Hey! I've got one of those except I bought it new in 1962 when I was 17 and it came with a Bigsby. I don't play it much because I've gone off to jazz-land but when I plug it in I'm always blown away by the authority of the tone in the thing and the amazing comfort of the neck..
this sounds so goddamn good. like, it sounds AMAZING and really ringy and chimey and sustainy clean, but it also sounds really good through the tonemaster. this is like one of the best sounding videos you've done, i think. it makes me really want an sg but i know nothing i could afford would sound anything like this!
@bungmasterteddybear it is indeed a whammy bar but you unfold it and instead of an up and down motion actuating the tremolo, it's a side to side motion. i tried it before we shot and it knocked it out of tune but next time we'll try it out at the end of the vid.
@2minutestomammoth "Air Hockey Champion of the World" chorus in drop D tuning: D Ab Eb F Bb C G - D pedal riff A E Eb Bb B C G - D pedal riff Bb BbM7 G9 (last 2 chords add an A note on the Dstring) x2
Amen to not having to play what other people play on a type of guitar! I have a gretsch hollowbody and when I feel like it, I crank up the gain and treble and play ac/dc!
If I remember correctly Les Paul did not designed the Les Paul. The only input he had was he wanted trapezoid inlays. It was Ted McCarty that designed Les Paul and I believe he also designed the SG, Flying V and Explorer as well. And he gets no credit whatsoever.
@SixStringHarmonies it's all about the wood . The particular batch of hardwood used by the manufacturer in a given yr . The grain of the wood and a number of factors make it impossible to duplicate it exactly
you are totally correct. it was an effort to modernize the les paul by relieving weight, and improving comfortablility and playablity with the new sleeker body shape. also the early models had those vibrato systems on them, like this one, and some had 3 pickups. this was an attempt to recreate the success of the strat and appeal to more progressive players, hence the 3 pups, whammy, and sleeker body. les wasnt a fan so yeah, they called it sg (solid guitar).
@MrTomZombie i ALWAYS use the bad monkey overdrive but just for solos so what you're hearing the rest of the time is just that amp. also... i have a Ultimate Attenuator Pro that sucks the juice from the head for rhythm volume and with a footswitch bypasses it for full volume for a solo boost.
should have done some black keys with that neck pickup into the tonemaster with the gain on like 2. some slide also would be nice i bet phil plays slide really well
@PBANDSNOW He explains it pretty clearly. They changed the design of the les paul to the SG style, then when the les paul came back in 68 they produced both, called the traditional design the les paul and the SG style the SG to differentiate them. So, it's a les paul, because in 1962 the Les Paul was the SG style.
I definitely understand that the tone master is a magic amp. And i know you guys get tons of questions asking "Where do i get one of those?!" i was wondering if there's a cheap alternative, or even if Phil has a suggestion to a maybe not exact, but close alternative. But none the less great vids americana dudes. and phil always rippin
@PBANDSNOW The SG was originally a redesigned version of the Les Paul, The first few years that the SG came out, there was no "Les Paul" because the SG was the Les Paul (Les Paul Solid Guitar) but Les Paul didn't like the SG so they took his name off and just called it the SG.
i absolutly love you phil xD You couldnt possibly poke me in the direction of a tab or a video demo of that air hockey champion song? im really feelin it
have you ever thought of playing the AC30 distorted? that SG would sound amazing like that, especially if you were still playing with your fingers; and why do you never play Beautiful Apartment? that song is awesome!!
Man l Love SG's , Hey Phil ls lt Possible To Get A SG Tone With A Strat Bridge Humbucker? Like Settings And Stuff . Anything Close Would Be Awesome, l Had A SG But Traded lt :(
I read on a gibson forum that SG actually stands for "second generation", not "solid guitar", to distinguish it from the original style Les Paul. Has anyone else ever read or heard that?
Les Paul didn't hate the model of the guitar, there are even a couple ads with him with the guitar. Les Paul was in the middle of getting a divorce with Mary Ford and he thought that if he renewed his endorsement with Gibson she would try to get some of the money from it. This came straight from the mouth of an ex-Gibson employee who worked there from 1962 until 1984 when the plant closed.
I wish I were as positive as Phil X. I need this guy to follow me around all the time and keep me in an upbeat mood.
oh man that sound with the neck pickup AMAZING
Four fingers and a thumb to play the same note. Genius.
These videos are the best guitar thing on UA-cam.
The sound of Phil playing that Guitar through That Amp is the sound I hear in my head when I think perfect tone... That guitar is INCREDIBLE!!!
Man I wish I could play like this
total crackpot, great player, great performer. Phil is great!!!
Phil X does the Best demo's on youtube hands down with out any form of doubt of competition and yes I made that redundant
Hey! I've got one of those except I bought it new in 1962 when I was 17 and it came with a Bigsby.
