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Def Leppard: "Steve Clark was a very unique player - he didn't get enough credit for the stuff he was doing"

By Joe Matera

Joe Elliott and Phil Collen look back at the band's first two albums - On Through The Night and High ‘N’ Dry - and the impact of guitarists Pete Willis and Steve Clark

No Fa-fa-fa-foolin’: Phil Collen endorses ergonomic chair that promises the "ultimate guitar playing experience"

By Richard Bienstock

“I use it where I do all of my recording,” the Def Leppard guitarist says of the Sonus chair

Vivian Campbell: Me and my guitar

Vivian Campbell: Me and my guitar

By Grant Moon

The Leppard, Dio and Whitesnake legend talks us through his beautiful Les Paul Custom signature model

DiMarzio Announces New Phil Collen Sugar Chakra Pickup

By Richard Bienstock

New offering is designed to sound like a full-sized humbucker in single-coil form.

Blackstar Announces the Fly 3 Def Leppard Mini-Amp

By Richard Bienstock

New 3-watt model sports the artwork from 1987’s smash ‘Hysteria’ album.

Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Discusses Dio Days, Composing Solos and Last in Line's New Album, 'II'

By James Wood

This constantly in-demand six-stringer has played with Dio, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Last in Line. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is...

Watch Vivian Campbell Jam ZZ Top’s “Cheap Sunglasses” on a Couch in Brooklyn

By Richard Bienstock

The Def Leppard guitarist pays a visit to Mike Squires’ ‘Couch Riffs’ series.

Watch Def Leppard’s Phil Collen Demo His New Limited-Edition Jackson PC1

By Richard Bienstock

The high-end model boasts a claro walnut top and caramelized flame maple neck.

Def Leppard Announce Las Vegas ‘Sin City Residency’

By Richard Bienstock

The band will hit the Strip beginning in August.

Def Leppard, Radiohead, the Cure Lead 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

By Richard Bienstock

Other artists who made the cut include Roxy Music, the Zombies, Janet Jackson and Stevie Nicks.

Watch Def Leppard's Phil Collen Show Off His Collection of Jackson Guitars

By Richard Bienstock

The guitarist gives a backstage tour of some of his favorite instruments.

Listen to a New Def Leppard Song, "We All Need Christmas"

By Richard Bienstock

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees also have two new compilations in the works.

Def Leppard, Rage Against the Machine, MC5 Among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

By Richard Bienstock

Potential inductees for 2019 also include the Cure, Radiohead, Todd Rundgren and more.

Journey and Def Leppard Top the Highest Grossing Tours List

By Richard Bienstock

The bands' co-headlining run continues through October.

Watch Joe Satriani, Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Collen Play the Blues

By Damian Fanelli

Def Leppard Collect First Four Studio Albums on 'Volume One' Box Set

By Guitar World Staff

Gibson Introduces New Vivian Campbell Les Paul Custom

By Guitar World Staff

Journey, Def Leppard Announce Massive North American Co-Headlining Tour

By Guitar World Staff

Five Iconic Eighties Metal Riffs for Beginners

By Guitar World Staff

Hear Joe Satriani's New Song, "Thunder High on the Mountain"

By Jackson Maxwell