![]() ![]() ![]() It has been equipped with FU-Tone titanium saddles and block.Ĭollen’s signal path starts with two Shure UR4D+ wireless receivers, which run into the RJM IS-84 Input Selector before going into a pair of Marshall JMP-1 preamps and a Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II. ![]() The custom graphics include the year Phil was born and the Collen family crest. The Jackson PC-1 “London 57” is a stock Jackson PC-1 made for Collen’s 50th birthday. It has sported various trems over the years, but recently Mike Kotzen at Jackson refitted the guitar with a Floyd Rose trem and a new set of DiMarzio Tone Zone S pickups. It was notably used on almost the entire Hysteria album. Next is “Felix,” a late ’70s Japanese Strat that was a gift from Collen’s mother. The X-Stroyer features a Floyd Rose trem upgraded with FU-Tone titanium saddles and block. It did have an additional volume knob when it was first built, but it was in the way of Phil’s picking technique, so the volume pot was removed. It has DiMarzio Super 3 pickups and a Jackson Sustainer, however the center pickup is just a dummy. Collen’s Jackson X-Stroyer is based on his old Ibanez Destroyer, but the contours of the body have been inverted. Phil Collen travels with several vaults of spectacular guitars way too many to cover here, so let’s just go with a few of his favorites. Guitar techs Scott Appleton, Roger Veage, and Dave “Wolfie” Wolff fill in the details on the rest of the gear. Campbell filled in the history of his life-long love of Les Pauls while Collen took us through his collection of Jacksons and one Strat with serious sentimental value. Def Leppard’s Vivian Campbell and Phil Collen took a break from their current arena-filling tour to discuss the rigs they are using on their current tour with Kiss. ![]()
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