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.

Equipment update Feb 2008
Previously mentioned in the equipment section about Malcolm using an orange Gibson in the ‘Are You Ready’ video.
It was, in fact, a Gretsch Roc Jet (not a Gibson) that he’d had borrowed from Musical Exchanges in Snow Hill, Birmingham (now part of the Sound Control Group).
I know this because I was actually in the video. Further, by coincidence, when I was in the shop a few weeks later I asked if they had a Roc Jet in stock so I could try one out.
I was handed an orange model. When I tried to play it, it was apparent the strings were really heavy. The assistant pointed out that the last user was one Malcolm Young and that he’d borrowed it for a video shoot a few weeks earlier!
Unfortunately the guitar was beyond my resources and I did not buy it. I have regretted it ever since!!
Just thought you mght want to know…
Seth Johnson

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.

Cliff Williams uses a '76 Music Man strung with D'Addario flatwounds.

Phil plays a five piece Sonor Designer Series kit in Stain Red. For sticks, Phil uses Easton Ahead, which are supposedly relatively unbreakable. He also uses the Swiss-made Paiste cymbals.

The recording of Ballbreaker.

To record the ballbreaker album Angus Young used 3 Gibson SG guitars. The primary guitar he used was a 1964 model and he used Ernie Ball regular gauge strings .010 but with a .048 on the lower E. For solos he used a 1968 model strung with Ernie Ball super slinkys. For Power chords he used another 1968 model with Super slinkys.

Malcolm Young used the same 1963 Gretsch Jet Firebird he has used since the start of AC/DC although the guitar has been altered through the years. For strings he used .012 - .056 Gibson strings with a wound G (.025).

Cliff Williams used a 1976 Music Man bass strung with Leavy O'Addarno flatwouds.

For amps Malcolm used 100 watt Marshall heads & Angus used 1 4 x 12 and a JTM-4s head Marshall.

The main technicians for the album were Alan Rogan & Rick St Pierre.

The amps used by Angus and Malcolm
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