Angus used a Schaffer-Vega Diversity wireless very early on, one of the first acts to use it. Indeed, the Schaffer was actually a big part of his sound because it had a gain booster designed to boost the signal to compensate for the slight loss that would occur with a wireless that actually pushed the amp kind of hard, giving him his higher gain tone. Back in Black (the album) featured that unit heavily in Angus’ solos.
A man (or group?) called SoloDallas has actually developed a replica of the Schaffer unit as an amp booster designed to emulate that late 70’s AC/DC sound. Angus himself got an early unit and used it on the last tour.
So yes, he was plugged in with a wireless system.
Love you; Angus and Malcolm Young. Best rock guitar tone EVER!!
We NEED to hear every AC/DC song from Let There be Rock until For Those About to Rock
The best era in the bands career in my opinion. Every song is electrifying and gives you chills!
Big Balls and Squealer. Without a doubt the type of songs played at events of the elite.
My favourite AC/DC song bar none,I’ve been lucky enough to see them live twice but only with Brian singing.
Angus had a power pack in his back pack. He used to ride on Bon Scott’s shoulders and they would walk through the audience during one song in their concert (with security of course).
This is the actual video from the if you want blood you've got it live... Angus used to have a cord very early on... and he was wild as ever with the cord... this band is the hardest working band EVER. Just watch... check out the front and back cover of that album... best cover ever to go with best live album EVER. Gives me chills every time.
The best ACDC live Opener ever.Powerage is a Monster Album.riff Raff is a killer song.including the Studio Version.
Even plugged in Angus still ran all over the place. It was one of the things that amazed me when I saw older concert footage. How Angus and Bon never got their chords tangled as they both moved around. It was something I’m sure musicians had to be aware of and especially then with their movement. They were always aware of where they were and where the other was. But you can’t tell by looking. Lots of rehearsal and chemistry I would assume.
Pure,dirty stripped down rock! the Bon era was beautiful!
I saw them live three times and he has a battery pack. The lead singer carried him on his shoulders around the entire lower level isles every concert.
The satchel was part of the school uniform in many Australian schools in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. the Young family lived in Burwood, a Sydney suburb along Parramatta Road, but the high school in Burwood is a girl’s school and Angus wears the uniform of Ashfield Boys High which is near Burwood and presumably the high school he went to. The leather satchel would contain homework plus a cut lunch, usually sandwiches and fruit plus a drink.
And yes, AC/DC was one of the first bands in the world to use wireless instruments along with the Rolling Stones, KISS, Van Halen, and ELO. They went wireless as soon as it became possible in the mid 70’s to facilitate their high energy movement around the stage. It was probably quite expensive back then which would explain why it did not become common for other bands until many years later. A little known fact is that modern WiFi was invented in Australia and Australian sound engineers were very experimental, but the system AC/DC used was developed in New York by Ken Shaffer and made in California by Vega thus it was known as the Shaffer-Vega Diversity System. Angus said in an interview that he experimented with several early WiFi devices but the Shaffer-Vega was the most reliable of them all in concert, and gave a distinctive sound that he liked. He would have been using the Shaffer-Vega for three years before this video was shot as it started selling in 1976. Because of the sound of those early units you can now buy replicas of the original Shaffer-Vega just to get that real early AC/DC sound.
Because of Angus’s use of wireless early on, he got a sound that can’t be duplicated. He used it on Back in Black. That’s why nobody can get the same sound as Angus...gave it a unique crunch. There is a story about it and the rig he used....
I get excited every time I see a new vid pop up from ya'll! Thank you for keeping at it, I love your content. I would LOVE to see you two react to Spiritbox - The Mara Effect Pt 1. I know you wont be disappointed!!
Angus had wireless technology back in 77 kids had it back then Stones around 75 so yes that's a live concert you can sure tell because it's fucking awesome
ok Kel, as to your question as to what was in Angus' satchel? acdc believe it or not were a "hard wired" band at birth.. i remember watching me boys evolving to wireless. i was at an acdc concert when i noticed Angus' guitar plugged in to his satchel. thats when i realized that Angus knew, someday, he would no longer have to drag cable everywhere he went, he was prepared.
