Def Leppard - Love Bites - Live Don Valley '93 (Guitar Cover)
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- I've been meaning to do this one for probably around 10 years. I naively thought the only thing holding me back was may laziness in tuning down to Eb. Turns out the incredible guitar skills of Viv and Phil would hold me back also haha. Some incredible lead work from Viv, a lot of it hard to pick out, and even harder to imitate, but I think I've got a good idea now. Phil's vibrato is such a work out on my wrist that it took some dedicated muscle memory building time alone on the chorus lead. Anyway, really fun to finally do. I tuned down to Eb but eagle eyed viewers may notice that live , the band play it in the C# position as opposed to D (they did this on the Hysteria tour too) so this mean it's actually 2 steps down from the album version. Hope you enjoy!
Check out my other Don Valley covers here - • Def Leppard - Don Valley
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This version has always had my very favorite Def Leppard live outro solo, and Vivian takes it to a new level. The long solo was so amazing in this concert and was so intimate feeling … I still have the VHS of this concert (Visualize). And by the way killer job as always!
@svgl95it’s all personal preference. That said nothing can touch the emotion that Viv brings LIVE
Seeing this live in 93’ was one of the best days of my life! 15 years old,on a beautiful summers day.Watching this as the sun was going down is etched on my memory..So beautiful ❤❤
Thanks for sharing Sarah! Many people would be jealous of your experience seeing such a performance from the band.
@@bwm5150 Thanks! I do feel very lucky.I’m just so glad it was filmed so I can relive it and others can enjoy such an amazing show💫
Thanks for covering this,you did an unbelievable job ❤️
You skipped school? It was on a Sunday. Unless you meant Sunday school.
@@DS-od1kb 🤦🏼♀️haha there’s always one! I’ve seen them twice the other occasion I saw them at Sheffield arena plus I met them in Sheffield in 95 when they got the keys to the city.
Skipping school/college to go to concerts was a regular thing.I bet your fun at parties 😂Too much time on your hands perhaps 🤷🏼♀️
@Sarah Elizabeth Only joking mate. I was there too at Don Valley. If I remember Metallica had played the MK Bowl the night before. I moved house since then and I'm sure I still have the T shirt and programme boxed up somewhere. PS I'm not much fun at parties either. I can't drink like I did back in the day.
That's when this song kicks into something special - 5:02 - and you did a fanastic cover of it. Well done! 80s magic lives on in musicians like you. Keep it coming, bwm. Your videos are always a big treat and you have great taste.
A brazilian band, called "Yahoo", made a version of this song: "Mordida de Amor". It was a huge success in Brazil at that time.
Ooo very cool.
This is my favorite recording of Love Bites. The vocal harmonies are off. Joe isn’t in pitch and was struggling IMO. However the seemingly improvised guitar parts are amazing. That first little segue Vivian takes with the double stops is one of my favorite guitar riffs ever. I’m so happy you played that part. Im definitely going to learn that now. In all the videos I’ve seen of this performance they go to that “LCD filter” and you can’t see anything they’re playing in that outtro. You’re awesome man. I’ve probably been subscribed to your channel for a decade or more. I’ve never seen anybody else nail the Def Leppard tone and style like you do and you’re so good at picking up the little nuances. Great job as always!
Thanks for the long lasting support!
I never was a fan of Def Leppard, but since discovering this Chanel I kinda love it
This is some of Vivs best work in DL
I think so too 👍
Omg I have always wanted a cover of this version, I'm addicted to the solo and of course you bring it, and delivered on top level as usual. Every time you upload a new cover I have something to practice for the next couple of days, it is crazy. To be honest sir, you are soon to be one of the top five most influential guitarist of all time to me. Such quality, feel and preciseness you deliver, out of this world. Thank you!
You are incredibly kind, thank you!
Nooo Wow!!!! It's my favorite version of Love bite in live!!! ...In a comment of the other version I wrote you what to do in this Cover version...Greetings from Argentina!💪

Remember listening to the concert on Radio 1 - back when they still had an interest in rock music.
Hard to imagine now but great time for the band getting such exposure.
I love this live version o Love Bites, it's my fav. Great cover.
This is one I've been waiting for! NICE. Viv kills the outro. It's so unique. I've seen it live a couple times years ago.
