Phil X is BACK! 1966 Fender Telecaster 01397

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Exceptionally Rare 1966 Lake Placid Blue Telecaster.
This 12 3/4-inch-wide "custom-color" Telecaster weighs just 7.90 lbs. and has a 'B' nut width of just over 1 5/8 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Solid alder body, one-piece maple neck with a wonderful medium to thick profile, and veneer rosewood fretboard with 21 original thin frets and pearloid dot position markers. Headstock with "Fender" 'transition' logo in gold with black trim, "Telecaster" in black beneath it, and "Pat 2,573,254 3,143,028" beneath that. Single "butterfly" string tree. Individual dual-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons and "D-169400 / Patent No" stamped on the underside. The end of the neck is stamped "3 SEP 66B." Four-bolt Fender "F" neck plate with serial number "170559" between the top two screws. One plain metal-cover pickup (at neck) with an output of 7.14k and one 'gray-bottom' six-polepiece pickup with staggered polepieces (angled in bridgeplate) with an output of 6.19k. The potentiometers are stamped "304 6631" (Stackpole August 1966). Three-layer white over black plastic pickguard with eight screws. Two controls (one volume, one tone) plus three-way pickup selector switch, all on metal plate adjoining pickguard. Chrome knobs with flat tops and knurled sides and black plastic 'Top-Hat' switch tip. Fender combined bridge/tailpiece with three 'threaded' saddles. Complete with the original chrome "ashtray" bridge cover. This guitar is in near mint (9.25) condition. The original thin frets show a little playing wear (mainly on the first seven frets) but have plenty of life left in them. There is some light finish checking, a tiny amount of belt buckle wear on the back (nothing through the finish) and a couple of small surface chips on the top bass edge and also the treble cutatway of the body. The Lake Placid Blue color is bright, fresh and unfaded. This is an exceptional example of a very rare custom-color Telecaster - one of the best we have ever seen. Complete with the original 'Ashtray' bridge cover. Housed in its original Fender black hardshell case with reddish orange plush lining (9.00).

[@NickShillitoMusic]

Strangely, I find Phil X to be the most inspiring guitarist

[@danyb8078]

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.

[@cyb3r3vil30]

Extremely talented guitarist X is A.D.D on steroids

[@jaylunaguitar]

Same!

[@RowdyGrunt]

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!

[@DS-gv5fs]

This guy has always made me grin from ear to ear and remind me of the reason of why I play guitar.

[@planetdog1641]

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

[@pewdaiperthegreat5931]

Edward Middlecamp Bwuäää!!! Let's kill does backing tracks toddddaaay!!!. WhOoooooo!!!

[@aquatichighs]

I agree with the jazz that shit has gotten way too common.

[@peachmelba1000]

That's the best sounding Tele I've ever heard.

[@Texturas75]

I feel the same, but I wonder how much of that great sound comes from the amp.

[@lennonforever40]

+Texturas75 it's always the amp. The guitar is just the dick, the amp is the BALLS

[@Texturas75]

I think the amp is the most important part of tone, then follows the pickup, then the guitar.

[@NotEvenRelevant]

The credit goes to Phil ,He could take any half ass decent guitar even a squier and make it sound great..:)

[@joeshlong9614]

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

[@geovaniefloresnaturalbodyb701]

Man theres just nothing like a tele, fun as hell to play and it rocks

[@topher1102]

this guy is AWESOME!!! I love his enthusiasm and passion so much it's amazing!

[@natangalvao148]

Topher Chia you said everything

[@ForViewingOnly]

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!!!

[@bluehornet6752]

Only three?

[@steveknucklebones2501]

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.

[@b.rodclark7349]

Phil X has shown why i love Tele twang!

[@slytoffcntr]

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!!

[@goingbonzo5923]

I cant believe I am still watching this guy here. He cracks me up and jams at the same time.

[@dextergelfand7465]

Love this guy! If I was going to grow up, he's who I would want to grow up to be! :-)

[@RiloRox]

i could watch him play and sing all day long... Phil you made my day!

[@marcalmendonca803]

Awesome Tele tones! Probably most versatile eletric guitar project. Congrats for the play. Cheers from Brazil 😊

[@wungabunga]

Rosewood and lake placid blue. Gorgeous.

[@123456jdude]

Phil has to be the coolest person to jam with. He's defiantly one of my idols!

[@yutuubfreak]

one of the most beautiful sounding guitars from frettedamericana in a while!

[@pooritech]

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!!!

[@kellygrudzinski184]

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!

[@planetdog1641]

thanks for showing the tele is a great rock guitar. Everyone other demo wants to generalize it as country guitar.

[@michaelridenour7159]

7

[@BJH515]

I absolutely love Lake Placid Blue. My Strat is LPB and I never get tired of looking at it.

[@greyarea1004]

This guy would be the ultimate person to tour with in a band

[@pippipster7705]

If you want to be driven insane, yeah ...

[@sam_elvsen]

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 !!

[@CaptainRiff]

Phil X is somewhere between an insane player and simply insane !! Keep it up !!

[@Kukyodragonfly]

Man... i love the sound of this tele, i keep watching this video and it still amazes me

[@hmahmo]

Freaking love Phil's enthusiasm! Funny guy!

