Def Leppard Pyromania (1983)
(Date updated: 17/06/2024) Recorded February-November 1982 at Battery Studios, with additional recording (guitar & vocals) at Park Gates Studios Def Leppard Pyromania recording gear Musicians’ gear Drums, samplers and percussion: Fairlight CMI Series I (or II ): used for drum programming (kick & snare) by John Kongos Simmons SDS-V electronic drum system: used for tom-tom sounds & snare enhancement Paiste cymbals (assumed) Guitars: Fender Stratocaster : Steve Clark’s Fender Telecaster : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Standard (1975 ) : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Custom : Steve Clark’s Gibson Les Paul Custom (1976) : Phil Collen’s, solo on “Rock ‘Til You Drop” Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (1966, Cherry Sunburst) /w Seymour Duncan ’59 pickups: Steve Clark’s Gibson SG Hamer Special (Sunburst) : Steve Clark’s Hamer custom: Steve Clark’s Hamer Standard (one black, one sunburst, one white): Pete Willis’ main ones, likely used for rhythm guitars on all ...