Steven Clark Appreciation Thread!

banditguitarist1 · 02-25-2009, 08:15 PM

I don't think this has been done before but this thread is all for Steven Clark ex-guitarist for Def Leppard may he R.I.P He has always been a big influence as to who started making me want to get a les paul!

GibsonRocker · 02-27-2009, 08:45 PM

Steve and Phil were certainly a potent team back in the day.

The_Sentry · 02-27-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (future)GibsonRocker

Steve and Phil were certainly a potent team back in the day.

I actually preferred Steve's work before Phil joined the band....I always thought Def Leppard had a much more raw, in-your-face sound before Pyromania.....

This is a seminal Les Paul tone for me that really made me want one myself...

YouTube - Def Leppard - Switch 625

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 08:51 PM

Steve was great, he was the heart of Def Leppard as far as I'm concerned. Never been the same without him.

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 08:52 PM

Switch 625 was a kick-ass tune! High & Dry remains my favorite Lep album!!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 08:53 PM

....yeah...Steve was VERY cool......his riffage on ,"On Through The Night","High n' Dry",and "Pyromania".....were freakin' very influencial to me.......hated the Kahlers

.....LOVED the Pauls n Steve!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captain tightpants

Steve was great, he was the heart of Def Leppard as far as I'm concerned. Never been the same without him.

+1

The_Sentry · 02-27-2009, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BstrdSonOJmsBrwn

....yeah...Steve was VERY cool......his riffage on ,"On Through The Night","High n' Dry",and "Pyromania".....were freakin' very influencial to me.......hated the Kahlers

.....LOVED the Pauls n Steve!

Seconded!!!

YouTube - Def Leppard - Let It Go

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 08:59 PM

I don't know, I still GAS for that White Custom!!!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:05 PM

hes one of the guys who made me want and eventually get that white Custom,Capt.!

....now.....i need some white jeans.....maybe a scarf...

....Steves stage presence was second to few..!

.......

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:07 PM

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:10 PM

BTW.....did anybody else feel like the ex Mrs. Shania Twain (Mutt Lange)....had something to do with,what i percieved as,putting Phil Collen more of a priority in the mix,and in the band as a whole?...sure...Steves drinking helped....but.....Collen made them TOO commercial,for my tastes...

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 09:13 PM

Yeah, there was a definite shift from High & Dry and Pyro. Steve's riffs are still there, but Phil's style is all over Pyro.

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:16 PM

not really knockin' Mutt........just......yeah....you know what i mean....the "rock"....was...."softened" a bit......Mutt knew he had a more "commercial" guitarist in Collen,i think

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 09:20 PM

Mutt really was the 6th Lep.

I've always gotten the feeling that Mutt really wanted to take AC/DC in that direction, but they were way to hard-nosed for him, so he adopted Def Lep instead.

banditguitarist1 · 02-27-2009, 09:31 PM

great to see some replies! Glad I got some fellow Clark-Lovers. Anybody know who owns Steves guitars? I heard his girlfriend sold them all after his death I was wondering who bought them. I love Switch 625 alot great LP tone! Keep on kicking ass White Lightening!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captain tightpants

Mutt really was the 6th Lep.

I've always gotten the feeling that Mutt really wanted to take AC/DC in that direction, but they were way to hard-nosed for him, so he adopted Def Lep instead.

i'm with ya.....NOBODY was tellin' Malcolm to "soften" anything!...lol

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 09:37 PM

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BstrdSonOJmsBrwn

i'm with ya.....NOBODY was tellin' Malcolm to "soften" anything!...lol

Only thing that was softening during the Highway to Hell sessions was Mutt's nose after Malcolm punched him in it!!!

I hadn't heard Steve's guitars were sold, wonder what happened to them.

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 10:03 PM

[QUOTE=captain tightpants;628412]

Only thing that was softening during the Highway to Hell sessions was Mutt's nose after Malcolm punched him in it!!!

[QUOTE]

banditguitarist1 · 02-27-2009, 10:15 PM

From The Wikipedia Page About Clark

On January 8, 1991, Clark was found dead on his couch by his girlfriend Janie Dean. The autopsy revealed he'd died from a mixture of anti-depressants, painkillers (prescribed for a rib injury), and alcohol. There was no evidence of suicidal intent. Daniel Van Alphen, Clark's drinking companion the night before, testified that the two went to the local pub and returned to the guitarist's home at midnight to watch a video. Van Alphen said Clark drank a triple vodka, a quadruple vodka and a double brandy within 30 minutes. When Clark passed out on the couch, Van Alphen said he left. Dr. Iain West, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, testified that Clark's blood alcohol level was three times the British legal limit, and an antidepressant and painkiller were both found at levels exceeding normal therapeutic doses. The anti-anxiety drug Valium was found to be at a therapeutic level.

His guitars were sold off by his girlfriend.

