I like the look of an old fender maple neck with a lifetime of wear throughout the entire fretboard. Phil could probably do that to a neck in about a week.
Fuck Yes! That's gotta be THE best live version of "Walk This Way" I've ever heard. And from a 3-piece no less! Phil really nailed all the solos and riffs; damn near note-for-note perfect. And it was just him playing all them thar parts. And the bass tone was smooth, low, and punchy. Just the way I like it! I swear these guys play live versions of songs better than the original artists do. Phil X and the guys ROCK!
Never fails! Phil cracks me up and has me lol every time! I love how, no matter if it's a $200 guitar or a $20,000 guitar, Phil plays the ever livin crap out of em! It's awesome! And Daniel and Matt kick ass too! Always sounds good!👍😎🎸🎶
Phil is one of great players out and also everybody from Fretted Americana. Only Phil has that magic to make us watch a video w/ almost 20min with such joy and happy. Thanx man!
THIS guitar with THAT Supro... I wish I could have a guitar tone half that good. Nice work, as always! Edit: Just finished watching all the way through. That cover at the end... are you kidding me? You guys sound tight.
Ooo... this is the best sounding guitar I have heard for a long time... Really like it thru both amps, it has this great mid range musical response. Great noodling - as always ;-)
I enjoyed seeing you just talking and geeking out about Guns'n'Roses there :) All of these videos is an inspiration for me just by seeing your guitar playing, but it was an even bigger inspiration seeing the passion and excitement in your eyes when you were talking. Keep rocking, Phil! \m/ Looking forward to the new record!
Guns N Roses were/are very underrated, they aren't the greatest band of all time but they wrote some incredible songs and Appetite is one of the greatest Rock albums of all time, Slash does tend to get overrated at times but he's still a far better guitarist than what a lot of people give him credit for and Izzy just doesn't get enough credit period
+Conor Hill Slash gets overrated for his technical skills, but he doesn't get enough recognition for all the things he did with Izzy. Everybody's like "Yeah Sweet Child O' Mine riff and November Rain solo, woo!". People need to listen more to the left and right sides of Appetite to see what's really up. And yeah, Izzy definitely needs more credit.
+Conor Hill Ppl tend to forget that every one else at the time was playing metal and wanting to be flashy like Van Halen. But Slash wanted to be original and be his own self.
+Conor I read several interviews where Slash went out of his way to point out Stradlin's insignificance during the recording process. He made sure Everyone knew the guitar tracks were all him lol. Didn't Stradlin write some of the songs on Appetite?
The playing on "Walk This Way" was a good demonstration of Phil's mastery of 70's rock guitar and what makes it cool. And then there's that sick phrase at 17:41, which in a different video Phil says was played actually by a studio guitarist and not one of the Aerosmith guys.
Hi Phil. Greetings from Dubai! Saw you performing yesterday with Bon Jovi in Abu Dhabi. Amazing show, thank you! Liked your sea foam green guitar, sounded awesome! Review is badass as always)
Good job as always, Phil. I totally get the AFD thing too. Slash and Izzy were amazing at how they would interleave what sounds like 2 different songs into this layered masterpiece. Anything Goes is another great example
AT LIKE 10:55 THAT SINGER SOUNDS LIKE ANDY WOOD another great entertaining video my fellow Canadian. your a wicked player dude and deserve all your success
Great video.. really very very great sounding guitar, i wonder, what amp and effects did Phil X use in this video, sounds like some type of room or hall type of effect ?
Delicious playing and tones; the Drills are one of my favourite bands, and you guys just crush the covers you pick! Phil, do you still use a Bad Monkey for a lot of your lead boosts these days - and are there any other pedals that have really earned a place on your board? I don't use very many pedals myself, and I've been really trying to squeeze more dynamics and badassery out of my hands and guitar controls only thanks in large part to you. Keep up the great work!