I don't play it much because I've gone off to jazz-land but when I plug it in I'm always blown away by the authority of the tone in the thing and the amazing comfort of the neck..
So Phil X is pretty much my idol. He inspires me to keep playing and to better my playing and to keep music fun. Thanks Phil! :D
Phil! I love add 9 chords or which ever is just 1,3,5,9 without the 7. So please when ever you want do them then do them!
Les Paul Standards were build from 1957/58-1960 and from 1968 onward. LPSGs were build from 1961-1963 and from 1963 onward as SGs.
this sounds so goddamn good. like, it sounds AMAZING and really ringy and chimey and sustainy clean, but it also sounds really good through the tonemaster. this is like one of the best sounding videos you've done, i think. it makes me really want an sg but i know nothing i could afford would sound anything like this!
Some people are just born to be able to play. Not many can
When Ever I see your Videos Im Always Drawn to that Lucille in the Corner.... that guitar Rocks !!
such a great voice.
I DO NOT want the tabs....I need to know which COFFEE you drink!!! LOVE watching you play and sing....great rock voice!!!
that's the reason why People say SG's are Les Paul's "brothers"
By the way man you are an awesome musician
This guy is a legend!
I love this guy
me too man what a great tone that was.
great demo , Phil is one of those guys who make your day =)
@bungmasterteddybear
it is indeed a whammy bar but you unfold it and instead of an up and down motion actuating the tremolo, it's a side to side motion. i tried it before we shot and it knocked it out of tune but next time we'll try it out at the end of the vid.
@2minutestomammoth
"Air Hockey Champion of the World" chorus in drop D tuning:
D Ab Eb F Bb C G - D pedal riff
A E Eb Bb B C G - D pedal riff
Bb BbM7 G9 (last 2 chords add an A note on the Dstring) x2
i swear Phil, you were born with a guitar in your hands
Amen to not having to play what other people play on a type of guitar! I have a gretsch hollowbody and when I feel like it, I crank up the gain and treble and play ac/dc!
bout time you guys gave phil a mic so he didnt have to shout !
keep up the good work ^_^
If I remember correctly Les Paul did not designed the Les Paul. The only input he had was he wanted trapezoid inlays. It was Ted McCarty that designed Les Paul and I believe he also designed the SG, Flying V and Explorer as well. And he gets no credit whatsoever.
@SixStringHarmonies it's all about the wood . The particular batch of hardwood used by the manufacturer in a given yr . The grain of the wood and a number of factors make it impossible to duplicate it exactly
got mine in either 2004 or 2005, best guitar ever.
my dream guitar!
wooooohohho guys!
I can see a couple of Jazzmasters on the background!
I'll be waiting...
Wow, that has a great tone! And that crazy whammy bar. But dang it doesn't sound $26,000 good. But that's not the only reason you get it, I guess.
Way to work in "American Woman" as much as possible! I never get tired of that solo!
you are totally correct. it was an effort to modernize the les paul by relieving weight, and improving comfortablility and playablity with the new sleeker body shape. also the early models had those vibrato systems on them, like this one, and some had 3 pickups. this was an attempt to recreate the success of the strat and appeal to more progressive players, hence the 3 pups, whammy, and sleeker body. les wasnt a fan so yeah, they called it sg (solid guitar).
I love this guy!
nice crunch tone
@Kreason95 -how can anyone HATE the gibson sg?? it's a very lovable guitar.
dude the other day i played and 62, sg. 2 p90s and a wraparound bridge. amazing
@XecronDeathstorm That was the song Up Here by Powder. He showed how to play that part in the video at 8:07.
4:05 Oh...My.....Gosh......best guitar I've ever heard
Great new video! I don't have much to say honestly except I really enjoy the videos, Thanks a lot for them!
e troppo bravo phil a un modo di suonare tutto al naturale e molto personale poi con le sg la padronanza e unica
one of my dream guitars :)
Oh wow oh wow I love that guitar!
@61SGman SURE!! Send us yours, and we'll do it! ;)
I have always wanted an SG!
@61SGman BUMMER! Us either right now ;)
those harmonics up by the bridge pickup are also used to play the intro to how its made
@MrTomZombie
i ALWAYS use the bad monkey overdrive but just for solos so what you're hearing the rest of the time is just that amp. also... i have a Ultimate Attenuator Pro that sucks the juice from the head for rhythm volume and with a footswitch bypasses it for full volume for a solo boost.
How is this guy not famous?
Phil X made me call up my guitar teacher and start taking lessons again. Internet high five for Phil X.
@XecronDeathstorm I think it's the one Phil played in the 'second lesson' called Up Here by his band Powder.
The Beatle's George Harrison played an SG a similiar date to this one during 65' and 66', used on songs like "Paperback Writer" and "Rain"
hey wuz up phil! just thought id let you know you are my FAVORITE GUITAR PLAYER!!!! anyway ya you and Jade Puget!
