<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Phil-collen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/phil-collen 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 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[ 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[ 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[ Learn the essential techniques of ‘80s guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/80s-guitar-technique t4avc8U2puFEGUHz82pkDD Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:55:57 +0000 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:10:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Eddie Van Halen shaped the sound of Def Leppard's Hysteria with a single piece of advice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/phil-collen-eddie-van-halen-advice CJ8u5ZexGvecih89cStTmm Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:02:51 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 09:52:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Phil Collen and Robert DeLeo join forces for a scorching cover of Jimi Hendrix’s Fire ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-phil-collen-robert-deleo-jimi-hendrix-fire ur9xy4csNRgSkNSjjhppd Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:40:41 +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[ Watch Steve Vai – actually, many Steve Vais – shred Joe Satriani’s Teardrops ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-steve-vai-actually-many-steve-vais-shred-joe-satrianis-teardrops 3937tohmoux4m8mbPDfXnR Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:50:35 +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[ 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[ 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[ Listen to Tesla's Poppy New Track, “California Summer Song.” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-teslas-poppy-new-track-california-summer-song n6jK8ujMawaWQvBYJD6r5Z Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:39:59 +0000 Mon, 04 Mar 2019 19:52:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a New Tesla Song, "Taste Like" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-new-tesla-song-taste-like mZeWcu49y6YMU3h9YDTuKY Thu, 07 Feb 2019 19:46:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tesla Detail New Album, 'Shock' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tesla-detail-new-album-shock iWsTb87nyaSZtEmegHPXeX Fri, 18 Jan 2019 18:06:31 +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[ 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[ Stream Wednesday’s Live Interview with Joe Satriani, John Petrucci & Phil Collen Right Here ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/stream-wednesdays-live-interview-with-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-phil-collen-right-here j8rSeYD3murZhCT3d7H5aV Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:20:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Delta Deep Premiere "Whiskey" Live Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/delta-deep-premiere-whiskey-live-video joX58R9JMue72oqNK5chh Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:12:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Phil Collen Play Deep Purple's "Highway Star" with Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-phil-collen-play-highway-star-hughes-smith WNFZHUiVwYhhzLcgbaiVaD Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani Wants Eddie Van Halen, Jeff Beck, Brian May and Billy Gibbons for a G3 Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joe-satriani-wants-eddie-van-halen-jeff-beck-brian-may-and-billy-gibbons-for-a-g3-tour KDKnBouK4BmAxj4oPVjnfK Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:18:48 +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[ Watch Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Neal Schon and Phil Collen Jam on Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-joe-satriani-john-petrucci-neal-schon-phil-collen-jam-superstition r8TmcnhDxuSWqYPJ6MLyc Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:40:54 +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[ Ronnie Montrose's Final Album, '10X10,' is Out Today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ronnie-montroses-final-album-10x10-out-today Ym9iAnEcX269Cavcy3saSB Fri, 29 Sep 2017 14:17:30 +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[ Hear Ronnie Montrose's "Still Singin' with the Band," Featuring Glenn Hughes and Phil Collen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-ronnie-montroses-still-singin-band-featuring-glenn-hughes-and-phil-collen oPdJYG76hMZ9PmGD2TLUm9 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:23:02 +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 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen Demos DiMarzio Super 3, HS-2 and Super Distortion S Pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/phil-collen-demos-dimarzio-super-3-hs-2-and-super-distortion-s-pickups 4P8WFotFF8JSFx2Qq7PvaH Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:50:49 +0000 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani Talks Paul Gilbert, Phil Collen, Warren DeMartini and 2017 G4 Experience ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joe-satriani-talks-paul-gilbert-phil-collen-warren-demartini-and-2017-g4-experience zcHVvnVGmYTJ2X335mxmrX Tue, 02 May 2017 12:03:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen Talks Def Leppard's Explosive New Concert Film, 'Live from Detroit' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/phil-collen-talks-def-leppards-explosive-new-concert-film-live-detroit XupAVW7eytKjM6e4E26WJS Wed, 25 Jan 2017 19:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Phil Collen Demo DiMarzio’s Super Distortion Humbucker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/watch-phil-collen-demo-dimarzios-super-distortion-humbucker hegfdP3uYNKgB4jchS6pdK Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:15:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Reconnects with His Jackson Signature Guitar on ‘Pawn Stars’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/def-leppards-phil-collen-reconnects-his-jackson-signature-guitar-pawn-stars Z26vN4PBBCH92cQV7xMCji Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:27:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jackson Releases New Artist Signature Models ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/jackson-releases-new-artist-signature-models 3EFFdpbRkeSKf8SMB73Vo4 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 15:52:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen's Delta Deep Dig into Blues, Funk, Soul and Rock ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/def-leppards-phil-collens-delta-deep-digs-deep-blues-funk-soul-and-rock-and-roll boYoFrwt5mPjLSn8brBLnY Mon, 22 Jun 2015 19:04:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Delta Deep, Featuring Def Leppard's Phil Collen, Premiere New Song, "Down in the Delta" — Exclusive ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/delta-deep-featuring-def-leppards-phil-collen-premiere-new-song-down-delta-exclusive kKeGDw6G9cUd7brWgvL8yS Tue, 02 Jun 2015 14:11:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Guitarist Phil Collen Looks Back on 33 Years of Def Leppard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-guitarist-phil-collen-looks-back-33-years-def-leppard w3vYpFLSa8iGZcpkjdmLZ9 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:21:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Phil Collen on the making of Def Leppard's Hysteria ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/interview-phil-collen-making-def-leppards-hysteria GPRTpiJtNQ4SLSDzMBxSsa Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:12:38 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:45:53 +0000