<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Def-leppard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/def-leppard Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:17:15 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Who knows? It was worth pursuing. They did okay without me”: Adrian Smith on the time he auditioned for Def Leppard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-smith-on-the-time-he-auditioned-for-def-leppard HDMwbja7SGNpt5H5CpUXLX Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:17:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The X100 is very good at what it does – some might say even too good”: MXR Rockman X100 Analog Tone Processor Pedal review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/effects-pedals/mxr-rockman-x100-analog-tone-processor-pedal-review FyZvERfNXSKh7jjEGSL4kL Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:37:32 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The neck is essentially twice the thickness of many standard necks. It was like, ‘Let’s see how big we can go – let’s go for a record-breaker’”: The making of Phil Collen’s monster new Jackson Tele-style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-phil-collen-jackson-prototype-t-style zMyKHLScz9w4bZV9uJkidA Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:47:56 +0000 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 15:26:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could sing along to the songs – including the solos. You can really mess a song up by playing the wrong solo. You can put people off”: Phil Collen on Def Leppard x Tom Morello, his love of thick guitar necks – and why Pyromania still blows him away ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-phil-collen-just-like-73 bUpnKrzZ9MKdsYPFnDCNh9 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:18:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s got the fattest neck Jackson has ever made… I said, ‘Am I going to be able to play this thing?’” Jackson has made Phil Collen a Tele-style model with a neck twice as thick as a regular guitar’s – and a signature version could be in the pipeline ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-jackson-tele-custom-model CzR7rMbMtETBPk7byUzME7 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:28:20 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Take this cassette home and see if you can come up with something.’ I plugged the Destroyer straight into the Marshall and that’s what came out”: Phil Collen's first Def Leppard solo is one of his most famous – and he did it in one take ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-stagefright-one-take Y6CTUZRug4VdGzZbtVhv8F Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 15:57:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought I’d make the notes count, like Jeff Beck. It doesn’t sound anything like Jeff, but that was the intention going in!” Phil Collen on how – by accident and design – Def Leppard reinvented rock guitar on classic album Pyromania ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/phil-collen-on-def-leppard-pyromania mCsMS3fiNPhAocGAMrszme Thu, 09 May 2024 10:26:09 +0000 Thu, 09 May 2024 10:26:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen on Jeff Beck: “Jeff’s amp blew up and his pedalboard didn’t work, so they just brought in another Marshall – he sounded exactly the same. He didn’t even flinch” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/phil-collen-jeff-beck-tribute ZMc8Kxns7gjzwCqMCh7LXY Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:19:05 +0000 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:27:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivian Campbell on Jeff Beck: “It was equally inspiring and depressing to witness him live. You go there thinking you’re a guitar player and leave realizing you’re a guitar owner!” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/vivian-campbell-jeff-beck-tribute tSAfPMgjHAyfzuk3NzaiDZ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:58:42 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:27:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard’s Rick Savage: “The bass player is the bridge between the rhythm and the melody... without you the whole thing will fall apart” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-rick-savage-diamond-star-halos VnM23egeTeXWjE9JDLUaNb Mon, 29 Aug 2022 11:00:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen used stock Squier guitars to record Def Leppard’s new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-squier-diamond-star-halos K3Gy75urZ2rvgzDAovMq97 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:05:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen on writing rock for a stadium audience and learning from ‘80s spandex cringe ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-phil-collen-vivian-campbell-diamond-star-halos 3D5LY8f2MGwBskReUxo2qV Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:48:16 +0000 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:46:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen says today’s bands lack “star power” and argues that “the TikTok and YouTube crowd” are part of the problem ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-def-leppard-tik-tok-star-power tU9NXFnpXy82Q557VApGPU Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:01:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard share 8 tips on how to create a killer rock