If you followed them on facebook they were talking about it a while ago... Its a really sad story, apparently a lot of the gear they had was cleaned out... I just feel so bad for them.
Phil X-demon spawn of Sammy Hagar? I just love everything this guy does! In addition to being a damn fine player, I enjoy hearing about the history of these guitars as well. Beyond that, Phil's zest for life is pretty infectious. You can tell he's just one of those guys you'd really like to hang out with, and who won't ever need to say on his death bed that he wished he had done more. Life will not cheat Phil X out of anything!
Is that a replica of the '59 that Joe Perry sold in the 80's,because he needed money for drugs and then ended up beeing bought by Slash years later?Slash actually found out that it was Perry's guitar and gave it him back.There's an interview with Joe Perry on a late night talk show,where he's telling that whole story. P.S. Are you guys gonna upload the video with ''Rocket Queen'',the snippet sounded awesome.
Alonso Miranda I can’t believe someone can be so far off and then tell someone else with confidence to Google it to see! And Slash didn’t just “find out@ it was Perry’s old Guitar; Perry tried talking Slash into selling it back to him on a few occasions but Slash loves the guitar way too much; After some time passed however, Slash (I’m sure thought about the history of Perry and the guitar) decided to just give the guitar back to Perry, and what better way than for his Birthday and to have Perrys guitar tech hand him this guitar right before walking on stage instead of the guitar he was going to open this show with?
Great playing!! Being that you're Phil X, I'm surprised you didn't mention the...... Tone X!!! Doesn't Joe still use one of those (parked wah pedal in a tone pot)?
Dude! I'm Diggn Ur Band!!...Love the 'Les Paul , but!, I'm a Drummer. I know, Iknow, Drummers cant Compare to a 59 / 2013 Reissue Les Paul/Joe Perry Kik Ass Ax, but, the Ludwigs Sound Great! Drummer does a Fantastic Job of b-n Simple and in the 'Pocket'. I just subscribed this Mornin to! Thx for makin my Mornin 'Kik-ASS!' who are ur 10 favorite drummers??? I like the drummer on ur original,...'Sumn To Say'!...??? and this dude to, of course, YEAH!
+Woodeso's Guitar Mods www.philxstore.com/pickups.html or purchase some direct from Rob Timmons at www.arcaneinc.com/ The Pickups in my Explorer are actually PX100s (Picture to the left). Awesome Pickups!
+Marc Sweeren I have a PX100 and love it. I found a viper on eBay and put the PX100 in it and it's the best sounding $500 guitar I have. Plays great and stays in tune too.
I like the look of an old fender maple neck with a lifetime of wear throughout the entire fretboard.
Phil could probably do that to a neck in about a week.
Phil, you never cease to amaze me. What a bomb ass cover. Your drummer is a machine.
This new format with The Drills playing a song at the end is simply awesome
what a save at the end of the jam! it's amazing to watch real musicians, who have chemistry, play together. it's like magic!
The live performance is insane. Mixed perfectly.
Great job on "Walk This Way". Especially considering Phil is covering two guitar parts and the vocals!! Wow.
Very Impressive guys.
Best sounding guitar in a long long time, and the lessons and look into what Phil was playing was particularly great this time!!
The tones you get from your gear is outstanding. So glad I found this channel.
Fuck Yes! That's gotta be THE best live version of "Walk This Way" I've ever heard. And from a 3-piece no less! Phil really nailed all the solos and riffs; damn near note-for-note perfect. And it was just him playing all them thar parts. And the bass tone was smooth, low, and punchy. Just the way I like it! I swear these guys play live versions of songs better than the original artists do. Phil X and the guys ROCK!
+FOAD RIGHTNOW It would be cool if they released a live cover album!
+FOAD RIGHTNOW I couldn't agree wit you more, you could say the Drills, drilled it :))
+Jay Dean Absolutely!
Steven is way better.
Not really a live version either. It’s in a studio.
Never fails! Phil cracks me up and has me lol every time! I love how, no matter if it's a $200 guitar or a $20,000 guitar, Phil plays the ever livin crap out of em! It's awesome! And Daniel and Matt kick ass too! Always sounds good!👍😎🎸🎶
Proof it's all in the fingers..
Man, that new Supro sounds good. This might be Phil's best tone ever on these videos, in my opinion.
I thought the audio mixing on the jam was one of the better ones I've heard on your show. Killer work all around.
Phil is one of great players out and also everybody from Fretted Americana. Only Phil has that magic to make us watch a video w/ almost 20min with such joy and happy. Thanx man!
my dream guitar, the 1959 les paul jimmy page sig.
THIS guitar with THAT Supro... I wish I could have a guitar tone half that good. Nice work, as always!
Edit: Just finished watching all the way through. That cover at the end... are you kidding me? You guys sound tight.
What the hell?? That mix sounds SO good!!
Ooo... this is the best sounding guitar I have heard for a long time... Really like it thru both amps, it has this great mid range musical response. Great noodling - as always ;-)
That neck pick-up sound is mind boggling.
This dude is the shit,he makes it look easy it takes a lot of practice to play and sing at the same time
I enjoyed seeing you just talking and geeking out about Guns'n'Roses there :)
All of these videos is an inspiration for me just by seeing your guitar playing, but it was an even bigger inspiration seeing the passion and excitement in your eyes when you were talking.
Keep rocking, Phil! \m/
Looking forward to the new record!
That was great! Those 3 are tight. (The 7 people who clicked the 'thumb's down' were never hugged as kid's. LOL)
Love the ad-libbed lyrics to Sweet Emotion! Just like Tyler used to do! :-)
Phil you are awesome! Love it! Miss it! Hope you're doing well!
Walk This Way - EPIC...well done Drills.
Pure American sound.. Great guitar
That was the best cover I’ve ever heard!!!
Yeah, that was perfect. I keep having to return and watch it again. Nice one
Your videos are always so entertaining and you're an guitarist and singer, keep rocking brother!!
Meant to say awesome guitarist LoL
Instant classic episode: goes straight in my Best Phil X playlist!
Guns N Roses were/are very underrated, they aren't the greatest band of all time but they wrote some incredible songs and Appetite is one of the greatest Rock albums of all time, Slash does tend to get overrated at times but he's still a far better guitarist than what a lot of people give him credit for and Izzy just doesn't get enough credit period
+Conor Hill Slash gets overrated for his technical skills, but he doesn't get enough recognition for all the things he did with Izzy. Everybody's like "Yeah Sweet Child O' Mine riff and November Rain solo, woo!". People need to listen more to the left and right sides of Appetite to see what's really up. And yeah, Izzy definitely needs more credit.
+Conor Hill The tone and melody in stuff like "Estranged" really is unique. GNR must have been so refreshing back in the day!
+Conor Hill Ppl tend to forget that every one else at the time was playing metal and wanting to be flashy like Van Halen.
But Slash wanted to be original and be his own self.
+Conor I read several interviews where Slash went out of his way to point out Stradlin's insignificance during the recording process. He made sure Everyone knew the guitar tracks were all him lol.
Didn't Stradlin write some of the songs on Appetite?
MyworstEnemy Really the whole band wrote Appetite but Izzy was crucial
Another great video and guitar! Mr Starr grooved again, loved it!
The playing on "Walk This Way" was a good demonstration of Phil's mastery of 70's rock guitar and what makes it cool. And then there's that sick phrase at 17:41, which in a different video Phil says was played actually by a studio guitarist and not one of the Aerosmith guys.
I meant 17:50 - sorry.
really? which video?
You guys are very fun to watch...great chemistry!
Awesome! That should always be the ending of any review! Spoiling us with a live rendition of a classic song by Phil X and the band! Thanks!
Walk this way was Bad Ass!!! Great job!! fantastic guitar and playing!!
Hi Phil. Greetings from Dubai! Saw you performing yesterday with Bon Jovi in Abu Dhabi. Amazing show, thank you! Liked your sea foam green guitar, sounded awesome! Review is badass as always)
that welcome to the jungle tone was perfect!
You and athe Drills are crazy tight man great Walk this way cover, love watching you guys rip it up. 👏👏👏🔥🎸😎
And when you listen to Gilby you hear how much of a great fit he was and how lucky they were to get him.
Awesome sound and that drummer is smokin"
Phil x doing his best Steven Tyler impression while playing sweet emotion
Good job as always, Phil. I totally get the AFD thing too. Slash and Izzy were amazing at how they would interleave what sounds like 2 different songs into this layered masterpiece. Anything Goes is another great example
Phil was expressing some sonic sexual ectasy at 6:03 :-)..6:27+ was particularly nasty!
that guitar has some MOJO in it already
AT LIKE 10:55 THAT SINGER SOUNDS LIKE ANDY WOOD another great entertaining video my fellow Canadian. your a wicked player dude and deserve all your success
Great video.. really very very great sounding guitar, i wonder, what amp and effects did Phil X use in this video, sounds like some type of room or hall type of effect ?
Wait a damn minute, don't come to Nashville (to play) without letting me know. I'd try like hell to get down there for your show. A smallish one.
Walk this way was awesome!!! One guitar isnt easy!! Wow!!!
Phil clearly likes playing this guitar. Awesome as it gets..
Yeeha, another Phil X Friday video. Thank you Phil X and Fretted Americana. ☺️☺️☺️
Awesome ... Walk this way.... The Drill
Delicious playing and tones; the Drills are one of my favourite bands, and you guys just crush the covers you pick!
Phil, do you still use a Bad Monkey for a lot of your lead boosts these days - and are there any other pedals that have really earned a place on your board?
I don't use very many pedals myself, and I've been really trying to squeeze more dynamics and badassery out of my hands and guitar controls only thanks in large part to you. Keep up the great work!
Looks like it's gonna be around Xmas for the new Drills album then, with Phil currently on tour with Jovi? You can't rush perfection though!!
Did Fretted Americana ever recover the gear that was stolen?
+fiddlestick89 A few were recovered, but most of them have never been seen again!
+frettedamericana OUCH.. that sucks... Really sorry to hear that
+frettedamericana Wow... I didn't know that..... When was that??
+frettedamericana ...what? never heard this story, what happened with fretted americana?
If you followed them on facebook they were talking about it a while ago... Its a really sad story, apparently a lot of the gear they had was cleaned out... I just feel so bad for them.
Watching you geek out on GnR made my week. :-)
great insight into the slash/izzy dynamic!
Loved the ZZ top!
Phil X-demon spawn of Sammy Hagar? I just love everything this guy does! In addition to being a damn fine player, I enjoy hearing about the history of these guitars as well. Beyond that, Phil's zest for life is pretty infectious. You can tell he's just one of those guys you'd really like to hang out with, and who won't ever need to say on his death bed that he wished he had done more. Life will not cheat Phil X out of anything!
Amazing Walk This Way cover at the end!
Love the sound thru the Supro !!!
Is this a formal admission that Phil X is always geeked?
Great tone Phil! Those custombucker alnico 3's sound killer dude!
Is that Studio 606?
Love these vids! Keep rockin' guys.
Never realized this song is ALL bass... kickass!
Great way to start a Friday....
Awesome guitarist.Awesome singer. Awesime musician.
Grew up listening to gnr love slashs tone and style great player
Ehm ,,, Could you guys please upload that sign with Phil X and the amp at @0:30 ? Want that picture badly and cant find it on net.
Thanks!
That Friedman sounds amazing.... damn I need one!!
It certainly does sound good!
Fuck yeah! Perfect trio absolutely rocked this song!
