This is better than any Spinal Tap moment!

@chuckcarey

Жыл бұрын

Definitely gos to 11 !!

@Brutalgruve

Жыл бұрын

Nailed it

@grandarchon6969

Жыл бұрын

Life is more absurd than parody.

@kperreault420

Жыл бұрын

Im saying for a couple mins I didn't know if it was fake

I had no idea traditional whammy bars were causing that many problems in the world.

@youropionmattersnot

Жыл бұрын

It was a terrible uprising against the TWB. The hip shot drop tuna, palm hanldle B bender, G bender....G and B bender for God's sake and now the flipstick. Pure insanity

@stinkywizzleteats420

Жыл бұрын

World hunger, global warming, lost car keys. All due to traditional whammy bars.

@Gearhart_Music

Жыл бұрын

Most are able to cope. Some can't.

@joshsmith7033

Жыл бұрын

They don't

@joshsmith7033

Жыл бұрын

I like how they do a whole jam track at the end and he doesn't even use it!!! LMAO!!!!

this was, and still is, the best SNL "guitar problems" skit ever!

I was a stage manager for SXSW for many years and Phil and the Drills played my stage in 2014 and he was an absolute gentleman. Kenny Arnoff (also a total pro in every way!) was sitting in on drums which was a big treat as well. I rented them my drum kit for thier set and in the craziness Phil forgot to pay me the $75 rental fee. In the weeks following the show Phil wrote to tell me that had just landed the Bon Jovi gig and his first show with them was in Austin. He called me when he got in town, I met him and his guitar tech downtown before the show where he paid me and shook my hand. I was so impressed by his honorable action I spent every penny of that money buying us all a few rounds of drinks and he sat in with a local band and played in front of 10 people it was amazing. Phil is a true pro and man of his word and I will never forget it!

@wizaxed

Жыл бұрын

That must be the Canadian in him. He seems like an awesome guy...and such a unique player. Would love to catch a Drills show. Arnoff is also a MONSTER.

@kelleymcbride4633

Жыл бұрын

@@wizaxedPhil and The Drills with Kenny Arnoff was a killer set they blew the roof off that little patio stage!

@BeyondTigerMilk

Жыл бұрын

@@wizaxed cringe

@BkBk-gy6vr

Жыл бұрын

Who the hell is Phil

@freelance_commie

Жыл бұрын

@@BeyondTigerMilk oh cool! I like to say “cringe” randomly and devoid of any meaning too. I also say things like, “awkward!” And “soooo…that just happened!” Thats cool we are so cool.

Never seen him so calm n quiet.

@stratman9449

Жыл бұрын

he was a kid back then......way back.....🤣

it's the Sham Wow of vib arms

I like the Polyphia riffs he's pulling off 30 years before Polyphia.

@scottycunningham1413

Жыл бұрын

Lmao but he'd be just another "boomer" to that wanker with the bad haircut

@mezzafinook

Жыл бұрын

bro you posted cringe

@courier11sec

Жыл бұрын

Yeah at about 1/3 tempo.

@oopsydaizi3s824

Жыл бұрын

@@mezzafinook polyphia plays cringe

Phil forgot to mention you can cast your guitar into Lake Ontario and catch oversized Big Mouth Bass with the Flipstick attached. I had one made for that exact reason... the red & white of the Frankenstrat attracts bass like crazy. The whammy bar was just too unpredictable.

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

Makes perfect sense... Big Mouth Bass you say? Good to know!

@bluesoddity2094

Жыл бұрын

Dude I'm cryin!!!!!!

@finnmcginn9931

Жыл бұрын

You'd more likely catch hepatitis and a shopping cart in that lake in the 80s.

Is it just me or is that guitar happy to see Phil lol

@michaelpalermo354

Жыл бұрын

😂

@collinsmith6565

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelpalermo354 😂😂😂

I played on the same early/mid 80’s Canadian club circuit as Phil and this was the thing he was known for for years. Apart from, obviously, his insane talent. In fact, a memory about this thing just occurred to me-I remember thinking that the ‘flip stick’ was a permanently installed item due to it being rigid (it looked permanent), and I wondered how he got it into a closed guitar case! 😂 In my defence, I’m a drummer and I was also a teenager at the time 😂

@bonescheffel7795

Жыл бұрын

Hi Archie!!!! You know me-sound guy .....

@glengamble526

Жыл бұрын

@@bonescheffel7795 hey brother!

@GOOCHIElicker

Жыл бұрын

Are you related to frank

@glengamble526

Жыл бұрын

@@GOOCHIElicker no but I’ve hear of him.