anthem ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-rock-anthem-tips 7VSHQbCcqzrTQTMruNRSfJ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:13:32 +0000 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:22:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivian Campbell admits he developed his signature vibrato style by accident ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vivian-campbell-vibrato-by-accident CGoc2NgbenidpwQAMkMVgW Wed, 25 May 2022 12:01:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ From two-hand-tapped math-pop to arena-primed blues-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-tracks-two-hand-tap-pop-blues-rock AZwKz8QGUB5uJLp3StKErP Fri, 20 May 2022 16:43:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ How John Petrucci revolutionized Phil Collen's guitar rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-petrucci-def-leppard-phil-collen-guitar-rig okXzoyYUN7r4YRByEeUccF Thu, 12 May 2022 14:29:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivian Campbell used the Holy Diver Les Paul to record the new Def Leppard album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vivian-campbell-holy-diver-les-paul-new-def-leppard-album 6BJG8PHsBsKvC7eQkYdBB Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:59:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard harness infectious riffs and leads aplenty in punchy new single, Take What You Want ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-take-what-you-want 7WGNqBWETavkHg9d8jPmrL Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:54:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ From funk-leaning shred to blackgaze catharsis: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-funk-leaning-shred-to-blackgaze-catharsis zuXmfHvLJ8NRUdRPQSUZ8Q Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:00:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard announce first new studio album in seven years, Diamond Star Halos, premiere catchy lead single, Kick ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-new-album-2022 a8DgpMjPHSe58khQyEdhaN Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:46:12 +0000 Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard announce rescheduled 2022 North American stadium tour with Poison, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-leppard-poison-jett-tour N866HE6gncTnX8L6CykwfA Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:05:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith was in the running to join Def Leppard in 1991, says drummer Rick Allen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/adrian-smith-def-leppard hq6eW6K2wfsghyK59wMJ87 Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:36:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen: “I put a DiMarzio Super Distortion T in my Teles and got the sound we’d been trying to get for years“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/phil-collen-telecasters bbHsRGbAhZUrhR7S9inrZY Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:35:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen unleash fusion fury in a shred-heavy rendition of Quadrant 4 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-quadrant-4 afJdQLgFUpMEakHoTKWasL Thu, 27 May 2021 09:56:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Brown: “The sound is a combination of all the bands we’ve ever been in, and all bands we grew up loving“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-brown-the-sound-is-a-combination-of-all-the-bands-weve-ever-been-in-and-all-bands-we-grew-up-loving Js4KRxoSUw6CmFs3G2R7dH Mon, 30 Nov 2020 18:30:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nikki Sixx drafts Slash, Corey Taylor, Def Leppard’s Joe Elliott and more for new SIXX:A.M. track, Maybe It’s Time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/nikki-sixx-drafts-slash-corey-taylor-def-leppards-joe-elliott-and-more-for-new-sixxam-track-maybe-its-time cbzYeiEyqUjyHKHbkZPbBJ Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:12:11 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppard-steve-clark-was-a-very-unique-player-he-didnt-get-enough-credit-for-the-stuff-he-was-doing UyzYYL8XXv4TzMWmb7rw3F Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:30:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ No Fa-fa-fa-foolin’: Phil Collen endorses ergonomic chair that promises the "ultimate guitar playing experience" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/no-fa-fa-fa-foolin-phil-collen-endorses-ergonomic-chair-that-promises-the-ultimate-guitar-playing-experience vbskKjRasifRV8Gt7cvu6K Wed, 06 May 2020 15:41:03 +0000 Wed, 06 May 2020 15:43:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivian Campbell: Me and my guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/vivian-campbell-me-and-my-guitar 7ySPxn2LZXyntWwF5z78qa Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:17:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ DiMarzio Announces New Phil Collen Sugar Chakra Pickup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/dimarzio-announces-new-phil-collen-sugar-chakra-pickup Zbctdf5KyF9kBQEny23JKf Wed, 05 Jun 2019 13:36:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Blackstar Announces the Fly 3 Def Leppard Mini-Amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/blackstar-amps-announces-the-fly-3-def-leppard QHNw5x74THQ8VsWRwt5MPR Wed, 29 May 2019 16:09:02 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:11:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Discusses