“They were far superior guitar players to me. I could never play lead to save my life. But one thing I’m quite good at is playing with a certain feel”: Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage reveals “80%” of Hysteria’s jangle guitars were him all along

Def Leppard.

Hysteria is one of Def Leppard’s signature songs – the title track from their bestselling 1987 album, and a top 10 hit in the US.

But in the recording of the song, neither of the band’s two guitarists, Phil Collen and Steve Clark, could nail the jangly main riff. Instead, it was bassist Rick Savage who played it.