My favorite live versión of Love Bites. 👍
You have to do have you ever needed someone so bad cover of this concert 😭😭 dude I’ve been following you for 13 years and you’ve never failed to impress. Keep up the good work Ben!
Thanks! I did cover the Viv outro solo from that.
Have always loved this version… Crushed it Ben. This outtro always brings out the feels
I was at that gig in my home town, it was great
Wow, that must have been great! Historic gig for sure!
@@bwm5150 They kick off their world tour this month in Sheffield and they are doing a small gig to about 800 people at a local music venue called the Leadmill unfortunately the tickets sold out in minutes and I couldn’t get one😞
Yeah I followed that and saw a lot of people having bother with the ticket sale site. Shame but hopefully they do more intimate stuff in the future.
Great job Ben on a classic song one of my favorites from Def Leppard awesome video 👍
Great 👍👍👍👍 job. Excellent Tone.
You made me cry 😢love Viv and this is just a fantastic rendition ❤
Thanks Michele!
what a great cover!
Aw man this is BA! I know this is Phil & Viv but I'll always think of Steve playing his strat on this song 👍💪🤘🤘🤘🍻
YESSS. Finally! Thank you Ben - I've been waiting for you to do this one for a long time.
as always BRAVO!!! queen👑 on t-shirt 🔥🔥🔥❤ always
Now THAT was a constant ear orgasm and guitar visual, thank you! You have no idea how much my own playing has improved from watching your work, it is that Fantastic! Inspiring!
Thanks! That’s great to hear! 😁
Awesome as always....You deserve to have WAY more subs than you have
Right? When I look at the content and the count of people watching, I am dumbfounded at the lack of followers! I mean come on now, does this guy do the most Excellent guitar work you've ever seen or what? Been a fan for years and learned a lot from him. I will just have to work harder to promote him I guess!
Another great cover . . . you have a "feel" for the soul of a song. My two favorite cover artist are you and Juha Aitakangas. Juha has the best "rock face" on UA-cam! 🤣
Marvelous playing my Friend.
So nice thanks
If vivian or Phil are sick ..you have to be the fill in. They must watch your lep vids. Man they rock
Haha, I’m sure they have better things to watch, but thank you, very kind!
One of my favorites of all time! You crushed it ❤
OMG Ben OMG My king now you can see for yourself why I call him the king 👑 cheers 🥂🍻👏👏💕 that was freaking amazing 😍 so in love right now with this song Ben 🎸🎧 I am so glad you did this video I think you finna go viral your journey fan always 🎶🎶🎶
you're the best!!
Gret job. And a great choice onthis live version.
Jamming! Love it! Such a cool two guitar song!
superb!
As always, an excellent cover!
Nicely done
Amazing job!
Awesome that was a right day when they hit the lasers and the don valley stadium looked like it had a green roof on it I was buzzing that much I walked it home a few miles lol
Great as always😊
The best❤
I was waiting for this one 😁👍🏽 phenomenal
Loved that tone bro! pretty cool
Phenomenal!!!
Been waiting for this for a long time. I was at this gig, travelled half way up the country at the time to see them and that outro solo by VIV was a stand out moment for me - totally blown away. Finding a Bootleg CD of this gig a few years later in London's Soho was exceptional, then came the video - now I've got a close up of THAT solo after 30 years.
Thank you so much - love the content BTW.
Yours, "a very BIG Leppard fan"
Cheers Alan! You must have great memories of that gig.
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I do. One of the best gigs I've been too (and I've been to a lot)
One thing I do recall is about two songs in they played Tear It Down and Vyv hit a bum note in the verse riff chord change, right between "you got the love of a howling wolf... I like it", and as a result it was omitted from the DVD and video footage.
Proof that even mega rock stars eff up occasionally. 🤘
Me too! Such a magical day 💫
Nice song , great playing!!
Love the redseven tri stereo chorus “the wave” on your desk
Great pedal for the Luke Isolation / Fahrenheit era. Especially on the distorted tones. I've got the Tri Avatar which I think is nicer for the Landau cleans.
@@bwm5150 100% agree, i bought a dyno my roto by keeley, sounds good too!
Wow.
Cheers mate!
I thought he might, so I did
Niceee, Ben !!
Please do more of the Adrenalize Tour, we all love it
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man this is just great! I have always thought this show and the Live in the Round was the best guitar tones they've ever had. Viv's lead work is on fire in this show and especially on this song with his outro. Just signed up for the Patreon so I could try and learn this one with the tabs. Thanks for all your stuff. Awesome as always!