[@RickStar72]

don't ever stop phil. you're the man brother

[@DegeratX]

Roxanne gave me chills. Truly an amazing sound coming out of that guitar.

[@MilitantOldLady]

Phil is an important commodity to any company. I'd personally totally trust his judgement on gear.

[@Dogboy1960]

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.

[@jpaxe]

One of the best demo sessions yet. Nicely done!

[@denizhanThe]

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.

[@bradabbottmusic]

Telecaster and phil x make for a hell of a combo

[@thechiefzero]

Happy Bday Phil Xcellent

[@rydes68]

that's one sweet tele, love phil x's enthusiasm...

[@effzee]

Am I right in my impression that Phil really gets extra inspired and excited whenever he's play a Tele?

[@dondonaudio8191]

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

[@headwhop26]

I love this video! The extreme close-ups are awesome, the sound is awesome, Phil is awesome, the guitar is awesome

[@elephantricity]

Probably the coolest tele I've ever seen.

[@QuickestQuickChop]

Phil X is such a gem

[@jukkakonttinen905]

Phil you are incredible

[@rafabcarvalho]

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.

[@Stepi0087]

This is the best sounding Tele. Keep rockin' Phil! Greetings from Italy!

[@zziggymaan]

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. :)

[@headwhop26]

haircut, new camera angle, "favorite tele ever"? Im freakin out here man

[@Lovemylovething]

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!

[@princeleow2626]

He is quite entertaining actually.

[@hendersonskater]

I've owned one for 6 years, and i still get excited when i pick it up

[@ineedalaught]

Loved it, Phil! Bringin' the house down at 12:11 is just plain awesome!

[@AkisColdplay]

His voice just keeps getting better!

[@johnnymossville]

5:05 the guitar sold itself right here.

[@willguitar83]

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

[@crazyjoe1540]

This is by far the best fretted americana video!

[@jpb1231000]

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!

[@SandpiperN121PP]

Happy Birthday Phil!!! You really are simply the best ending to everyday for me! Keep up the great work! :)

[@bocolis88]

How can he remember all these songs and lyrics by heart??? Respect!

[@everettbinder2796]

I have not seen phil since feb of 2014 good to be back.

[@marka.monroe9539]

Phil you're awesome! ✌♥

[@Bluebuthappy182]

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.

[@aro8338]

Phil on whatever guitar you play it sound awesome.

[@foocheech]

St Jude ROCKS! Thank you Phil!

[@Slitherous1]

excellent Goddo . Greg used to live the next street over from me : )

[@MasterSuzuki]

I love you phil X, always make guitar demos enjoyable and fucking funny much respect man from Aus

[@ozzyayres1]

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

[@teknstuff1]

This guy is awesome, great place to be :-) and he is entertaining. Great musician.

[@localcrew]

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"!!

[@Hi5M0F0]

dream guitar at the moment.

[@SalandFindles]

Glad Phil's back.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

That Roxanne cover put a smile on my face

[@hellavik]

happy b-day phil you rock

[@willemkerpel1]

That was the best last minute of all!

[@Keepthebluesalive1]

Happy Birthday Brother Phil X --------- All the best to you God Bless. This cat is bad ass !!!!!

[@MarkMaysey]

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!

[@franciscassidy2966]

never seen a tele in that color, thanks for the great video guys!

[@lord1423165]

I think this is the best sounding guitar that I ve ever heard in my whole life! I want that!!!

[@ziad1980]

You brought out the vox, we gotta cry-baby about something!

[@SeeMick1]

Happy Birthday Phil!! Canada represent!!

[@mcafee1971]

Hey Phil Your looking Healthy. Looked a little swollen before , Probably lack of rest. Great to have a new video.

[@pugzig4me]

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

[@GolfGuns]

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.

[@DiedrichKnickerbocker1783]

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.

[@guitarjammer1]

I am a subscriber. Enjoy Phil X's demos of these awesome guitars.

[@AntmanFelix]

YAY!!! Getting my Phil X Fix!!! Like always, you guys made my day!

[@sa-uz8xv]

GODDO brought me here, and this shall bring me back to GODDO

[@danessz93]

Thanks!

[@lbr218]

such a beautiful color

[@paraquemolestarseenp]

These always make my day.

[@captncoffee2056]

Great voice

[@02stanggt]

never seen a tele in lake placid blue. beautiful!

[@epivaughan]

thank you

[@hastyberford]

Phil is back because Richie is goooone!

[@MrJed50]

that is probably the baddest ass tele I have ever heard.....

[@callumazoo11]

SICK TONE MAN!!!!! LOVE THAT TELE!!

[@CommunisTnT]

Happy birthday!

[@gpeterson999]

The Human Jukebox..

[@ShaggyOtis]

AKUUUUUUU

[@timcotterill3952]

Rumble, by link ray and his ray men. Excellent Phill. Mis you from the channel. 🇦🇺👍🎸

[@tb8844]

best roxanne cover EVAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! PHIL X you're my idol man greetings from canada!

[@bobert247]

Thats right Phil, teach em the ways of Canadian Rock and Roll..they need to learn

[@perelmang8934]

Amazing tone I love this Tele!

[@puloverpulcsi]

Phil is still the craziest guitarist!

[@XcatisX]

@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