Because of his high energy, charisma and super positive attitude, to certain folks, he sometimes comes off as arrogant or pompous on these videos but I hung out with him a bunch of times and he is the sweetest, coolest guy you would ever meet who also happens to be pretty high profile in the music biz.
You spotted a phenom about to go huge, of course it's strange! I'm with ya, from then till now. Phil's about as awesome as a human being can be. Not often one can say that these days!
best guitar demo on u tube. Tired of people jamming jazz, parts of songs, not playing chords, playing boring scales to backing tracks. etc. Phil is da bomb
It’s always the PLAYER. Give a great player shitty gear and it will sound better than a shitty player with top stuff. Besides that yeah amp and pickup is what really affects the tone
That might be the most amazing guitar I've heard ever. Chunky...just the right amount of twang...not brittle...wonderfully resonant. All I can say is wow.
I just found Phil's videos recently.......WOW! Incredible ear for this and awesome talent playing it all. Lost in the great guitar work is a damned good voice for a lot of the vocals he takes a crack at while playing all this stuff. I've seen an awful lot f players over the years and I'm not sure I remember anyone who could cover so many different songs and styles so well.
The return of philx videos just made my entire spring break, and it just started today! Love these videos man, they always make everything better. Keep em coming! Cheers. :)
Man you inspire me to hang on to my 66 in favor of an F-5 mandolin. I've always been a little more acoustic, but every now and then I like to pick up the electric. Good playing and nice guitar!
He's on a Tele! Maybe I,m crazy but NOTHING' Gibson wh eva and Strats just aint got it for my taste, I man some people sound great on gretches and Les pauls but a tele or RL Burnside had a pawn shop SOMETHING that was unbelievable! I don mean a thang if it aint got dat TWANG!
By far that's my favourite color for a vintage tele or strat, even the name sounds cool, Lake Placid Blue! Gotta love it! Specially the ones with rosewood fretboard.
Awesome,"From the future" is my favorite Drills song. @EfxPedalBoards true, but I see no trouble here - Phil just plays the Hell out of every Guitar he gets his hand on. No matter what Axe we may have, cheap or expensive, we should all take inspiration from his dedication and enthusiasm! Keep on Rockin' X Man!
Great as always PhilX and the frettedamericana crew! Very nice tele! I noticed when he said " middle position both pickups in" it sounded a lot like a neck pickup on it's own! He said it's a 52 tele wiring,if so the wiring on that guitar is like so : Position 1=Bridge on it's own with tone control Position 2 =Neck pickup Position 3=Neck pickup with no tone control,and with all the treble off,that's why it sounds bassy. Now, in the middle position, the tone control acts as a blend knob for
seriously skilled Musician i wish i could play and sing at the same time its very hard because my timing keeps going out when i try to sing and play at the same time and why is this guy not world famous he is an awesome musician
Love the close up shot where you can see the cracks in the finish. That's a great color too. And "Heavy Metal" by Sammy totally rocks! Always love to hear that song. Now I'm gonna check out some "Goddo"!!
Me and my friends watched this video in 2012 and "Roxanne" changed since this day. We all scream the chorus in Phil´s style whenever it is played. Rooooooooooxanne
New camera set up is awesome! Phil X God Of Guitar Playing wowing like always! He helped me on Twitter by giving me advice about going to a SD Hotrails on myTelecaster. I learned from all your videos, I played already, but I got better, I just a got a job, I will buy guitars from you guys! Greatest videos on RUclips! Informative, exciting, great playing, entertaining, educational, lots of knowledge learned about vintage guitars. A++++++++
This video is one of the best videos from Frettedamericana. Harness Strat video and 1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Not sure the actual year of the Les Paul, but I am close.
@Num471 That's a Fender XII. And those are pickups that were only put on those guitars. Essentially if you've ever seen a Precision bass, it's similar to that. Technically a single coil, but split so it's hum-cancelling. Sad they never used those pups much, they sound great. I believe FA has a Fender XII video somewhere
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This guy has always made me grin from ear to ear and remind me of the reason of why I play guitar.
Strangely, I find Phil X to be the most inspiring guitarist
Because of his high energy, charisma and super positive attitude, to certain folks, he sometimes comes off as arrogant or pompous on these videos but I hung out with him a bunch of times and he is the sweetest, coolest guy you would ever meet who also happens to be pretty high profile in the music biz.
Extremely talented guitarist
X is A.D.D on steroids
Same!
You spotted a phenom about to go huge, of course it's strange! I'm with ya, from then till now. Phil's about as awesome as a human being can be. Not often one can say that these days!
best guitar demo on u tube. Tired of people jamming jazz, parts of songs, not playing chords, playing boring scales to backing tracks. etc. Phil is da bomb
Edward Middlecamp Bwuäää!!! Let's kill does backing tracks toddddaaay!!!. WhOoooooo!!!