Bon was the greatest front man❤
Born to be metal is actually on point, as "Born To Be Wild" is the first incident of the term "Heavy Metal Thunder" in popular music (at least to my knowledge.)
First time it was used to describe music was Steppenwolf, yes. The first time the term "heavy metal" was used in a book called The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. It came out in the early 60s. I think it refers to drug addiction in the book.
Yep. The Schaffer-Vega guitar remote was developed 1975-76. The ACDC clip is from 78....and the gear is most likely in his backpack! Two birds...
Angus Young modelled himself on Pete Townshend of The Who he said he was the only guitarist he was influenced by. Saw these guys in 1978 Manchester UK they played for around 75 minutes and the crowd was just as exhausted as the band at the end.
Congratulations to your new member. It he/she listens in to your videos then there is not much that can go wrong in his/her life. Trust me.
Riff Raff is one of the best AC/DC songs!!!
One of the most upbeat for sure♥️
AC/DC were one of the first band to use wireless systems way back in 78/79 - this was live, and that's how they performed live even when they used cables.
1. Angus sometimes had a smoke charge in his backpack but not always. 2. Angus started using a wireless unit in 1977. This concert is from 1978. It's fully live.
some of those Screen Freezes are EPIC!!!!!
Especially the STINK EYE!!!!
#KISS "SHE" (Cobo '76) Ya gotta do this one. GOTTA GOTTA GOTTA do this one! Keep up the GREAT work! KEEP KISSING! Peace. :)
this was 100 percent live! You can see the wireless transmitter on the strap of the guitar. I recommend you watch "Rig Rundown" where they tell you the history of his wireless systems. Often when Angus went out in to the crowd they umplugged his guitar so he needed a wireless system
Bon Scott was a amazing performer. Sad to lose such a talent at his prime.
Angus was a real life Energizer bunny that just never ran out of Riffs
from Wikipedia
"The Schaffer-Vega diversity system (SVDS) was a wireless guitar system developed in 1975-76, engineered and prototyped by Ken Schaffer in New York City, and manufactured by the Vega Corporation, El Monte, California. A handheld microphone version was introduced in 1977.
The system was the first cordless system to be adopted by major rock acts because it solved technical problems common to earlier wireless systems. The reliable sound and freedom of movement it provided paved the way for bands to tour with large multi-level stages in arenas. Schaffer-Vegas were used in the late 1970s and early 1980s by many rock bands such as Pink Floyd (namely guitarist David Gilmour), the Rolling Stones, AC/DC and Kiss."
The live album of this is "If You Want Blood You Got It." First album I ever got "on my own" when I was 8! Back then, it was called Hard Rock!
Riff Raff from Powerage, great track, fabulous album. This was my intro to AC/DC, bought for me by a school friend on my 16th birthday. When AC/DC took up residence at the Hammersmith Odeon, so did I. This was the height of AC/DC’s creativity and energy for me. How I miss those days. Angus has a cheese sandwich in his satchel. Angus used a wireless transmitter in the 1970s. Malcolm didn’t. As part of the set then, during Bad Boy Boogie, Bon Scott would carry Angus around the audience on his shoulders back then. This was only possible because of the wireless tech.
Yes, the backpack was a transmitter, from the guitar, to the amp(s). So the answer to your question(s) is one and the same. Yes, he was "plugged in" AND the backpack was part of that! It's also where he kept his lunch!
Wireless can also be seen on Rock Goes To College, where you can also see the backpack featuring the smoke effect. I believe the backpack/satchel also carried batteries for the system, so the smoke was a great gimmick in that regard!
A classic of classics, unmatched intensity.