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by banditguitarist1

His guitars were sold off by his girlfriend.

.....(*shakes head*)

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 10:29 PM

EEF13 · 02-27-2009, 11:03 PM

The Riffmaster

EEF13 · 02-27-2009, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BstrdSonOJmsBrwn

on the top pic, are those mini hums on the 12 string of the double neck?

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 11:05 PM

Good eye! I can't tell what it is, but it sure ain't a full-size humbucker!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 02-27-2009, 11:09 PM

damn....never noticed that!

captain tightpants · 02-27-2009, 11:13 PM

It almost looks like that weird Telecaster Elite pickup from the '80's, but I can't tell...

73roadrunner · 02-28-2009, 01:24 PM

Steve was an awesome guitarist, I love his work. His guitar playing in Billy's Got A Gun, Too Late For Love, Me & My Wine & many others was awesome

captain tightpants · 02-28-2009, 01:25 PM

I was wondering when you were going to chime in, 73!

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BstrdSonOJmsBrwn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: indianapolis,in Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! ....yeah...Steve was VERY cool......his riffage on ,"On Through The Night","High n' Dry",and "Pyromania".....were freakin' very influencial to me.......hated the Kahlers.....LOVED the Pauls n Steve! __________________ BstrdSonOJmsBrwn - "THE un-OFFICIAL LUSH OF MLP" "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" Edgar Allan Poe

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BstrdSonOJmsBrwn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: indianapolis,in Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! hes one of the guys who made me want and eventually get that white Custom,Capt.!....now.....i need some white jeans.....maybe a scarf.......Steves stage presence was second to few..!....... __________________ BstrdSonOJmsBrwn - "THE un-OFFICIAL LUSH OF MLP" "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" Edgar Allan Poe

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BstrdSonOJmsBrwn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: indianapolis,in Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! BTW.....did anybody else feel like the ex Mrs. Shania Twain (Mutt Lange)....had something to do with,what i percieved as,putting Phil Collen more of a priority in the mix,and in the band as a whole?...sure...Steves drinking helped....but.....Collen made them TOO commercial,for my tastes... __________________ BstrdSonOJmsBrwn - "THE un-OFFICIAL LUSH OF MLP" "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" Edgar Allan Poe

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captain tightpants V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In the pit rubbing the lotion on it's skin. It doesn't like the hose. Posts: 11,372 Thanks: 178 Thanked 131 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! Yeah, there was a definite shift from High & Dry and Pyro. Steve's riffs are still there, but Phil's style is all over Pyro.

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BstrdSonOJmsBrwn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: indianapolis,in Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! not really knockin' Mutt........just......yeah....you know what i mean....the "rock"....was...."softened" a bit......Mutt knew he had a more "commercial" guitarist in Collen,i think __________________ BstrdSonOJmsBrwn - "THE un-OFFICIAL LUSH OF MLP" "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" Edgar Allan Poe

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captain tightpants V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In the pit rubbing the lotion on it's skin. It doesn't like the hose. Posts: 11,372 Thanks: 178 Thanked 131 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! Mutt really was the 6th Lep. I've always gotten the feeling that Mutt really wanted to take AC/DC in that direction, but they were way to hard-nosed for him, so he adopted Def Lep instead.

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banditguitarist1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 64 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! great to see some replies! Glad I got some fellow Clark-Lovers. Anybody know who owns Steves guitars? I heard his girlfriend sold them all after his death I was wondering who bought them. I love Switch 625 alot great LP tone! Keep on kicking ass White Lightening!

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BstrdSonOJmsBrwn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: indianapolis,in Posts: 2,592 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! [QUOTE=captain tightpants;628412]Only thing that was softening during the Highway to Hell sessions was Mutt's nose after Malcolm punched him in it!!! [QUOTE] __________________ BstrdSonOJmsBrwn - "THE un-OFFICIAL LUSH OF MLP" "Is all that we see or seem But a dream within a dream?" Edgar Allan Poe

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banditguitarist1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 1,336 Thanks: 64 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Steven Clark Appreciation Thread! From The Wikipedia Page About Clark On January 8, 1991, Clark was found dead on his couch by his girlfriend Janie Dean. The autopsy revealed he'd died from a mixture of anti-depressants, painkillers (prescribed for a rib injury), and alcohol. There was no evidence of suicidal intent. Daniel Van Alphen, Clark's drinking companion the night before, testified that the two went to the local pub and returned to the guitarist's home at midnight to watch a video. Van Alphen said Clark drank a triple vodka, a quadruple vodka and a double brandy within 30 minutes. When Clark passed out on the couch, Van Alphen said he left. Dr. Iain West, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, testified that Clark's blood alcohol level was three times the British legal limit, and an antidepressant and painkiller were both found at levels exceeding normal therapeutic doses. The anti-anxiety drug Valium was found to be at a therapeutic level. His guitars were sold off by his girlfriend.

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