Thanks for the kind words and support! I hope it helps you play! 😁
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Best version ever!! Keep it up!
Very good,,,,,,
I swear to the good lord above that if I ever win the lottery, I am going to buy you the PC1 or your guitar of choice!
Haha, I liked Phil’s old PC Archtop. But please, make sure you buy yourself and close family and friends cars and houses first. 😅
This is an incredible cover!
This song live has taken some interesting turns over the years. In 1988 you could hear the beginnings of a cool extended ending. But this particular version of the Love Bites extended ending is the best that I could find. I have my own recordings and seen many on YT that have been really awesome. None this good tho. It's a shame that the Lepps have abandoned this epic extended ending.
Look up their live version in Monterrey Mexico when Viv goes completely off the rails on the outtro solo. I got to ask him about that run whether he had worked it out prior or was just in the moment- Said he was in the moment and just went for it. Massively underutilized talent in DL.
@@rugdnit911 He's there to do a job. It's all about the $$$.
I agree. This live version with this ending is amazing.
@@johnnyrocker7495 Can you blame him? If you can land in that kind of situation and enjoy the people you work with you take the money. It’s all about the songs anyways. If anything it would have been awesome if they would have given him a little more input earlier on. He got screwed out of a lot of money earlier in his career, so you take the good opportunities- especially in the music and entertainment industry
Agreed! There’s quite a few of their songs that have some really good improvisation at the endings. Notably “have you ever needed someone so bad“ I don’t know the exact version but it’s the one where Joe has the skulls on his black shirt. It’s Viv and Phil. Seems that nowadays they are not as harmonious, they do a lot more random squealies and stuff that I don’t like as well as their originals.
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Yeah it's perfect. It shows off how different Vivian was in his playing ot this
I’m in love with this band. Considering Rick Allen getting his arm amputated and then them becoming closer when Steve Clark Died. When both Steve died and Rick Allen broke his arm, they persevered and became a sensational band. That’s love
Band of brothers for sure.
Fantastic channel because it brings out the lead guitars. Can you Leppardise 'Let's get Physical' by Olivia Newton John? I was mainly into rock music back when it got released. Didn't take much notice of it. Then one night driving home about 4am after a great night I decided to go the long way home. As the stunning misty dawn came up the song 'Physical' came on. I turned it up loud and it was pure fuckin joy the guitars & lead were so great to drive to. Loved it ever since. Olivia was hot too.
Thanks! Yes it's certainly a possibility and one on my list as it's Lukather on the original. Michael Landau played live with Olivia so there's some opportunity to pick out parts from him too.
@bwm5150 that's would be awesome!
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One thing I like about the axe-fx is that it has the ability to switch from Standard to flat in a single click. Very handy - I also use the Rockman X100. The problems I'm working on is vocal layering and oddly enough Drums. I've been singing these tunes since I was about 11, so the vocal range is there, but room for improvement, Love your outro guitar work,
There’s a weird disconnect when you digitally alter the tuning. The vibrations you feel in the hand don’t match what you hear. Makes a weird feeling for me I don’t like.
@@bwm5150 Yes, indeed especially when tracking. But in live settings, I don't even notice it because of the surrounding noise.
Even with surrounding noise, do you not feel that the vibration of the guitar doesn't match?
@@bwm5150 I'm using the PC1, the only time i feel the vibrations is when I'm holding the guitar very close to my body. Keep in mind, this just saves me some time and aggravation. That said, no way in hell I can track like that,
Amazing! I actually prefer your own version of the outro though!
Cheers! Very kind
Sooo love this version will have to try find tab for it
I learn by ear but I do notate these videos on my Patreon to help people learn.
@@bwm5150 nice one def gonna have to join up as always love your stuff def a pleasure listen too and try and play it myself
WHAT THE EFFECTS THANKS
Compression, distortion, chorus and delay from my Boss Me50
Great cover as usual. I found out by accident that it was tuned to C# . I've been learning some Motley Crue songs and had to tune down. I think Def Lep also uses C# for the live version of Hysteria during the Adrenlize tour in the clubs.
Curious, what are your thoughts on the Hysteria and Animal with the orchestra?