ZZ Top - La Grange (From "Double Down Live - 1980")
ZZ Top - Just Got Paid (From "Double Down Live - 1980")
ZZ TOP - Fool For Your Stockings & Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings 1980 *re-upload
ZZTOP (Jailhouse Rock-TUSH__1980)
Jesus Just Left Chicago
Yes, this was there best RAW album for hard rock-n, power cord that makes you crazy when your there!!! But, highway to Hell and back n black are by far there best technical musical albums. NEED MORE BON SCOTT ERA REACTIONS. GO FOR THE “B” side SONGS!!!!
Baby Metal..How cute
In 1975 Schaffer invented the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System, a low-noise/wide dynamic range wireless guitar system that was form-factored as a wireless microphone in 1976. Schaffer-Vega made approximately one thousand wireless systems that retailed for $4,400 each.
#AC DC Whole Lotta Rosie
This video clips wasn't filmed 10 days before Bon died. It was filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Glasgow on the 30th April 1978, Where Bon died on the 19th February 1980
This was the actual footage of the performance you were hearing. Yes they had wireless in 1978. Malcolm played with a cord back in those days. He could get away with it because he stayed in the background and only walked up to a mic to sing backing vocals. Otherwise he stayed out of Angus’ way so he could play his cordless guitar like a madman. Bon was all over the place too but he never used a wireless mic. But of course Brian did go wireless. Also, This concert was used for the live album “If You Want Blood…You’ve Got It”.
Hi guys! There is another 90's hard rock band in Brazil called Dr. Sin. My favourite album is called Brutal. A power trio band.
Just how did you manage to keep your feet still?……..superb song/video.
LIVE CONCERT FOOTAGE…….recorded in Glasgow.
There's a link between AC/DC and Gary Moore - George Young was a founder member of The Easybeats, who had a hit with "Friday On My Mind". Gary Moore did a cover of the song (which you should react to, btw) on his "Wild Frontier" album.
Even Ace Frehley of KISS used wireless system back in 1977.
No one has better sounding cymbals than Phil Rudd in rock n roll. Such a great sustained sizzle.
Moin from Hamburg/ Germany- this leg of the WorldPowerageTour , was the first they've used wireless systems.
This footage recorded in the Apollo autum'78 in think.Saw them in Hamburg Oct1978.
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I saw them in 78 with Ted Nugent and the Scorpions. Talk about a rock show! 👍💪🇺🇸
Saw AC/DC in 1978 at The Selland Arena in Fresno, CA. They opened with Riff Raff. The band opened for Aerosmith. Great show. Even with AC/DC getting booed off the stage. We had no idea who they were at the time. I still have the ticket stub. . Angus Young's sound comes from the wireless system that was invented in 1976. It's called the Schaffer Vega wireless system. He even used it in the studio. They had wireless microphones in the 1970's too.
solodallas.com/the-schaffer-replica
ACDC one of the first if not the first to use the wireless system live
Booed off the stage..for shame Fresno!!
@@ALF782 To be fair, Angus Young bared his ass to the crowd.
This was a song they didn't play live for a long time but apparently Axl Rose insisted they do it when he sang for the band.
Yes, Angus used a wireless. I actually thought the same thing when I first started watching early videos of theirs but I've since done research and learned that he was one of the first to use wireless. Cool huh?? Also, you can see other live performances from this period where Angus goes up into the balcony and shreds, far away from the stage.
Kel and Rich, according to a Guitar Player Magazine interview with Angus Young from 1984, he started using a Schaefer wireless system in 1977. So that's why he doesn't appear to be plugged in, he's using a wireless system.
Saw AC/DC after Bon died. Would have been in 81 or 82 and Brian carried Angus thru the crowd on his shoulders and he was playing. I'm guessing they had some way to transmit.
I remember that! Not until you mentioned it here though. I do remember clearly, the giant bell being lowered for the Hell's Bells opener. What a rockin' show!
Brian Johnson had issues with his hearing and wanted to step back because he said he just couldn't deliver what he wants to deliver if his hearing is messed up. But it looks like his hearing got better and he's recovering.
How about a reaction from Kel on a South Korean singing French pop/Opera? He took the internet and opera world by storm over the past year with a flawless performance of the song SOS. His name is Dimash. Would be nice to see Kel react to some classical music!
