1964 Gibson Firebird III 01095

[@mathaskins]

Watching these videos always brings a smile to my face. The world is a better place with Phil in it.

[@TiFiber]

How is it possible that someone can remember so many songs and play them so well. Been watching since around the beginning and love all your videos....ROCK OUT PHIL!!

[@GuillermoSmyser]

I can watch this and the Red Firebird video a million times and not get tired. I never thought I'd have any interest in vintage gear but if you guys don't sell these for a couple years I'll have no choice to buy them, even at their appreciated price.

[@HarmLess7]

Phil exudes passion!! I must be the only other guy on the planet that cares that much about this crap ha! (:

[@JKryanX]

not usually a mini humbucker fan. but something about this bird is amazing

[@Glockenator]

I played a new Firebird the other day, and I absoultley loved it.

[@kamaboko1]

Firebirds have such a unique sound, and that one in particular. That one shouldn't be hanging around for long. PhilX as always, entertaining and educational. Thanks for bringing the goods FA.

[@justjoe032]

firebirds probably are my favorite guitars. they look so frickin badass

[@JoeyLevenson]

Not only does Phil play well, he is sickenly talented and has a lot of passion. Very cool.

[@GuillermoSmyser]

If I ever bought one of y'alls guitars it'd be this one.

[@stude444]

I had one of these, very funky.

[@JoshuaChristopher]

Firebirds are sooooo awesome. I love the color.

[@stripes1497]

phil inspires me to keep playin guitar all the time

[@JMTrio]

The neck pickup sound sooo awesome!

[@TheHeartTheUsed]

this is my favourite guitar, i try it out in the shop in my home town all the time but its in a awful colour. I ordered a white one online and it is taking forever to arrive because of whats happened to the gibson factory, and in the mean time ive been watching this video becuase of the gorgeous sound it gives! Thanks Phil!

[@nickcg]

fantastic firebird

[@skotty92]

Sir Duke... aaaaaaaawesome!

[@matrags]

That'a a very nice looking guitar.

[@AstralElephantFuzz]

Firebird must be in my opinion the coolest looking guitar ever. Or Mockingbird. Or Phoenix. Man, I like birds!

[@ThanasiManoli]

BEA-U-TIFUL guitar. So gorgeous. Maybe just me, but with the added brightness, I was almost getting a dirty strat vibe with a lot of what Phil was playing. I was thinking of going Fusciante strat-ness, but maybe now I'm thinking Firebird mini humbucker-itude.

[@kidderminsterbro]

phil x has his funk going on what a great way to start the week with it's funky monday in your house and i like it peace, rich

[@OinkusMaximus]

You just are great Phil too much fun keep it up

[@presvis20]

Phil greetings from Cyprus re.

[@justinriley11]

You are one of the most guitar reviewers I've seen on KZbin. :)

[@BobCronley]

@OinkusMaximus That's why Phil said that it doesn't matter what the low E was tuned to.

[@ckyman354]

such a amazing guitar, love it

[@bobbob53629]

should name the played songs they are always awesome i'd like to learn some... all of them!

[@meekdoug]

Ha Ha Phil always cheers me up . Love that guitar

[@salguod72]

Phil I think you should learn some Johnny Winter.I would love to hear you play some Johnny Winter.You are awesome.You definetly rock!!!Much Love

[@lbr218]

oh, wow, that stevie wonder lick sounded amazing.

[@levizinhorodrigues]

This guy kick ass.

[@garylewis91]

lol the backwards bit at the end is awesome xD

[@bernich88]

phil, besides from showing great guitars i want to thank you for being an indirect teacher. thanks for showing me how to play that lick by stevie wonder from sir duke : )

[@tavoloo]

awsome sound its so clean love it

[@censoredmm]

There's an old clip of him playing Billy Preston as "Big Banana" on breakfast television too.

[@googaboogaloo]

YEAH i love firebirds

[@Szopen715]

@SwordMint A 45rpm vinyl disc, single records used to be relased on it maany years ago :)

[@kamaboko1]

All I can say is thank God Phil's dad came home with a guitar and said, "son you're going to how to play guitar".

[@RobertLow18]

Nice editing Dustin... I laughed a lot at 9:54 with Phil in reverse! Haha

[@Th3RussBus]

It has a nice "chilli peppers" tone and thats what I love about it.

[@timdoog42]

That was amazing great guitar in the hands of Dr. Philgood. ...cool.

[@CarManCam]

I love how the Maestro bar was screwed on upside down.

[@TejoAgus]

Great punchy pickups! I think bridge pickups should be forbbiden for solos in any guitar, neck ones sound soooo cool :)

[@YouDaveyTube]

'and that is really hard.' *nails it*

[@mimikadodo]

He's incredible!

[@WillMurphy]

dude tht riff u did at the biggening is the type of stuff jack black would do;D

[@TheBlock0786]

@lucaslovespie...yes Gibson made/makes a non-reverse firebird.

[@rayenantheny]

I wish I can meet you Sir. I'm a fan.