Dio Days, Composing Solos and Last in Line's New Album, 'II' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/def-leppards-vivian-campbell-discusses-dio-days-composing-solos-and-last-in-lines-new-album-ii wYzYpC7KBWZqrFFAMicj5W Fri, 24 May 2019 13:55:13 +0000 Thu, 30 May 2019 21:44:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Vivian Campbell Jam ZZ Top’s “Cheap Sunglasses” on a Couch in Brooklyn ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-vivian-campbell-jam-zz-tops-cheap-sunglasses-on-a-couch-in-brooklyn h99haRuQ3MpqA9mZzvB4d3 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:54:30 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2019 14:59:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Demo His New Limited-Edition Jackson PC1 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-def-leppards-phil-collen-demo-his-new-limited-edition-jackson-pc1 qX6JBpWbKyzMQxGEo2BXym Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:36:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard Announce Las Vegas ‘Sin City Residency’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-announce-las-vegas-sin-city-residency bbaiLXRYU3GhwAbarbvqp6 Wed, 13 Feb 2019 17:30:27 +0000 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:11:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard, Radiohead, the Cure Lead 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-radiohead-the-cure-lead-2019-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees PUhgCKCACyqk5L7m7PiBgj Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:29:37 +0000 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:21:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Def Leppard's Phil Collen Show Off His Collection of Jackson Guitars ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-def-leppards-phil-collen-show-off-his-collection-of-jackson-guitars ogBYzZTounfk3TsFjkYzCj Tue, 30 Oct 2018 13:50:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a New Def Leppard Song, "We All Need Christmas" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-new-def-leppard-song-we-all-need-christmas yBBJEPUgLdPdbezXBRG45P Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:11:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard, Rage Against the Machine, MC5 Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/def-leppard-rage-against-the-machine-mc5-among-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees Spq5CpWKphsXLAdZM8mgTk Tue, 09 Oct 2018 13:55:08 +0000 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:56:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey and Def Leppard Top the Highest Grossing Tours List ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/journey-and-def-leppard-top-the-highest-grossing-tours-list vY3gSPMEhA3kpTymqAHBR6 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:10:08 +0000 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:12:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Collen Play the Blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-joe-satriani-tommy-emmanuel-and-phil-collen-jam-g4-experience 2Lg7D78o9aPTpqwMvcTqeP Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard Collect First Four Studio Albums on 'Volume One' Box Set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/def-leppard-collect-first-four-studio-albums-on-volume-one-box-set jzYUKZZYYMhbn3CKhjhr2d Mon, 26 Mar 2018 18:36:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Introduces New Vivian Campbell Les Paul Custom ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-introduces-new-vivian-campbell-les-paul-custom 6grgJX23GNLam9FFvW6FG Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:21:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Journey, Def Leppard Announce Massive North American Co-Headlining Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/journey-def-leppard-announce-massive-north-american-co-headlining-tour 3AYLKRfhz7ceEBHxLSBzoF Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:23:59 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:03:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Iconic Eighties Metal Riffs for Beginners ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/five-iconic-eighties-riffs-beginners t7wWxzSSZPHycw3JDvdtj5 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:58:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Joe Satriani's New Song, "Thunder High on the Mountain" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/satriani-high-on-the-mountain px8f792JF4xWgzBGmALmN7 Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:29:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani: Phil Collen is a "Total Virtuoso" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joe-satriani-phil-collen-total-virtuoso 5UvV2Jf5GnnC9SYTJJEY9G Mon, 02 Oct 2017 15:08:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani Announces New Album, 'What Happens Next,' 2018 G3 Tour With John Petrucci, Phil Collen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joe-satriani-announces-new-album-what-happens-next-2018-g3-tour-john-petrucci-phil nKN8u5NAynReeTajkxPoAm Mon, 18 Sep 2017 13:50:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Reconnect with His Jackson Guitar on ‘Pawn Stars’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-def-leppards-phil-collen-reconnect-his-jackson-guitar-pawn-stars 2iDzPfZPDaYuot4XfxaVme Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:48:05 +0000