Phil X's UNIQUE Solo Technique He Uses in Bon Jovi

Phil X shows us how making one change to your pentatonic scales can change the entire sound of your solo.
Watch the full episode here "Phil X on Bon Jovi, Van Halen, & What It REALLY Takes To Be A Great Guitarist": • Phil X on Bon Jovi, Va...
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▶ Phil X is playing a Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Korina Explorer Reissue (White Pickguard) - Natural: bit.ly/3usD6tr
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In this excerpt from the Gibson Gear Guide Artist Greenroom, legendary session guitarist and solo musician Phil X talks about his love for and his unique approach to pentatonic scales. Something he thinks is overlooked by guitarists! In this exclusive chat with Gibson Gear Guide host Dinesh Lekhraj, Phil X gives us a killer guitar lesson on how to use pentatonic scales in a unique way, opening up a whole new world of lead guitar potential just by adding a flat five!
Phil shows us how altering the sequence and where we play our notes can breathe new life into the pentatonic scale, proving that there’s ALWAYS more to do with the humble pentatonic scale!
Whether you’re a shredder or you’re just learning how to use pentatonic scales, or perhaps you’re looking for some inspiration when it comes to playing new styles of lead guitar, this lesson with Phil X will surely help you come up with some fresh ideas for your lead guitar playing. This is a masterclass in pentatonic scales by none other than Bon Jovi’s lead guitarist and world-renowned session player - so you KNOW it’s going to be good!
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Watch the full episode here "Phil X on Bon Jovi, Van Halen, & What It REALLY Takes To Be A Great Guitarist": ua-cam.com/video/qce2e96D5LQ/v-deo.html

[@acousticsage]

Phil is an absolute legend.

[@guskalogeros9021]

Fuck yes!!! Always been a huge fan of Phil’s.
This goes to show how you don’t need a ton of scales to blow minds.
With a simple pentatonic scale he’s blowing minds by playing with huge amounts of passion and creativity.

[@b3pahunter546]

Just when you think you're getting pretty good, Phil X is there to bring you back to your senses.
Thanks for a great lesson!

[@gibson]

I bet you're AWESOME at guitar! But we can always improve :) Thanks for watching!

[@RickMcCargar]

One of the weird things about the time in which we find ourselves is that there are so many youtube famous guitarists who haven't a single hit song between them. Then...tens of thousands of hacks like myself...lots of clutter, not much to hang a hat on.
edit: one more weird thing..all the bands that used to be hits that now have almost no original members...they're really nothing more than cover bands milking old hits. Weird time.

[@spudvader]

It’s not that strange, you didn’t get to see all the guitar players from back in the day, everyone has a platform now and music has changed. Music is free now and money is made on sponsors and endorsements so there is no need in hit music. That being said.. it’s rare that an amazing guitar player actually does hit songs. A lot of players are technically talented but don’t know the first thing about writing a good song

[@tito.tarantula]

People knocking the Pentatonic scale are only those referring to silly boxes and the endless repetition most players get caught up in when concentrating on the CAGED system. The Pentatonic scale is located across the entire fretboard, as all scales are. The earlier one concentrates on Intervals (intervalic distances, which is what scales are, and the basis of music... not rocket science, just sayin'), rather than silly scale boxes, the quicker they will realise guitar playing isn't about needless and endless memorisation (of notes, chords shapes, boxes etc.). Once intervals are learned, chords fall into place without even trying. I'm self-taught and not looking to knock anyone's learning path, but either you want to play harder or you want to play smarter. The choice is yours. Intervals!!

[@LennartDorpmans]

Dude I just wanna say I am self taught and never learned about intervals yet, but your comment got me searching and I'm really inspired to unlock the fretboard with this knowledge now, thank you! Intervals, Who knew.

[@sixslinger9951]

anyone that is anti pentatonic doesn't know much about Music in general

[@gibson]

There's so much you can do!