@PBANDSNOW its a sg with a les paul truss rod cover and the pickups are the same
should have done some black keys with that neck pickup into the tonemaster with the gain on like 2. some slide also would be nice i bet phil plays slide really well
you should do a review of the gibson les paul studio.
@PBANDSNOW
He explains it pretty clearly. They changed the design of the les paul to the SG style, then when the les paul came back in 68 they produced both, called the traditional design the les paul and the SG style the SG to differentiate them.
So, it's a les paul, because in 1962 the Les Paul was the SG style.
Nothin like an SG, I LOVE mine ! !
I love this guy! HE'S AWESOME!!
@Kido4Life yeah... i'm looking all over the web for info/sounds on these. phil should demonstrate how that thing works! PLEASE!?
I definitely understand that the tone master is a magic amp. And i know you guys get tons of questions asking "Where do i get one of those?!" i was wondering if there's a cheap alternative, or even if Phil has a suggestion to a maybe not exact, but close alternative. But none the less great vids americana dudes. and phil always rippin
Alright Phil, use that sideways vibrola man! I want to hear that thing! I love the playing though, always amazing. Killer tone too!
"In this case it is AC/DC!"^^ ahaha love that guy man SG kicks asses... ;)
I love everything about this guitar, it fricken' rocks!! :D
HEY PHIL! can you show how to play "talk you off the edge" by the drills? THAT WOULD BE AWESOME! ROCK ON!
@PBANDSNOW The SG was originally a redesigned version of the Les Paul, The first few years that the SG came out, there was no "Les Paul" because the SG was the Les Paul (Les Paul Solid Guitar) but Les Paul didn't like the SG so they took his name off and just called it the SG.
great voice !
@zombiegaara The lightness bit might be true, but SG stands for Solid Guitar, not Super Guitar
man! did that guy just put a piece of gum on the vox AC30? !
AJAJA You Rock Phil!!
is phil x for hire ? like can i hire him to play for me so that i can steal all his amazing techniques ? hahaha love this guy !! :)
OMG WHEN HE SWITCHED OVER TO THE TONEMASTER UNLEASH THE BEAST
probably my favorite phil x vid :D
man when he switched to the middle position at 4:06 and played that progression
i was like...... WOW
thats actually why i rewatch this
HAhahha 4:26 "TONEMASTER BABAAAYY!" Phil X you can melt my face any day.
i love this guy !!
at 8:27 theres a nice looking les paul dc with a tremelo. he should review that
i absolutly love you phil xD
You couldnt possibly poke me in the direction of a tab or a video demo of that air hockey champion song? im really feelin it
@Fiddstx what kinda question is that? The guitar of course!
that run around 9:20 is godlike
You are an amusing fellow. Then again, being around all those guitars all day would make me giddy as hell too! But I can't play as well as you do :(
you are fantastic at guitar seriously you are sooooooooo good i was like :OOOOOOOO
have you ever thought of playing the AC30 distorted? that SG would sound amazing like that, especially if you were still playing with your fingers; and why do you never play Beautiful Apartment? that song is awesome!!
@keineahnung1001 Guitar for me is the most important. Guitar will affect how you play more. Amp will affect tone more.
i just love this guy xD
Phil has got a fucking awesome voice, especially on Hell's Bells
Savage guitarist man! Would luv to jam with ya!!!!
Man l Love SG's , Hey Phil ls lt Possible To Get A SG Tone With A Strat Bridge Humbucker? Like Settings And Stuff . Anything Close Would Be Awesome, l Had A SG But Traded lt :(
dude, whats the song in the beginning?..it rocks!!!!!
@bryanrocksDean read the description Bro
didn't you have another sg here i swear i saw you playing one with a plastic tremolo arm
@PBANDSNOW at that time they were both
the SG Started as a restyled les paul
I read on a gibson forum that SG actually stands for "second generation", not "solid guitar", to distinguish it from the original style Les Paul. Has anyone else ever read or heard that?
@eleph4nt you should go to our web site for all the details... Just sayin'
Oh, I have this guitar!
5:00 thats funny :)
Phil X, wants us to not always play the Gibson SG because of AC/DC , but you know its the only band that can inspire this guitar
@PBANDSNOW go to our website and read the full description which gives you the history of how this guitar developed. It's worth a read...thanks.
Les Paul didn't hate the model of the guitar, there are even a couple ads with him with the guitar. Les Paul was in the middle of getting a divorce with Mary Ford and he thought that if he renewed his endorsement with Gibson she would try to get some of the money from it. This came straight from the mouth of an ex-Gibson employee who worked there from 1962 until 1984 when the plant closed.
@frettedamericana HEY PHIL!!! where is tour tone nob set on the neck pup at 8:56 ?
@TolikRyumin its a les paul junior .. an old one dunno witch year .. :)