For many years I allowed myself to believe it wasn’t because I kept it at arm’s length.

Default vB5 Style I've spent I dunno how long trying to get a very specific tone i.e. ]And there you have it. All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners.

Anyhow, I’m always amazed at how I think I’ve memorized every word ever written about Ed and his gear and then I read something […]Few weeks ago I posted a brief “review” (outdated word) of Kevin Holbrook’s YMI5150 Model-A guitar.

You can be the greatest guitar player in the world, but if you’re a dickhead no one is going to want to work with you. Viv's tone in Dio was that typical, skritchy JCM800 (100 watt) tone with too much preamp gain. Loved Vivian's sound and playing.

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I must admit it’s irksome that all these years later people still think I left the band. Listen to it cranked in my car because that’s the only […]LOVE the first four Van Halen albums.

Vivian Campbell has managed to maintain his charm and vigor with an evergreen and unforgettable personality. I’ve come to learn that the left hand will follow.

All are welcome, from seasoned pros to absolute beginners.If this is your first visit, be sure to Let’s call him Sean – because that’s his name…. Hi folks. It wasn’t until recently that I gave myself a pass and decided to sit down and construct something first. We should’ve never allowed things to get to that point.

As a tribute to the recent passing of Ronnie James Dio (RIP RJD), I thought it would be good to take a look back at the gear a young and fiery Vivian Campbell used on the classic early ’80s Dio albums Holy Diver and The Last in Line.

Vivian Campbell: “I Was Fired From Dio And The Dio Disciples Are A Tribute Band!” ... We were brought together despairingly to make music videos, and I think that set the tone in a way we were more of a performance band than we were a solid musical group and that has nothing to …

Def Leppard also played in Buenos Aires in 2017, and it was probably the most rabid audience I’ve ever encountered. Always have, always will. Vivian Campbell’s ’ music career can be summarized as being punctuated with historic highs and lows, yet the maestro only excelled at his expertise through consistent dabs of style, finesse, versatility, and creativity. I didn’t have a lot of technique compared to most of my peers, but that’s not what music always calls for.

Great tunes, great drumming and some great playing by Vivian, who was 20 at the time.

He’d been talking about how awesome it was for a while, and even though I know he has good ears, wasn’t too motivated to go try it. Then in later years Ronnie and I made the mistake of airing our dirty laundry.

Even when it was at its worst it was the least of my concerns. Re: Vivian Campbell's Dio tone from 1984 - which pickups

This time it’s the recent Esquire interview with Edward Van Halen.

Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell Discusses Dio Days, Composing Solos and Last in Line's New Album, 'II' By James Wood 24 May 2019 This constantly in-demand six-stringer has played with Dio, Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Last in Line.

The more energy an audience gives us, the more we give back.There’s always been a certain quality to Leppard’s music, and I can say that having been in a few bands prior.

It doesn’t leave us a lot of opportunities to stretch out, but when we do it’s always exiting.As anyone who’s done this for as long as I have will tell you, it’s when you’re up on stage and suddenly fall off. Great tunes, great drumming and some great playing by Vivian, who was 20 at the time.> 1977 Les Paul Deluxe (purchased new in Belfast in ’77), wine red, sanded down and painted black (by Viv), jumbo frets, brass nut and DiMarzio pickups.

Try telling me that at the time, however!” He added: “I didn’t get the chance to record with Whitesnake, with the exception of one guitar solo on “Give Me All Your Love Tonight.” I did have my favorite spots during the live show and one of those was playing the solo on “Is This Love,” which was a particularly melodic solo as recorded by John Sykes.Since everyone doesn’t read every post, appending posts with this for a bit.

Re: I want a tone like Vivian Campbell in Dio He did one solo with Leppard that used a similar technique to the (I think) Holy Diver solo. When you’re in a band you spend most of the day either in a van, tour bus, airplane or dressing room with your bandmates.

That’s exciting. I thought it’d be fun to go out and play the early Dio stuff in clubs around L.A. All of a sudden we were playing in Europe and Japan.

Now before you EVH fans get to getting your hopes up, let’s bear in mind the same ol’s: 1. Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician.