Total Guitar @ Download: Def Leppard's Phil Collen part 1

[artwel123]

meeeaw?

[deepcreep98]

He looks like eminem's big brother.

[lerlo]

I really love Phil's guitar fill-ins, it was a breath of fresh air compared to the plain old rock in that era.

[metachozoite]

so many people tab this intro wrong...I wodner why its os easy?

[MegaTjay69]

bullshit they all stuck togrther fucking finding Vivian and them being the best dam song writers and live preformers is what is keeping them on top.I just went to there Boston tour and they rocked there asses off and now a whole new generation is listening to them there were so many twenty somthing year old kids there. megatja69

[RockGuitarDave]

13 gauge strings, fuck

[butterguitar]

1:43 manly shit we got goin on!!! lol yeah when you use size 0.13-0.56 strings you have hands like a man!!!

[80srockedguitar]

@butterguitar I'm amazed he doesn't suffer from serous joint pain...WOW.

[scottyboiLP]

what's his website?

[SanjeevGeorgeV]

super.he plays like he was born with the guitar in hand,as though it's a body part!!

[zbarneyz]

I was screaming ''IT'S CALLED A SHUFFLE!''....Guess he didnt hear me!

[nikipetro2011]

steve clark is dieing twice becouse of phils music.. phil should have tryed to play guitar b4 he played for def leppard

[stonerh]

Swing is the word he was looking for. Swing groove.

[sakowihe75]

what tuning is he in? because with 13s, idk if he could get that kind of vibrato

[coltong400]

@sakowihe75 Half step down. Just like stevie ray vaughan!!

[sakowihe75]

@coltong400 he must have some might mitts then lol

[coltong400]

@sakowihe75 Ha yeah! You almost have to have arms like him to play with 13's.

[PIlotrcm]

ha ha why does the interviewer like bob his head up and down like.."yeah, huh, oh yeah. I got the beat" ha ha ha like he's just grovin' with it...people who interview guitar players do that shit ha ha ha

[Peterplayingguitar]

13 - 56 !!!!!!!!!!!!

[lovefaithpain]

happy birthday phil <3 \m/

[Jonnie8791]

damn i really hate these stupid advertisements.

[FreeMTrider]

Phil is a hell of a nice guy. One of the good people here on Earth.

[JaySon33883]

Isn't he talking about a shuffle feel?

[Brain2Me2]

@JaySon33883 Yes! :)

[gillenpantera]

he's a cool down to earth guy, besides that i like people from sheffield im from scotland but i have always found that people from sheffield tell it how it is!

[hisvorpalsword]

this guy is a legend

[kalapoka666]

I didn't know Phil had a funny bone in him!:D its cool! and I love this jackson guitar. will buy some day...

[BJrok]

Did he say 013? Really? Wow!

Come to think of it, that does explain why they sound so heavy & strong without getting all mushy & muddy.

[ducky811]

@BJrok Yes he did say 013-56 gauge strings. I am thinking of putting some on my Washburn MG30 with the floyd rose. Seeing Phil using them that heavy makes me wanna try that.

[Ibik]

do it, but make sure you sort the intonation out first.

[godlikecharacta]

he's so British it hurts my ears

[Boudosaved]

Phil is one of the best guitarists ever. He had huge shoes to fill when Pete Willis was asked to leave the band and he exceeded those expectations.

[Jacksonpc1]

@Boudosaved

Pete was a little guy. The shoes weren't that big. ;)

[slicknickverbs]

Does he always wear the ribbon on his wrist...does that help mute the open strings???

[addinsky]

@slicknickverbs hes at download...its his VIP artist pass

[ironz18]

2:10 Alex Lifeson called. He wants his Hemispheres chord back.

[NZLeduc]

@ironz18 its a chord? haha I didn't know anyone owned any chords?

[Atian1337]

SRV uset 12 strings...

[mexican379]

hahaha...that jackson he uses prolly has a truss rod made of diamond...lol

[smalltins]

55555555555555555555555555555 I think the groove is

[PickyfromTerminology]

13's?! i think i love phil even more now! and yeh in response to all those comments, its alot like upping your weight when working out. a begginner doesnt try and bicep curl 50kg. Its a gradual increase.

[smacman68]

Ship towing cables! I don't think I could bend more than 1 fret higher! Skolnik from Testement uses the same gauge. U better have a good truss rod!

[chosen1Imcoming]

that metal pick sounds way to fucking harsh and 13's. Jesus I play 11's. Most guitars can't handle 13's on constant. Can easily warp the neck!

[element5333]

I HAVE played 12's before... (which was pretty ridiculous). I think it's a little much, unless you're in Standard C tuning...

[cjohnson1972]

0.013 to 0.056 ? really? That's BS

[bernhardtsen74]

SRV used that shit too!

[Jacksonpc1]

No BS here dude. That is what the dude plays.