[@frederikthaysen6931]

That was such a cool review Phil X! :D

[@sahlertz8]

Bam! in the beginning he is talking bout tele-vibe and he is saying "From this neck pickup", but, he reaches the bridge pickup :D

[@telecasterman18]

The reverse thing at the end says "hey what's happenin?!?, this is my favorite guitar in the world and it plays like shiitttt!! No just kiddin!!" I have ireverse on my iPhone... Finally put it to some use. Haha

[@EnragedSlash]

That fat neck PU neck is amazing! kinda remembers me SRV's strat tone

[@steeltunes]

Beautiful guitar and you play it great.

[@frettedamericana]

@jamesscott1015 not at the moment - when we get any in, we'll record them...

[@giggs102]

oh yes! sir duke! :D

[@permian11]

awesome!

[@Kwaadvlieg]

this dude is pure win

[@SuperDsffdsf]

phil playing with a lot of fill i think its the most importent thing in playing guitar

[@liamtz]

In the 70s, I bought a sunburst Firebird with hard case for $150. My ex got it, of course.

[@drwoods]

kolla den här snubben, han sjunger alltid när han ska testa gitarrer, hehe

[@NicStride]

@13Musicmachine They still make firebirds with mini humbuckers and they have lots of guitars with P90's and I think melodymakers still have singlecoils. :)

[@Raw355]

You Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!/ am starting to play Guiter YOUR TO GOOD

[@dagetta]

Yea it'd be nice to hear castles made of sand come back for a min.

[@Glockenator]

hes being playing since he was 5

[@blcharles48]

Hey how about showing a closeup of the tuners on the firebird? Really enjoy the different styles of music. Im inspired! Im gonna go play some funk some scotty moore and joe walsh and blow my childrens minds. Thanx Man.

[@maricnba]

I'd love to see Phil play the banjo.

[@samuelwnovak]

haha Phil X is so awesome he screams to get to the notes

[@sharrer2]

when you said you were confused all the time i so thought you were going to play Dazed and Confused. :D

[@TheSchoolsux345]

he has a great voice actually haha i never realized

[@Hjulben1]

Greetings from Denmark :) You are awesome dude!

[@tiddlestoot]

04:56 epic surprised face.

[@PunkRockDude1]

Brown Sugar by Rolling Stones!

[@MannyBlue65]

Phil X play Three Lock Box on your next demo. Please!!!

[@zombiesarebad67]

i hated this guy at first but by the end of the video ended he was my favorite guitar reviewer

[@furoraguitars]

Will it go round in circles... Man you rocked so far! This is why I watch this video 5th time. Funkin hard amazing! Even I know notes/chordes you played, I cant play it so groovie. I wish you understood :) Cheers from Poland!

[@philx1111]

that's exactly what i said. good job, mcgyver

[@themodernguitarist]

Air Hockey Champion by The Drills, one of Phil X's bands.

[@aektzis91]

@MrManson94 i like the shape, im not too keen on the headstock though :/

[@rockrabbitt]

good job!

[@Szopen715]

@Bl00dripp3r It's hard to find tremolo that holds tuning worse than this from Firebirds

[@kenyongalloway9039]

Do a 1978 deluxe less Paul if you get one in

[@Capillus]

@Jiniisama The Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"

[@MortimusGorgon]

love me some Billy Preston!

[@philx1111]

@LegoKid92 I lost count after 30 years but I tell everybody it's not how long, it's how much. I saw a 13 year old last week that blew my mind. Dude... TFK r friends of mine. I recorded all the guitars on 2 of their cd's. I remember some riffs but they're tuned so low they wouldn't sound right in 440

[@Tomd1013]

haha i liked when he played the mandolin

[@giggs102]

yay! :D SIR DUKE! :)

[@m2karateman]

You might be thinking it's Funk #49 by the James Gang. It isn't, but it has some similarity.

[@akickintheteeth0]

is it just me or would the first sound he uses, the neck pickup in the vox AC30, be perfect for playing the hot for teacher main riff

[@nickeldelacruz]

phil x for president¡¡¡

[@clownparade1]

Dat Stevie Wonder lick sounded like Zappa actually :DD

[@janmurph]

For some reason that Billy Preston tune sounded a little better with the bongo player!! I wonder why......

[@frettedamericana]

Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones

[@MEGATROID114]

i think Phil meant Edgar Winter, not Johnny Winter...

[@frenchytouch]

Phil,can you play the rickenbacker i see behind you 3:17 in one of your future frettedamericana demo video? btw the tone of that firebird kicks ass.

[@frettedamericana]

Will it go round in circles

[@GuillermoSmyser]

Gibsons new firebirds "MSRP" for 5 and 7K goodlord. You can get a custom for that much...........or a fretted americana!!!!

[@lauriedepaurie]

@gratisboy121 Goldtop? I just see a flame -a big jazzbox- and the other side it's probably a Gibson. My guess is that it's an EDS-1275, but I'm guessing from a zoomed in, paused, low quality pic of a mostly covered guitar that's in the shade, so I might just be wrong. It's something of a brown, not contoured, humbucker equipped gibson. The switch location is what makes me think it's an EDS-1275... Any other guesses?

[@dsckakashi]

what is that fuckin awesome song at the end i love it

[@wildbillhackett]

Nice, but the song was by Rick Derringer--not Johnny Winter.

[@Gurkan231]

03:13 the treble pickup sounds like a banjo XD