1954 Fender Esquire 01033

[Blompcube]

i think that song at 4:20 is cissy strut, by the meters.

[vclubamp]

4:30 That is Cissy Strut by The Meters, did Jeff Beck do this version? I like it... a little more rocky than funk, but I like played both ways.

[louisianaBluesBoy]

Funky Meters.....Sissy Strut.

[sidmehra1995]

Phil, its Cissy strut by the meters, later covered by the awesome john mayer :)

Love you bro, awesome playing as always!

[1991stratplus]

Sweet ax, wish it were mine, simple and perfect. Except i prefer the strings on hard tail do in through the body.

[Philzwhodrumz]

Phil x police

[metallica321456]

the selector acts as a quick tone switch it goes from full tone to half tone to tone fully off

[MadSpectro7]

A cross between a V-neck and a C-neck? Maybe a U-neck.

[Blompcube]

@MadSpectro7 i think it's called a soft V

[1991stratplus]

If it only has one pick up, what does the selector switch do? Phil you rock!!!

[Blompcube]

@1991stratplus the "bridge" position bypasses the tone control completely for a super-bright tone. the middle position allows you to use the tone control as normal. the "neck" position is like having the tone control pre-set to 0 so you get a really muffled tone. at least i think that's the way it's wired.

[TheJesseHarmon]

Would have been nice to see you work with the low-pass-filter a little.

[mergim100]

song at 4.57 is "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock.

[RjJGuItAr1]

the song at 4:59 is Chameleon by the Head hunters i Played it in jazz band its a great tune

[NolikargAven]

guitarists porn

[SRVDean]

The very beginning lick is Man on Silver Mountain by Rainbow.

[2consul]

It's Cissy Strut by The Meters, circa '68.  Hey Phil, DoubleDougy (Messenger) here!

[deepsouth81]

I was never sure about you until 2m40s then holy fuck thats the shit right there -

[DIGITALH1TMAN]

How come you took the ash tray off?

[FinalProzac00]

@DIGITALH1TMAN I don't think he was the one that did. And if he did it might've affected the sound for better in his opinion, like when you take a pickup cover off a humbucker and it sounds more aggressive.

[TheCollisionofworlds]

@DIGITALH1TMAN because most people take them off to play now because they hinder playing and don't let you palm mute at all which is part of pretty much any rock music

[disturbeddemons1]

OMG!!! i love this guy!

[liveandletsdive]

1:44 Funk 49, 2:06 Dancing Days, 2:22 Can't Explain, 2:52 Brass In Pocket, 3:10 Chain Gang, 3:40 Communication Breakdown, 6:38 Back In The USSR.

[idontFeelFine]

@liveandletsdive 8:20 Dirty Deeds

[hoen00]

Did anyone call out headhunters by herby hancock: the song at 5:08 I don't remember if its the song headhunters, but its off the album headhunters

[EvilCowNL]

@hoen00 Chameleon

[palmster56]

THE METEORS! Cissy Strut.

[stan2211stan]

Viva The X-Man!!!

[sushimandaddi]

thats cissy strut by meters, then chameleon by Herbie Hancock. 

[jamesmaddock]

This fellow sounds like he  has had a lot of coffee today !

[gdrugg2006]

2:20

Goddammit Phil, EVERY time you play that riff, I think you're gonna play Clash City Rockers, and I'm always SO disappointed when you fucking don't.

[beatlesman369]

i want to make babies with this guitar

[franis9779]

5:00 chameleon - Herbie Hancock With Jaco Pastorius, and i think its a trumpet/sax. awesome song.

[MrMattyRyan1]

The first song you asked about is by the Meters and is called Sissy Strut, and second song is Chameleon.

[jrwaneurysm]

lol I love these videos! You're the dude that everyone wants to hear play but not let you totally punish their vintage guitars!!! Hey man but I'd let you jam my '64 Mustang because you can't beat it worse than me!

[qwerty96347]

What's that Zeppelin song at 2:10? I can never remember the name.

[disavowed101]

@qwerty96347 dancing days

[Mikerockgod3]

@qwerty96347 comunication breakdown

[seusfdp]

@qwerty96347 Dancing days

[zippyXL]

can any one tell me what song this is at 3:46

[ShoulderShrugger]

i love how helpless he looks when he breaks the mike :D

[roadkillscjim]

Phil whatever you gettin paid for this gig it ain't enough :-) You rock Bro!

[lessthanpinochet]

that jazz/funk song is called Chameleon by Herbie Hancock on his HeadHunters album from 1974.

[tomseventyr]

Its Cissy Strut by The Meters

[stuartjonez]

The first song he wanted to know cissy strut (can't remember who by) second one was chameleon by Hal Leonard

[lukecyrus]

@stuartjonez Cissy Strut is originally by the Meters.

