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Phil Collen used stock Squier guitars to record Def Leppard’s new album
Collen's Diamond Star Halos rig included a pair of Squier electrics, but he also got himself a P-Bass and an Epiphone EB-3 bass for demos and “they were great straight out of the box”
Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen on writing rock for a stadium audience and learning from ‘80s spandex cringe
Collen and Campbell take you behind the scenes of their first album in seven long years, Diamond Star Halos, and talk Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Mick Ronson and Lou Reed
Phil Collen says today’s bands lack “star power” and argues that “the TikTok and YouTube crowd” are part of the problem
Collen is yet to hear an artist Def Leppard can “pass the baton” to, and is waiting to hear bands of a similar caliber to Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Foo Fighters, Nirvana and The Sex Pistols
Def Leppard share 8 tips on how to create a killer rock anthem
Leppard guitarists Phil Collen and Vivian Campbell on the art of the stadium rock banger. Rule number one: “Respect the melody...”
Vivian Campbell admits he developed his signature vibrato style by accident
The guitarist didn’t even realize what he was doing until Ronnie James Dio pointed it out
From two-hand-tapped math-pop to arena-primed blues-rock: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
On tap this week are exciting and vital new tunes from Standards, Larkin Poe, Thrice, Malevolence, Foals, Horsegirl, Coheed and Cambria, Everything Everything and more
How John Petrucci revolutionized Phil Collen's guitar rig
The Dream Theater shredder persuaded Def Leppard to go all digital following 2018's G3 tour
Vivian Campbell used the Holy Diver Les Paul to record the new Def Leppard album
The ex-Dio guitarist found inspiration in his oldest gear when making Diamond Star Halos, but admits he had no idea how to get it into a computer