I agree with the jazz that shit has gotten way too common.
That's the best sounding Tele I've ever heard.
I feel the same, but I wonder how much of that great sound comes from the amp.
+Texturas75 it's always the amp. The guitar is just the dick, the amp is the BALLS
I think the amp is the most important part of tone, then follows the pickup, then the guitar.
The credit goes to Phil ,He could take any half ass decent guitar even a squier and make it sound great..:)
It’s always the PLAYER. Give a great player shitty gear and it will sound better than a shitty player with top stuff.
Besides that yeah amp and pickup is what really affects the tone
this guy is AWESOME!!! I love his enthusiasm and passion so much it's amazing!
Topher Chia you said everything
Man theres just nothing like a tele, fun as hell to play and it rocks
I cant believe I am still watching this guy here. He cracks me up and jams at the same time.
That might be the most amazing guitar I've heard ever. Chunky...just the right amount of twang...not brittle...wonderfully resonant. All I can say is wow.
Awesome Tele tones! Probably most versatile eletric guitar project. Congrats for the play. Cheers from Brazil 😊
Geezus!! The more I watch Phil, the more I appreciate how full his body of work is - and how freakin-amped he is as a person. Perfect mix!!
one of the most beautiful sounding guitars from frettedamericana in a while!
One of the best demo sessions yet. Nicely done!
i could watch him play and sing all day long... Phil you made my day!
Wow man, such a great energy and Phil X is a kind of a guy who we all want to see in the "rock scene", always. Cheers man! Have a good one.
Love this guy! If I was going to grow up, he's who I would want to grow up to be! :-)
I love this video! The extreme close-ups are awesome, the sound is awesome, Phil is awesome, the guitar is awesome
Man... i love the sound of this tele, i keep watching this video and it still amazes me
I just found Phil's videos recently.......WOW! Incredible ear for this and awesome talent playing it all. Lost in the great guitar work is a damned good voice for a lot of the vocals he takes a crack at while playing all this stuff. I've seen an awful lot f players over the years and I'm not sure I remember anyone who could cover so many different songs and styles so well.
The return of philx videos just made my entire spring break, and it just started today! Love these videos man, they always make everything better. Keep em coming! Cheers. :)
I absolutely love Lake Placid Blue. My Strat is LPB and I never get tired of looking at it.
Phil X has shown why i love Tele twang!
Phil X is somewhere between an insane player and simply insane !! Keep it up !!
Phil has to be the coolest person to jam with. He's defiantly one of my idols!
Man you inspire me to hang on to my 66 in favor of an F-5 mandolin. I've always been a little more acoustic, but every now and then I like to pick up the electric. Good playing and nice guitar!
Probably the coolest tele I've ever seen.
Man, who said a strat is better than a tele sucks! Sound is so clean and very dirty when u wanted to be. And i love that spunkiness to it !!
This is the best sounding Tele.
Keep rockin' Phil!
Greetings from Italy!
Mr Phil X I wish you a happy birthday! You are an inspiring person... You look very free and simple! You're great! Long live the X!!!
don't ever stop phil. you're the man brother
Roxanne gave me chills. Truly an amazing sound coming out of that guitar.
His voice just keeps getting better!
Phil is an important commodity to any company. I'd personally totally trust his judgement on gear.
Happy Birthday Phil!!! You really are simply the best ending to everyday for me! Keep up the great work! :)
The 3 double espressos kicked in by the end of the video... bet they had to strap him down until the madness passed. I LOVE PHIL X!!!
Only three?
This is by far the best fretted americana video!
He's on a Tele! Maybe I,m crazy but NOTHING' Gibson wh eva and Strats just aint got it for my taste, I man some people sound great on gretches and Les pauls but a tele or RL Burnside had a pawn shop SOMETHING that was unbelievable! I don mean a thang if it aint got dat TWANG!
that's one sweet tele, love phil x's enthusiasm...
My 1999 Big Apple Strat is that same color! I switched out the double pearly gates p-ups and put in '61-'62 Single Coils loaded pick guard. Love it!
Freaking love Phil's enthusiasm! Funny guy!
thanks for showing the tele is a great rock guitar. Everyone other demo wants to generalize it as country guitar.
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By far that's my favourite color for a vintage tele or strat, even the name sounds cool, Lake Placid Blue! Gotta love it! Specially the ones with rosewood fretboard.
Loved it, Phil! Bringin' the house down at 12:11 is just plain awesome!
Awesome,"From the future" is my favorite Drills song. @EfxPedalBoards true, but I see no trouble here - Phil just plays the Hell out of every Guitar he gets his hand on. No matter what Axe we may have, cheap or expensive, we should all take inspiration from his dedication and enthusiasm! Keep on Rockin' X Man!