[aektzis91]

@stuartjonez hal leonard? Chameleon is by herbie hancock.

[cgravier]

dude that tele and vox is like kittens and rainbows on fire! awesome demo!!!

[ares8050]

@TaffyRaphie there's a pickup selecter because it make the sound roll look up his video for this guitar a dif year

[13thfbass]

the song at 5:00 is a jazz band song called cameleon

[pedrogodera]

6:11...HAHAHAHAHA...but it's very good guitar player and Fender Telecaster

[pedrogodera]

6:11...HAHAHAHAHA...

[perkalator104]

Give me lessons?... :/

[TheSpearsProductions]

6:46 BACK IN THE USSR - THE BEATLES (or Paul McCartney)

[kochiyose12]

what is custom shop mean??

[Juviex]

4:44 lol xD

[RedSeptembernz]

At 6:12 I thought my speakers were gonna break.

[TaffyRaphie]

why does it have a pickup selector?

maybe a dumb question, but it doesn't seem like one to me...

[TeamXTREMEPANTERA]

would that be a "U" neck? a cross between C and V

[RockaRollaZombie]

@TeamXTREMEPANTERA nope. I think he's thinking of a really soft V. A "U" is basically a club.

[westernroute]

does anyone know what song he plays at 6:47?

[westernroute]

What the song at 6:38? pls

[fender3345]

does anyone know what song he plays at 3:47?

[3rl3ndh95]

@Guitarist2011FYI it is a esquire because it only have a bridge pickup

[MrFenderbender97]

this guy picks so hard its ridiculous

[xPsuedo]

what's the riff at 2:04 from?

[xPsuedo]

it resembles the physical appearance of a fender telecaster.

[riskotibor80]

song title : Cissy strut by the meters

[riskotibor80]

Song: Cissy strut by the meter

[guitartec]

Man, you got a BIG library of tunage. I'm totally jello baby!

[MrFenderstrat1995]

Dirty feet, SMELLS LIKE CHEESE!

[13thfbass]

4:58 =Chameleon its a big band arrangement, my jazz band did it last year

[komahahagrrr]

An absolute legend!!! Brilliant

[jimihendrixfan2008]

Epic laugh at 1:00

[Pepper2Jason]

How can you forget Dancing Days Phil?!?!!

[matthewgoodnight92]

Damn it, Phil, you made me learn funk no. 49.

[kitarra13]

the human juke box

[DJsqueely]

so the older esquires have one bridge pickup. some of them were fitted with 2 pickups. but on the one with a single pickup, why is there a pickup selecter?

[sjpetry]

@DJsqueely When the selector is pushed forward it completely cuts the tone.

[5tonyvvvv]

val kilmer??

[slashfromgnr93]

Hey Dustin, I wonder if you could ask Phil from what song is the riff he played before Cissy Strut at 3:47 ...Thanks.:)

[SRV1DOORS1HENDRIX1]

@slashfromgnr93 Back on the chain gang - The Pretenders

[nintendonut100]

@guitarplayer964 so do I and I'm "only" a bass player!

[synthezer]

sissy strut

[ozzy4pres]

Cissy Stut by the Meters and Chameleon by Maynard Ferguson are the two songs you are looking for.

[mikexlong]

c'mon phil play some more ritchie blackmore stuff!

[sekacbarc]

Buying a bad monkey today.

[skatermgee]

Cool

[METALHEAD5396]

Nothing looks cooler to me than a beaten up Esquire headstock. And no-one makes it sound better than this fella!

[giggs102]

..badass guitarist.

[BaumTheFlashN00B]

i wonder why such an idiot plays guitar like hell :D ?!?

[mac163]

Sir Phil X you are what makes You tube worthwhile! whatever they are paying you at FrettedAmerica cant be enough imho. brother you rule!

[chordize]

happy anniversary of this video

[juz2008]

You kick ass brother - extremely entertaining demo/review.

The guitar world needs more cool dudes like yourself.

[shademonger13]

4am, im supposed to be working on my history paper that is due in 3 hours, but instead i am watching phil x "enjoying" a 54 esquire. and loving it

[beatlespaz]

You play funk 49 all you want.Any Joe is good Joe!!!!

[BadAssMotha5000]

anyone know the song at 3:46 ? thanks!

[acledfloyd]

I like the white pick guard much more than the black. What about you people?

[psmeller]

Man, this Phi X is the master!!!

[Pepper2Jason]

DANCING DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN! Wooo Phil!

[TeamXTREMEPANTERA]

evil laugh

[sgman310]

what was he playing at 2:10

[Argamen123]

@sgman310 dancing days - led zeppelin

[hendrix950]

Did i hear some Rainbow at the very beginning?? And Racist pickguards?????