@GOOCHIElicker

Жыл бұрын

@@glengamble526 haha!

I've probably seen the Flippin' Out video a million times. But man, the full Flipstick video? This is some rare stuff! Thanks man!

@GregRaven

Жыл бұрын

Sorry it took me so long to post it. I originally did the digital conversion of the "Flippin' Out" section for Phil after he gave me this tape, but it didn't occur to me until just a few days ago to post the whole thing.

Phil is on another level.

Obviously the Flipstick didn't go over too big. In my 55 years of being a musician I have never even seen one, installed or not. Must have been a passing phase and it passed quickly.

@einarabelc5

Жыл бұрын

It's a joke

@weisswurstfruhstuck8523

Жыл бұрын

@@einarabelc5 really? Not so sure about that 😅😂😂

AWESOME and great quality!!! Thank you for sharing!

This is hilarious!! love Phil X! He should do more skits like this!

@auntjenifer7774

Жыл бұрын

This isn't a KZread skit. This is an actual commercial filmed to put in guitar player videos and stuff like that. This is what tv looked like before KZread.

@TrevorVogtMusic

Жыл бұрын

Check out his Fretted Americana reviews!

@ViciousTuna2012

Жыл бұрын

@@auntjenifer7774 Lol, no it's not. This was made as a joke.

3:46 now I know where polyphia got there sound from

@family-accountemail9111

Жыл бұрын

Ditto he was there years ago ! ( Probably some others as well but errierly similar! )

The piece at the end is so good! Love the music. Nice, very clean playing too.

@morgellon7877

Жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment about that piece at the end, haha. Looked at my phone and saw your comment.

@christopheroliver148

2 ай бұрын

Sounds very Dregs-ish. /me = big fan of Steve Morse's work.

The 80s were a crazy time for electric guitar. Every guitar magazine (do the kids today know what magazines were?) Were full of "groundbreaking innovations" and solutions to things that were not really problems. The only thing that survived were Floyd Rose locking vibrato bridges and stratocasters with humbuckers. Maybe flatter radius fretboards...

@ravenshadowz2343

Жыл бұрын

There are still magazines, and yes kids know what magazines are. And if not that is on the adults for not taking them to book stores like Barnes & Nobles where they sell them.

@johnnyghoul8100

Жыл бұрын

Esp would like a word 🤣

@nikdrown

Жыл бұрын

I don’t have it for the shred but recently did a flat radius on my strat because I like the lower tighter action.

Omg who is this calm and relaxed dude lol great video Phil is awesome

Old and great video with the late Randy Coven on bass, RIP

Ok, wow.. this guy has always been an original! Pretty awesome!

Wow I’ve never seen this before! Thanks for sharing

To solve Phil X's concern, I set up my Floyds (With the original screw-in bar) so that the bar gets caught pointing away from the strings outside the rear end. So I always know where the bar is. I can maneuver it while it's hanging over there or just give it a little push so it flips around back over the strings. You get so familiar with it, you don't even need to look. As soon as I'm done, I just give it a little tug and it goes lock itself up in the resting position. Works amazing for me that way. I'm sure Phil would dig it too... And it looks better than the Flipstix, which is so odd looking. This set-up only works with original FRs, not with the adjustment tightening screw system.

Well that just revolutionized the market, didn't it! Lol I just love Phil!!!

I love the goofy 80's editing in this 😂

I remember going to Phil's parents restaurant he used to hold Jam nights there and he would just flip that bar like crazy

Not to mention the saweeet knee kicks, fucking killer

Seen a few of Phil's videos. He's hilarious and very likable.

This, the hipshot b bender and a regular b bender all on one guitar. Gold

The 80s had the weirdest, craziest inventions that were supposed to to revolutionize guitar playing. Not too many made it past their first ad in Guitar Player. But the nuttiest thing I ever saw were the drum sets where the shells were molded, stretched, and curved outward. Fn drummers....

Phil, as a guitarist and from anyone who talks about him as a person, has never fully gotten his just due. One turn of the A&R rep and he would’ve been a household name like some of the other not-as-talented players of his younger days.

You'll put your eye out with that thing!

I LOVE THIS

It SCREAMS 80's!!! 😀

I like what he did with the jack plate.

I totally remember Phil X,he reminded me of Ray Gomez meets EVH,hope hes living well and happy

Boy... that thing really caught on, all the kids are using it.!? First time seeing this. Jeff Beck loved his.🤣 LoL🤣

That trem bar is a monstrosity. And thus Phil got banned from playing Strat/Superstrat guitars. So this answers the question why Phil now plays Gibson SG style guitars?