Best version is the "Dimash Kudaibergen - SOS d'un terrien en détresse" video. Next best would be from the "Slavic Bazaar" show.
Early wireless systems, the Schaffer-Vega Diversity System
that he would begin using in 1977, was also used as a compressor and a
booster in his signal to "fatten up" his tone. Ever since adding it to
his rig, it was used on several albums in the studio for chosen rhythm
guitar tracks and all lead guitar tracks.[24] Beginning with Rock or Bust,
due to the discontinuation of the Schaffer system, Young began using a
replica of the unit's preamp with a commercial wireless unit. [25]
Contrary to popular belief, Angus and Malcolm have both stated in
guitar enthusiast magazine interviews that very little pre-gain, if any,
is used on the amps and the distortion comes from simply using a
heavier right-hand attack on the strings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Young
In this live concert you can see his wireless system ontop of the stack.
It was wire- less and BON SCOTT WAS THE BEST SINGER MAY HE REST IN PEACE
Not many get Bon's sense of humor.
You gotta keep that in mind when you listen to any of his lyrics.
Highway To Hell, Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be, Shot Down In Flames, Big Balls...it's like having 3D glasses, you'll get a completely different image if you don't get his sense of humor.
Cheers,
DM
Angus & Malcolm here in their home City Glasgow 🏴 Scotland Bon Scott also Scottish born in Kirriemuir before both families emigrated down under to Australia 👍🎸🇦🇺
The Youngs came from Cranhill about 1 mile from the Loch where I stay. This song is from Live album recorded in Glasgow Apollo Theatre 1978 If You want Blood live L. P.
Ive seen them in Edinburgh Glasgow (4 times) Newcastle and Castle Donnington Monsters of Rock 🎶🎧✝️🙏🇬🇧🏴
This was 100% live, Angus used wireless early on but he had issues with the battery packs and where to put them if I remember right he burned his stomach because he tried the pack in the back of his guitar and he sweated into it. You’ll often see the transmitter in his strap as well and again if I remember right even in his backpack. So the answer to your first question could possibly be his battery pack/transmitter.
bon scott passed away 2 years after this album not 10 days as stated and it was 1978 not 79
and it wasn't the first time angus used the radio mike...he used on the 1977 sight and sound concert
Actually Bon Scott was alive for a few years after this concert, not days as you stated. This was filmed on tour at the Apollo in Melbourne, Australia '77_'78 and Bon passed away in February of 1980. This is the album " If You Want Blood ( You've Got It).
Back pack is a wireless (radio signal) system for his guitar. If you want a concert from '79 find the one filmed in Paris, France.
Angus is definitely plugged in. It has to be wireless. You can see it at 1:40 of the video.
Great song! With AC/DC you absolutely have to move your foot to the music!
Angus went wireless in the 70s.....further on in the concert you can see the cable rolled behind him and a wireless unit on the back of his guitar strap.
Yeezus - they fucking tight as shit in this era. Peak AC/DC - and I say that as more of a Stones, Yes, Steely Dan, Dire Straits, Sly & The Family Stone, RATM fan....people underestimate the GROOVE that these peak 70s rock bands achieved...
Angus when he was young. Coolest guitar player ever. The school boy thing was genius.
Thats passion man
There is the Wifi Range Booster inside his backpack, that is why he doesn´t wear it today anymore! And yes the guitar is wireless! (That is one thing that makes the AC/DC Sound unique! They use a booster still today but of course in modern times it is super small.)
He has books in his backpack. He's the schoolboy. ( This I believe is in Paris )
This is actually from Glasgow, Scotland in 1978. The audio from this show ended up on the album If You Want Blood, You've Got It.
Performed in Glasgow scotland, the birthplace of the Young's Angus and Malcolm. Scotland is also the birthplace of bon scott. Kirrimuir his birthplace holds an annual "Bon-fest" in his honour and has a statue of him in the the town centre.
www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g551908-d10002784-i186408155-Bon_Scott_Statue-Kirriemuir_Angus_Scotland.html