[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ admin_label=”Ligne” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”80%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title meta=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Open Sans|300|||||||” title_text_color=”#ddab05″ title_font_size=”6rem” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Texte” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”1.5rem” text_line_height=”1em” header_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]AC\/DC \u2013 The Rock-Solid Bassist[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ admin_label=”Ligne” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” max_width=”80%” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Clifford Williams<\/strong> was born on December 14, 1949<\/strong>, in Romford<\/strong>, England. He started playing bass at the age of 13<\/strong>, influenced by The Beatles<\/strong> and The Rolling Stones<\/strong>. He played in several British bands, including Home<\/strong> (a progressive rock band signed to Epic Records<\/strong>) and Bandit<\/strong>, before emigrating to Australia to join AC\/DC<\/strong> in 1977<\/strong>, replacing Mark Evans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n His first album with the band was Powerage (1978)<\/strong>, considered by many fans to be one of the group\u2019s most underrated albums. He then played on all the major albums, including Highway to Hell (1979)<\/strong>, Back in Black (1980)<\/strong>, The Razor\u2019s Edge (1990)<\/strong>, and Black Ice (2008)<\/strong>. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.matts-guitar-shop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cliff-williams-biographie-02.webp” alt=”Cliff Williams Biography” title_text=”cliff-williams-biographie-02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Cliff Williams announced his retirement at the end of the Rock or Bust<\/strong> tour in 2016<\/strong>, following the successive departures of Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, and Brian Johnson. However, he returned for the album Power Up (2020)<\/strong> and the world tour that followed in 2024<\/strong>, proving that his bond with AC\/DC remains unbreakable.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|300|||||||” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”||||||||” link_text_align=”justify” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_font_size=”36px” header_2_font=”–et_global_heading_font|300|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#ddab05″ header_2_font_size=”24px” text_orientation=”justified” background_layout=”dark” width=”100%” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”100%” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n He is mainly associated with the Music Man StingRay<\/strong>, which he has used since the 1970s<\/strong>, as well as Fender Precision Basses<\/strong>. The StingRay, with its powerful humbucker<\/strong> pickup and active EQ, gives him that round and punchy tone that supports the Young brothers\u2019 riffs.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AC\/DC \u2013 The Rock-Solid BassistOrigins and Early Years Clifford Williams was born on December 14, 1949, in Romford, England. He started playing bass at the age of 13, influenced by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. He played in several British bands, including Home (a progressive rock band signed to Epic Records) and Bandit, before […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36549,"parent":24295,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36579","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nA Pillar of AC\/DC<\/h2>\n
His bass playing\u2014simple, effective, and marked by metronomic precision<\/strong>\u2014forms, together with Phil Rudd<\/strong>\u2019s drums, one of the most powerful rhythm sections<\/strong> in rock. Williams never seeks the spotlight, dedicating himself entirely to the collective groove\u2014a philosophy summed up by his phrase: “The bassist\u2019s job is to make the band sound good.”<\/strong><\/p>\nRetirement and Return<\/h2>\n
Signature Bass<\/h2>\n