@stratman9449

Жыл бұрын

yep......the danger of him poking his eye out was just too great....

@Jammaster1972

Жыл бұрын

LMAO, oh shit, that's so funny and yet so true.

@yjersey

Жыл бұрын

Claro!!! Pues….. OBVIÓ

Randy Coven Sammy says ouch! is an album Phil X was partially responsible for , great moment in 80s guitar

@osiruskat

Жыл бұрын

I was about to say that Phil and the flipstick were a standout on that great album.

@johnmcminn9455

Жыл бұрын

@@osiruskat Phil wrote it but AL Pitrelli played on it, not sure about the logistics of why? on that one

Man he is such a killer player, but i cant believe he actually tried to sell this LOL

I believe there was luthier in southern ont that helped create this with custom guitars..That may have made guitars for Phil. The guitar store i worked at in Pembroke Ont. had a few. I could be wrong. Either way Phil x is great player. Wish him continued success. And some day to jam with him

Cool!

I've been playing since 81. I've never once seen or heard of the flip stick... It looks weird because it sticks out but clearly it's the perfect bar. I wonder how it did in sales. Also, Phil is a great salesman...I could see him on a late night sales channel.

@monmixer

Жыл бұрын

Right, I was a very active player in the 80's and 90's learning in the the 70's. I was never really into wammy bars though but a lot of other guitarists that I knew were. I have never seen the commercial nor heard of this until now. Then again I may have forgotten. Those were pretty crazy hazy days if you know what i mean.

@NicholasNorway

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@wardkdouglas

Жыл бұрын

If you've never seen or heard of it.. The sales probably didn't do well lol

@morgellon7877

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I pored over every single 80's and early 90's Guitar World and Guitar Player in my dad's collection and I swear I never saw it advertised. I'm personally not a big whammy player (I usually block it up in the back when my guitar has one), but it does look like the superior choice.

Now we´re talking late 80´s or the early 90´s.. this is cool :D

Interesting device but I can see why it never caught on.

I like when people create things. Does it work? For some. Then let's make it. Another person might build up on that idea and so on. Good for you sir, I aprove of your modification. 🤘😎

I always thought those bars were just kick-stands for your guitar I didn't know you could play with them

Can’t decide wether this video is insane because of this obtuse device or the fact it had instructions on how to install it.

I'd like to see the hard case for that, and the look on customs officers faces as you pass the airport.

@STRATMAN1969

Жыл бұрын

🤣

I've never seen this young Phil X. Incredible riffage. And is that flipstick for real?

I like older Phil X better than younger Phil X. 😂 The video, however, is out-freaking-standing! 🤣

Phil's weight is never fully on his feet for the entire video. So laid back.

I've got two words for you..."Wilkinson Convertible." When you're not using it, the bar is completely out of the way of your knobs and switches, *and* it's locked into stoptail mode. When you want it, just swing it forward and it *instantly* converts to a floater. The second you let it go again, it *automatically* swings back out of the way and locks the bridge into stoptail mode again. Added bonus #1; If you snap a string, the other strings will stay in tune, allowing you to finish the song. Added bonus #2; Virtually no "string dive" (on strings 1-5) when doing big bends, double-stops, etc. You might get a tiny little bit of dive on the 6th string, but that's because it's at the opposite end of the bridge from where the lock bar is.😉 Some people claim that the Wilkinson VS 100-C convertible is "fiddly," or that you have to do a full set-up every 15 minutes, but that has definitely *not* been my experience over the past 25 years. I've played gigs during all the extremes of Canadian weather, and never needed to adjust anything on my Wilky. Just give it enough time to acclimate to the venue, and let 'er rip! Original Wilkinson VS 100-C convertibles are pretty scarce ever since Gibson sued Wilkinson, claiming they violated the Steinberger JamTrem patent (they didn't, actually, but "the judge agreed with Gib$on for $ome unknown rea$on") *but* there's a kit available now that can quickly turn any Gotoh VS 100-G or Jackson VS 100-N to a Wilkinson Convertible. Added bonus #3; Once your intonation is done, the string saddles lock firmly down, thus preventing them from creeping out of true.😉 You'll thank me later.😉

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

Plus, they send you a set of Wilkinson steak knives absolutley free, just pay a separate fee plus shipping, handling and administration fees...

@That70sGuitarist

Жыл бұрын

@@cryptoking7093 That's a different company entirely, but hey, nice try!🤣

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

@@That70sGuitarist lol 🤣✌

@Dwightpower88

Жыл бұрын

@@cryptoking7093 those "handling" fees were always steep

@cryptoking7093

Жыл бұрын

@@Dwightpower88 yep🤣🤘

This is GOLD. This is a SNL skit

This will surely be the future rage!