[cjohnson1972]

Yeah, I guess he does. It just blew me away when I first heard it. I mean, the highest I ever went was 12's on an acoustic and I couldn't bend to one step, lol.

[Jacksonpc1]

Phil works out. Do you? lol

I hear you man. What he plays is insane but true.

[ZPenguinsPro]

is he in e flat in this? cause pour some sugar on me sounds lower

[northernsurferboy]

what song is Turn It Up at 2:47? Is that a Def Leppard song?

[Jacksonpc1]

@northernsurferboy

Turn It Up is from a band called Manraze which is Phil's side band.

[shreddinjoe]

13's???? Yea, Phil & Viv are both using 13's now. That heavy of a string is great for a nice thick tone but SHEESH!!! I have trouble with 10's killing my fingers after a while. Think I'll stick to my 9's lmao. Yngwie uses 8's... so he says. Now thats to light, I'd bust the bottom E every time I just look at the guitar much less play it...LOL

[Fendershred50]

hahah i agree, ill use 10s on occasion with my epiphone, but in my main which is my ibanez, ill use 9s like all the time lol.

[PC1GUY]

13s are a lot of string! trust me, but I've never popped one, went thru a million 10s, but never a 13,the metal picks rock too, but a nice chunky dunlop does the trick without worrying about scratching my PC1!

[intrsoul]

13-56 !??! you're mad man! With a Floyd Rose and 25.5" scale no less... must be like lifting free-weights when you play!

[TjenaDanne]

He is a great guitarist

And I know someone that have one of he´s old guitars

[EMG81JSX]

Man, Phil looks alot like actor Tobin Bell who played "Jigsaw" in the SAW movie series, haha!

[mrgibson]

or a litte bit like Keith Flint of The Prodigy (without the make up)

[LittleEmoBoy001]

isn't tobin bell like 70?

[krisaf778]

what is phils website?

[pimpmasterpercy]

I play with metal picks but I didnt like that picks that phil plays with. I got one from him an vivian at a show for the euphoria tour an I didnt like them. I play with the cymbalic picks in stead. I lvoe his playing hes the bee's knee's.

[scoobduwack]

Phil has a wonderful style on guitar and truly is a class guy. I hope to look that good when I'm 52!

[JoaoT805]

phil is what kept def leppard strong after steves death.

[bahashawa1]

@JoaoT805 What a true comment , because Phil , being a good friend of Steve , actually learned to play Steve's style , which was not easy . Dude , great insight !!!!

[JoaoT805]

@bahashawa1 thanks man. especially having to do all the adrenalize songs by himself i think he deserves some big credit there too.

[cliffthelightning]

@JoaoT805 Yeah... too bad joe dragged them down

[JoaoT805]

@cliffthelightning i gotta disagree man...it was just new tastes that dragged them down.

the media had hard rock & pop-metal completely alienated by the mid 90s and also grunge was the new craze.

lep tried to change their sound with slang but that didnt turn out too good.

[nikipetro2011]

phil is slopy steve clark was kickin ass

[Youbastardshitheads]

One of the mosr UNDERATED Guitarists out there..this guy is a fucking God on the Guitar!

[redrocker1055]

Holly shit 13's ??? Damn!!!

[highsociey]

Hes not AMAZING but he is under rated

[Jacksonpc1]

Compared to what I just saw you playing on your channel he is the greatest guitarist ever. LMAO

Seriously, Phil is top notch but very under appreciated. He can do it all.

[highsociey]

was that a joke if so thanks, no kiding hes to nothch Hes a great guitarist no doute, hes just more molodicle than say satch or vai.

[Jacksonpc1]

Your band sounded good man. I was just giving you a hard time. ;)

I happen to be a huge Phil Collen fan so I get a bit testy when people say negative things. Not only is he a great guitarist but he is one of the most down to earth people that you will ever meet.

You guys should check out his other band called Manraze. Phil does the vocals and the guitar.

[Bigschwang]

hey man ! this is great thanks for showing me ! favorited haha. i'm anxious to see what em strings sounds like on my LP !

[Jacksonpc1]

No problem man. It may take some time to get your guitar in tune with those huge strings. I know when I put them on my PC-1 it was very difficult to get in tune and keep the bridge in the correct position. Of course a LP has a different bridge so you may be okay. Good luck!!!!

[Bigschwang]

yeah they might be big a bit :P might try some a little smaller :P hey what year and paint job does your PC-1 have/is ?

[Jacksonpc1]

My PC-1 is a 2001 and it's color is chlorine (blue). Let me know how those strings work out for you. ;)

[DefLeppard771]

@Jacksonpc1 True, sooo true. Phil is THE GREATEST GUITARIST EVER!!!! He's a BIG inspiration for me!!! :D

[jhavyncho]

awesome......saludos desde colombia

[mnkyproductions]

phil collen

very very humble guitarist