Hearing rocket queen always bring me to that year where I heard Guns n Roses for the first time. ☺️
Is that a replica of the '59 that Joe Perry sold in the 80's,because he needed money for drugs and then ended up beeing bought by Slash years later?Slash actually found out that it was Perry's guitar and gave it him back.There's an interview with Joe Perry on a late night talk show,where he's telling that whole story.
P.S. Are you guys gonna upload the video with ''Rocket Queen'',the snippet sounded awesome.
+greekfreak1980 That Les Paul was a Black Les Paul and Joe Still Owns it. Google it.
Cheers
Yeah it is. Slash is using a replica of the same guitar now, but Joe definitely got the original back for his 50th from Slash
+mcafee1971 it wasnt black it was tobacco burst
+greekfreak1980 That show is up here in youtube in bits. Search for "phil X steven adler".
Alonso Miranda I can’t believe someone can be so far off and then tell someone else with confidence to Google it to see!
And Slash didn’t just “find out@ it was Perry’s old Guitar; Perry tried talking Slash into selling it back to him on a few occasions but Slash loves the guitar way too much; After some time passed however, Slash (I’m sure thought about the history of Perry and the guitar) decided to just give the guitar back to Perry, and what better way than for his Birthday and to have Perrys guitar tech hand him this guitar right before walking on stage instead of the guitar he was going to open this show with?
you are so awesome man..as always!
Is that THE Sound City?
Killer, killer version of Walk This Way!
Was Phil on the Friedman or Supro when playing the Zeppelin riffs?
Is it the friedman or the supro in the jam at the end?
kick drum sounds ... fantastic ~ !!!
Phil! when is the new Drills record coming out? :D
That BASS !!! holy moly
Thanks
There were a couple times it sounded like you really struggled to get those string bends. Epic cover at the end though loved it!
Is that a Drills song at the end?
Good Billy Gibbons as well as a number of others. This cat was OUT THERE...
wow! awesome version of Walk this Way..killer!
Nice kicks, Phil!
Great playing!! Being that you're Phil X, I'm surprised you didn't mention the...... Tone X!!! Doesn't Joe still use one of those (parked wah pedal in a tone pot)?
Phil X is fucking badass!
hi phil very great vidéo i love les guns N roses
Dude! I'm Diggn Ur Band!!...Love the 'Les Paul , but!, I'm a Drummer. I know, Iknow, Drummers cant Compare to a 59 / 2013 Reissue Les Paul/Joe Perry Kik Ass Ax, but, the Ludwigs Sound Great! Drummer does a Fantastic Job of b-n Simple and in the 'Pocket'. I just subscribed this Mornin to! Thx for makin my Mornin 'Kik-ASS!' who are ur 10 favorite drummers??? I like the drummer on ur original,...'Sumn To Say'!...??? and this dude to, of course, YEAH!
6:34. seems like Van Halen. What's the song??? Someone please
Everybody Wants Some by Van Halen
Awesome!
why no gary moore ever with the les pauls? bonamassa maybe? :D
i can't handle no more sweet child o mine intro riff when there's a silky neck pickup
Jack Bruce bass? I hope so..
Speaking of which - Would love to hear a cover of White Room.. Phil?
How and where can a person buy some of Phil's signature P90's? Or a Framus for that matter??
+Woodeso's Guitar Mods
lmgtfy.com/?q=phil+x+p90
lmgtfy.com/?q=Framus+
there ya go
man I LOVE your videos
+Woodeso's Guitar Mods
www.philxstore.com/pickups.html
or purchase some direct from Rob Timmons at www.arcaneinc.com/
The Pickups in my Explorer are actually PX100s (Picture to the left). Awesome Pickups!
+Marc Sweeren I have a PX100 and love it. I found a viper on eBay and put the PX100 in it and it's the best sounding $500 guitar I have. Plays great and stays in tune too.
whats the outro song? that solo reminds me of van halen
that was an awesome video
great to see gg allin back from the grave and behind the drums