Telecaster and phil x make for a hell of a combo
YAY!!! Getting my Phil X Fix!!! Like always, you guys made my day!
Great as always PhilX and the frettedamericana crew! Very nice tele! I noticed when he said " middle position both pickups in" it sounded a lot like a neck pickup on it's own! He said it's a 52 tele wiring,if so the wiring on that guitar is like so :
Position 1=Bridge on it's own with tone control
Position 2 =Neck pickup
Position 3=Neck pickup with no tone control,and with all the treble off,that's why it sounds bassy.
Now, in the middle position, the tone control acts as a blend knob for
This guy would be the ultimate person to tour with in a band
If you want to be driven insane, yeah ...
Best sounding Tele I've ever heard.
I've owned one for 6 years, and i still get excited when i pick it up
Phil X is such a gem
Am I right in my impression that Phil really gets extra inspired and excited whenever he's play a Tele?
seriously skilled Musician i wish i could play and sing at the same time its very hard because my timing keeps going out when i try to sing and play at the same time and why is this guy not world famous he is an awesome musician
Sweet sounding guitar. Resisted Tele's for a long, long time going with the strat but got one eventually and have to say love it.
I am a subscriber. Enjoy Phil X's demos of these awesome guitars.
Love the close up shot where you can see the cracks in the finish. That's a great color too. And "Heavy Metal" by Sammy totally rocks! Always love to hear that song. Now I'm gonna check out some "Goddo"!!
Happy Birthday Phil!!
Canada represent!!
never seen a tele in that color, thanks for the great video guys!
These always make my day.
Phil you are incredible
How can he remember all these songs and lyrics by heart??? Respect!
I think this is the best sounding guitar that I ve ever heard in my whole life! I want that!!!
thank goodness for the new video!! i was getting phil x withdrawal symptoms :/
I have not seen phil since feb of 2014 good to be back.
I love watching and listening to you....you are cool dude...you prove you can do anything on any guitar ...don't you....cool...great voice too
haircut, new camera angle, "favorite tele ever"? Im freakin out here man
Me and my friends watched this video in 2012 and "Roxanne" changed since this day. We all scream the chorus in Phil´s style whenever it is played. Rooooooooooxanne
St Jude ROCKS! Thank you Phil!
Phil on whatever guitar you play it sound awesome.
These videos always cheer me up :)
Happy Birthday Brother Phil X ---------
All the best to you God Bless.
This cat is bad ass !!!!!
New camera set up is awesome! Phil X God Of Guitar Playing wowing like always! He helped me on Twitter by giving me advice about going to a SD Hotrails on myTelecaster. I learned from all your videos, I played already, but I got better, I just a got a job, I will buy guitars from you guys! Greatest videos on RUclips! Informative, exciting, great playing, entertaining, educational, lots of knowledge learned about vintage guitars. A++++++++
This guy is awesome, great place to be :-) and he is entertaining. Great musician.
I love you phil X, always make guitar demos enjoyable and fucking funny much respect man from Aus
He is quite entertaining actually.
That Roxanne cover put a smile on my face
I thought the review sucked but I loved watching your licks. Great color and sound. I want one. Well maybe it was a good review after all.
5:05 the guitar sold itself right here.
never seen a tele in lake placid blue. beautiful!
Hey rotnfire! We have so much great talent up here in Canada don't we? Be proud!!
These are so much fun---killer job!
Happy Bday Phil Xcellent
Amazing tone I love this Tele!
SICK TONE MAN!!!!! LOVE THAT TELE!!
You got the Attitude! Love it, Bro. Subscribed!
Hey Phil Your looking Healthy.
Looked a little swollen before , Probably lack of rest.
Great to have a new video.
Lovin' the Cameras! Great as always
Happy birthday!
Glad Phil's back.
This video is one of the best videos from Frettedamericana. Harness Strat video and 1989 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Not sure the actual year of the Les Paul, but I am close.
Man you are amazing! Love your vids!
Phil you're awesome! ✌♥
excellent Goddo . Greg used to live the next street over from me : )
@Num471 That's a Fender XII. And those are pickups that were only put on those guitars. Essentially if you've ever seen a Precision bass, it's similar to that. Technically a single coil, but split so it's hum-cancelling. Sad they never used those pups much, they sound great. I believe FA has a Fender XII video somewhere
@flokurt why is that? Phil is a session player and did a "session" with Avril..
dream guitar at the moment.
Happy birthday dude !
Thank you Mr Jack! AWESOME!!!!
Great voice
Great as always!
Nice tele :) Have a American Std. from 1998 in same color! Kicks ass!
That was the best last minute of all!