#Def leppard videos update#

2.2 12': Bludgeon Riffola / LEPX 1 (UK).I love someone giving you a helping hand and pushing you at the same time. John goes, вЂWell, if IВ do this harmony, Phil, you can do this.вЂ™ It was further than IвЂ™d ever stretched on anything IвЂ™d ever done. We were doing Highway Star and from the first rehearsal I was like вЂFuck, IвЂ™m gonna have to practice a lot more because IвЂ™m just gonna get left behind by these guys.вЂ™

When I did the G3 tour with Satriani and Petrucci. You want to be around someone whoвЂ™s gonna do that. We had the whole thing done in an afternoon. вЂњYou know heвЂ™s just writing away and just bouncing whole ideas. We were doing Highway Star and from the first rehearsal I was like вЂF**k, IвЂ™m gonna have to practice a lotвЂ™ Phil Collen

It was really inspiring working with him because heвЂ™s so quick firing. I was writing with Sam Hollander, who wrote High Hopes for Panic! At The Disco. The speed that they do things is a little intimidating sometimes but itвЂ™s just great to be around. Phil: вЂњIt really helps me as a songwriter to write with someone whoвЂ™s better than me, or different to me. YouвЂ™d say, вЂIt has to be perfect.вЂ™ HeвЂ™s like вЂF*ck no, I hate perfect!вЂ™ He said it just has to soundВ andВ feel right.вЂќД¦. He was doing stuff in Dublin on his laptop with a little shitty mic that he does his radio show on, and thatвЂ™s some of the stuff that ended up on the album. Grab a SM58 and just sing, like, вЂIвЂ™ll do it properly later on but this is how it goes.вЂ™ Ronan would go вЂThatвЂ™s great! Just use that,вЂ™ and someone else would harmonise. I would do a guide vocal in my echoey front room. On this one, some of the stuff is just me doing eight tracks. вЂњNormally we do 30 tracks of a vocal harmony. IвЂ™m like, вЂFuck it, sounds great!вЂ™ I love itВ just the way it is, so we left it on. The solo was aВ total guide, mistakes all over the place. ItвЂ™s the guitar just overloading and peaking. You can hear this ringing that sounds like someone hit a jar or something. Phil: вЂњThe intro to Kick was from my demo. So tone is 100 per centВ inВ your hands.вЂќ 5. You can hear because I forgot to turn the sustainer off and you can hear thereвЂ™s one point where it goes intoВ feedback. IвЂ™ve played solos before with his Jackson, like the solo inВ the song Paper Sun. Phil can pick up my Les Paul, and it sounds like Phil through my gear. Vivian: вЂњBecause your tone is in your hands it doesnвЂ™t really matter. ThereвЂ™s subtle differences obviously, but it all sounds like me вЂ“В itВ sounds exactly theВ same!вЂќ Live we use Fractals, and whenever I do solo gigs IВ use a Blackstar Silverline. вЂњSometimes IвЂ™d send Ronan the unamped sound so he can reamp it, but with a lot of this stuff the main demo sound isВ whatвЂ™s on theВ record.

#Def leppard videos update#

I made some presets for Guitar Rig 6 but I didnвЂ™t want to update my computer because I was scared it wouldnвЂ™t work anymore. IвЂ™ve been using the same main preset since 2011. Phil: вЂњEverything is recorded with Guitar Rig. The rest is just shit to get in the way and shit thatвЂ™s gonna go wrong.вЂќ How you play guitar begins and ends with your hands. Vivian: вЂњDo I have any more signature gear planned? God no. And for the solo on Gimme A Kiss, I actually used aВ Squier Super-Sonic with a wah. ItвЂ™s a Squier Starcaster at the beginning. It was just a standard thing I bought years ago in Dublin and itвЂ™s just great. Phil: вЂњOn this album, I used a Squier Tele Thinline on the solo of This Guitar. When it came time to do guitar solos I didnвЂ™t have the pressure ofВ other people in the room. вЂњThe passion was reignited and IвЂ™ve definitely built upon it. I have a lot less anxiety about it, probably because IвЂ™m doing it so much since I started Last In Line (the group he formed in 2012 with fellow ex-members of Dio вЂ“ the band in which he made his name in the early вЂ80s). Vivian: вЂњI do feel that my playing is betterВ than ever and certainly more comfortable. How you play guitar begins and ends with your hands Vivian Campbell IвЂ™dВ send it to everyone then if no-one says, вЂThatвЂ™s a bit over the top!вЂ™ then youвЂ™re fine.вЂќДo I have any more signature gear planned? God no. I feel this should be like this,вЂ™ and go off. вЂњWith this one, I was like вЂWell, IвЂ™m going to experiment. YouвЂ™re like, вЂI donвЂ™t want to tread on anything.вЂ™ With this one, because we recorded remotely and there was no-one else in the room itвЂ™s like, вЂFuck it.вЂ™ You can overthink and play too safe. Phil: вЂњThe reason weвЂ™ve played safe in the past is because youвЂ™re respecting the song maybe too much.