Awesome. That's the guitar equivalent of a suicide shifter🤘

Or the 802 charvelles that have the push in bar the can be flipped up side down and put back in , it’s basically the same thing . Mines been this way since I was 17 I’m 35 only bar I ever liked. I didn’t know there was a product like this though.

was he always a monster? funny now he doesn't use them but still gets the sound of a whammy bar

It worked so well, he NEVER uses it anymore. LOL

does anyone know what brand the white and black guitar with gold hardware is in this video?

Brought to 🫵🏻 Cinco! Thanks Cinco! GREAT JOB 👍🏻

this video must be 30 years old but somehow you can still smell his hair product

I remember that. Did Phil ever work for Hafler? I was at a hafler booth at NAMM and the dude had that.

Well, at least we know it was such a great design that he still uses it on all of his guitars! .... Right?

Great playing at the end however the "flip stick" idea seems so over the top that for a while I thought Phil was pulling off some Babylon Bee type humour ahead of its time. Hilarious yet he sure made use of it !!! That said the same things can be done with a traditional bar. Cheers all

He uses knee to work on it, nice. Suppose he can creat a friendly shape. Anyway, this band is awesome.

"How many times has this happened to you???"

Wow . How young does Phil look here. What a weird whammy bar. And that 80/90s hair man. Very Mr Big

@Keith_X

Жыл бұрын

Not just look. He even sounds younger. Phil is amazing.

@benswan5583

Жыл бұрын

If this was the late 80s/ early 90s, he'd only be in his early to mid 20s here. The no beard is throwing me off as well

Love Phil X But this is pure comedy

It looks great to😂

AKA the kickstand.

he's dead serious about it too

How long has this guy been in his 20s?

I remember Phil had one of these in a Frozen Ghost video.

A so ingenious solution that causes many more problems than the ones it solves( like the 99.9% of " new Aftermarket Guitar parts")

I am interested, but do you think it would be well out of the way of the right hand motion, whether you are picking or using your controls?

''Yes, folks it also serves as a coat rack''- PhilX

Phil looks like Mark Slaughter here

I think this might be one of the most ridiculous idea I've ever seen 😂 much respect for Phil tho

He's a straight shooter, first ballot hall o gamer

What if I want to hug a bassist while this is attached? You ever think of that Phil? Huh? No you only think of yourself.

slapping your troubles away with a slap-chop

I always got a feeling that Phil is as little nuts. It's the eyes.

They're kickstands off old Huffy bicycles.

Haha the good ole PhilipStick

The upgrade to the flip stick is a CB antenna. Why should the player have all the fun? Now friends and audience alike can yank on that thang! From a distance!

This makes hendrix even more bad ass.

Until now, this was the only way to squeeze juice out of a floating bridge... Now, in all seriousness, I didn't know Phil X was old enough to be active during the VHS demo tapes days. He's aging really well. Good for him.

@Lance37a

Жыл бұрын

He's 56.

Not a whammy guy myself, but pretty cool I must say!!!!!!

A young Richard Ramirez, before the carnage.

check it out he has an actual Fender Quad-Reverb amp

I just got the idea for a whammy bar that's controlled with a foot pedal. Tiny hydraulic pistons could tension either side of the fulcrum allowing tension to be dropped or raised for any length of time while there's freedom for the picking hand. Drop tunings could be switched instantly and returned to normal pitch accurately. It could be controlled by a wireless signal and look like a wah pedal. Sadly there's nothing so cool as the visuals of the whammy bar and the feel of physically having control hand to string. The audience can relate to reaching down the throat of the beast and yanking it's vocal chords. No music theory required.

One of those things you’d see in the back of guitar player

This is such good news for me , because I was going to have my Appendix removed at my next gig by my guitar players CONVENTIONAL whammy Bar , but this thing is a Game changer , I can’t wait to try it and lose my Appendix too !!!’ 😀👍🎸

@mattray8767

Жыл бұрын

I just jam my peener into the strings and make noise, but maybe I can hook it with the Phil X flipstick and jerk it wildly.

another great solution is to stick on a left hand trem and play right handed like SRV. then the tremolo arm is always hanging straight down over the saddles within easy reach

Out of the way until you try to go through a doorway

Whammy bars are archaic, just like using your hands to hold the toilet paper. This is as useful as the comfort wipe!

I'm more shocked he has more than one pickup

So this is what a guitar with catheter looks like

Phil X, because writing your last name can be so HARD. The Flipstick, because aren't you tired of your whammy bar being where you can reach it? Seriously, he is a great player, imho.