Vivian Campbell is a guitar player in Def Leppard. He also has been in many other great bands, such as Thin Lizzy, Dio, Whitesnake and his own solo blues work.
Let's take a look at some of the gear and equipment that has been seen in Campbell's guitar rig.
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Guitars
Gibson Les Pauls (his current axe of choice)
- Gibson 1978 Les Paul Custom (Silver Sparkle color, Dimarzio Super Dist pickup in bridge)
- Gibson 1998 Les Paul Standard, 70's reissue (purprle sparkle color with Dimarzio Super Dist pickup in bridge)
- Gibson 1997 Les Paul Standard '58 reissue (flame, Dimarzio Super Dist p/u and Fishman Powerbridge)
- Gibson '59 custom shop reissue Les Paul
- Gibson custom shop '56 goldtop reissue with P-90 pickups (he has Fralins in one of his goldtops)
- Fender '66 Telecaster
- Fender '62 Stratocaster (modified)
- Anderson strats (six of them, used on "Adrenalize" tour)
- Gibson Acoustics
- Kramer Nightswan
- Yamaha AES1500 (blues)
- Gibson L5 Custom
- Gibson dot neck ES-335
- Gibson Les Paul Goldtop Reissue guitar
- Charvel strats with Floyd Rose tremolos
- Yamaha SG1802 guitar
- Aria Pro II guitars
Amps and Cabinets
- Voodoo Amps Platinum Mod Marshall JMP 1 and a V-Plex
- Diamond amps
- Marshall 9200 Power Amps
- Mesa Boogie Power Amps
- Marshall 900 head and 2x12 cab (used at home and blues gigs)
- Fender Deluxe Reverb (some blues recordings)
- Matchless Clubman 35 head through a Vox AC30 cab (blues recording)
- ENGL 4x12 cabinets with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers (x4)
- ENGL 850/100 Tube Power Amplifiers
Effects
- Bradshaw switching system
- Yamaha D-1500
- TC Electronic 2290 stereo delay
- Eventide Omnipressor
- Rocktron chorus
- Tonebone pedal (used with the JCM 900)
- Dunlop Rack Wah and 3 wah controllers for the stage
- ENGL 580 Midi preamp
- Furman PL-Pro D Series II Power conditioners
- Marshall JMP-1 preamp (voodoo amps modded)
- Palmer PDI-05 speaker simulator
- Shure wirless units
- Whirlwind rack selector
- Rockman Acoustic guitar pedal
- Rocktron Hush
- TC Electronic G-Major
- Rocktron Intellifex
Strings and Picks
- Dunlop 13 to 52 gauge guitar strings
- Dunlop metal picks
- Dunlop 1mm Tortex picks (for blues work)