[1FenderGuy]

@hendrix950 Racist Pickguards? wtf?

[atvmaster7111]

Brass in pocket. The pretenders.

[atvmaster7111]

2:54 brass in pocket. The pretenders.

[paclover100]

"yeah , YEah , YEAH , ummmmmmm ....... hahahaha

[5tonyvvvv]

AC/ DC sounds good man hell yeah!!!

[azian196]

its ok phil, we dont mind that u play funk 49 a lot XD

[mikeman9412]

It almost looks like hes playing a 12 string because of the shadow! I was like WTF A 12 string esquire?!

[theozzman67]

I must ask. Is anyone else besides Phil allowed to play those guitars?

[durfster1]

@theozzman67 because nobody as worthy.

[BatteryRock]

As somebody else has already said. Thats "Cissy Strut" by The Meters

[PatCullen88]

It is horns bro. Herbie Hancock- Chameleon.

Great tune.

[Piro42]

What song is that at 3:47?

[mOE61126]

that is the first time i've seen someone play Dancing Days by Zeppelin

[zed0469]

Hey Phil would that make it a " U " neck? .... LOL :P

[jks2]

0:21 uhg off :P

[bungmasterteddybear]

the second song that you weren't sure of is called "Chameleon" which herbie hancock did but i dont think he's the original player of it. i played it as a big band jazz chart in high school. hope this helps. KEEP ON ROCKIN' PHIL!!!!

your fan,

~Bungee

[LucaPS3]

The move at 4:45 is priceless.

Great guitar, and great demo.

Phil X rules.

[LedStripez]

@LucaPS3 Just kidding, I only watched the first couple minutes I thought you were talking about the song he didn't know at the beggining : P

[dramasticlyclever]

yeah some durty old Herbie Hancock

[1962egg]

Yes that song your looking for is "Cissy Strut" the Meters, also covered by John Scofield etc.

nice Esquire!!!

[Th3SundanceKid]

agreed.

[coltpearce]

mike fail

[BigCWillis]

Why do you only review Gibson and Fender guitars? Why not some old school B.C. Rich, Kramer, Dean, etc. guitars?

[jks2]

@BigCWillis because these guitar are the best

[jamesscott1015]

what's the song at 2:05?

[tjsr21]

zepplin. dancing days.

[balithe]

what song at 3,47 ?

[jarred5150]

what is that riff he always play from?? at 1:44, its driving me nuts!

[Bwade87]

@jarred5150

Funk #49, he seems to particularly enjoy that riff.

[zyesa]

@jarred5150 funk 49. he plays the whole song later in the video dumbass.

[mayflowerdescendent]

funk 49 he plays it again at 5:30.

[saiyan195]

@jarred5150 its by the James gang it's a Joe Walsh song

[boogsrosales]

4:20 The Meters - Cissy Strut!

[myoozzick]

the second song is called chamelion

[Fab13]

I'm not a Tele guy but as usual great video, Phil X always make me smile. It's time to bring back some old Strats, too much Tele this time ;-)

[cfan13]

this really did brighten my day! :)

[guitarsellstore]

what song is that at 3:46?

[Kur0y4m4]

Philly and the Chameleon @ 4:58... in my weekly funk class we wear that song OUT. How many different ways can you play it and still be funky? Youd be shocked. Last Sunday a girl with a violin and a girl with a CELLO showed up... teacher made it all work... yeah, funky violin...

Play that funky music Phil Boy

[ilr111]

whats the guitar near the vox ac-30 from the right that you always show? (1:13)

[lidesnowi]

Herbie Hancock - Chameleon at 5:00!

[lidesnowi]

I didn't know that Val Kilmer played guitar?

[theozzman67]

Phil X is a beast.

Amazing

[americkibosanac]

the song at 4:58 is chameleon by herbie hancock

[LPRory]

what song is that at 2:06? It has been bugging me for the longest time -_-

Sounds freakin amazing.

[kloner]

@LPRory

Dancin' Days by Led Zepplin

[LPRory]

@kloner

Thanks!

[ky1703]

@lprory song at 2:06 is Dancing Days - Zep

Killer tele....thanks for the great demo Phil! Always a great day when there's a new F.A. video!

[69travelerkn]

Awesome cover of "Back In The U.S.S.R"!

[jalmuhs]

cissy strut - the meters

thats the song you're looking for. john mayer trio does a badass cover, you guys should check it out

[hevikeke]

@jalmuhs

Agreed. Cissy Strut by The Meters it is.

[LedStripez]

@jalmuhs ... Thats dancin day by led zeppelin o.O