Hysteria, Love Bites and Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad were the first songs to be tuned down on that tour. Then I think from Slang onward they tuned down everything. Technically it’s tuned to Eb, C# just happens to be the starting note for this and Hysteria.
Drastic Symphonies seems cool but the first two tracks haven’t really interested me yet.
Are you using multi effects here ? And which one ? Thanks
I use a Boss Me50
Lindo🤘🎸🔥
If you're taking requests (and you have a guitar with a sustainer), I'd love to hear you cover the live version of Hysteria, as they've been playing it more recently. I've always loved how Phil manages to use the sustainer tastefully, without making it seem over the top or gimmicky.
I don't have a sustainer, and I have to admit that I am one of those that finds it gimmicky. It's a fine line but it just doesn't resonate with me.
Did they play in a different key or a different tuning? I see you played everything a fret down from the album version.
Yeah, I mention it in the description but I may as well mention here too. Live, even on the Hysteria tour, they’ve always played it starting on C#, instead of how the album starts on D. So with this tuned to Eb as well, it’s 2 steps down from the album.
Sounds great. We’ll done! Can you advise on how you connect to your Mac please? I go direct in through my zoom multi effects pedal via usb and use Logic Pro x. But the sound is never great, doesn’t sound natural and nowhere near the great sound you get. If you could help that’d be appreciated 👍
Thanks! I list my signal path in the descriptions and most of the time I am going from my Boss Me50 into a Palmer Speaker Sim, into my interface and then into Logic. The Palmer simulates a mic'd up amp and really helps keep the sound consistent. From there I plug into a Focusrite interface which turn the signal into a digital one for Logic.
Thank you for the fast response. I appreciate that. Great stuff I’ll give it a shot 👍
Woah. This is a shocking one
I still play it exactly like the studio version…but that’s just me. Good rendition tho 👍🏻
I covered the studio version many years ago but I got a lot of requests for this one.
10/10 mate you have absolutely nailed it! I used to watch this on vhs as a kid with my brothers on repeat. Bringing back some awesome memories 👌 would you release some tabs for this? Thanks! 👍
Thanks! There’s tab on my Patreon.
@@bwm5150 awesome I’ll have a look, thanks heaps 👍
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Also since I was only 9 in 1993, if Doc Brown brought back the Delorian, 6/6/1993 would be at the top of my list just to see this whole performance in person.
Any interest in covering the live versions of billy and paper sun from the last Vegas residency?
Thx again-
Jared
I hope to do a lot more love stuff from different eras 😁
Is there even a way to explain Vivian Campbell's out solo? This version seems almost otherworldly.
He had a great playing style then. Still does today, but it was a little different back then with his Tom Anderson strat.
I also fan of Def Leppard . But i ask from to make cover of Giant - Stay, if you like. Thanks
I hope to cover Giant but much more likely to cover more of Dann’s session work first.
Bro, where are the other Super Monaco songs on Bandcamp? 🤔🧐
Best part is 6:50
Ben-I’ve been waiting for you to cover this since I discovered you in the mid 2010’s. IMO this absolute pinnacle of Lep doing bites live. No disrespect to Steve but this is Vivian at his finest and truly shows he is an absolute virtuoso at playing guitar.
I know this version would make Steve proud and thank you for finally doing this video. You nailed it.
Just disappointing that they don’t do the extended outro of bites and photo live anymore.
Plus Steve Brown is great at filling in on either side but if you were in that position you wouldn’t miss a beat at all. All the best.
Jared
Thanks Jared, you’re very kind!
The next i want is Isolation by Toto or Jane by Jefferson Starship plz. I know that you can do it
I’ve covered Isolation recently, you can find it here. ua-cam.com/video/uYZaHlIX2tM/v-deo.html
Aws
Vivian Campbell part????
The solos are. The first verse to chorus one and then last chorus I play Phils parts. Second verse to chorus two and on all the solos, I play Viv’s parts.
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Thanks! Maybe one day, I hope to do at least Seventeen soon.
bro can you do the search is over live in japan 1985 by survivor!!
Hopefully!
Is that Vivian playing that whole outro solo or is Phil or are the two trading off parts during this
All Vivian. You can see the performance here on UA-cam.
@@bwm5150 oh I did not know that I prolly should have looked before asking my bad lmao 😂
No worries easy to miss these days with the amount of Lep content that’s out there. For a time, the only official live footage we could see was this Don Valley show and the In The Round gig.