The world needs Rebecca Dirks now more than ever

I wish Rig Rundown existed in the 80s so we could see one for Steve Clark.

@jackdixon29jd

9 жыл бұрын

AGREED!!!!

@that1guy335

8 жыл бұрын

+Oallright totally, Steve was 1 of a kind and will always be the heart of Def Leppard.

@YBM2007

7 жыл бұрын

"'ere's my Les Paul, ere's my Firebird now pi*s off"

@wesleyzimmerman94

6 жыл бұрын

Or SRV

@Lowdickieshighsocks

6 жыл бұрын

And cliff

Phil Collen is so down earth. so cool.

@blake59

5 жыл бұрын

hes a pretentious twerp

@hadleymanmusic

3 жыл бұрын

He smokes that guitar too.

@dnantis

2 жыл бұрын

What a humble rockstar !

2019 and I'm still lovin me some Rebecca

@xTidus24xx

4 жыл бұрын

LOL facts bro.... literally a dream girl too have, her husband is a lucky man T_T

@wenxingwang7867

4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure we all miss her interviews with Satchel.

@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888

3 жыл бұрын

You wish.

@Don-mw8rb

3 жыл бұрын

She doesn’t have social media? It would be cool to see what she’s been up too

@reubenkinsey2947

Жыл бұрын

She's Hoooot

Met Phil, he is just a fantastic person, NAM show one year and I quite literally bumped into him at the Jackson booth. I happened to be holding a PC1. He sat down and went over the guitar with me, just a great guy and a great player. Love seeing him continuing to be successful

Damn. Props to this guy for using steel picks and 13 gauge strings. That shit ain't easy night after night.

@Kenman22

9 жыл бұрын

Starting using steel picks this year and haven't looked back. It takes a little getting used to but the tone is so sweet that it's worth it.

@larrydrozd2740

7 жыл бұрын

He's tuned to E flat, so they're similar to 11's in E. I use 12's tuned to D, which are almost dead on to 10.5 sets. If your playing style is really hard and you beat a guitar (like me) they work great. Otherwise light strings sound horrible when you beat them hard. But....every one plays what woks for them....no two are alike.

@richardbliek

7 жыл бұрын

NO DOUBT!

@scootmcgoot570

6 жыл бұрын

The One aint that the truth! I was thinking that same thing! Im a .09 guy and always have been, and i cant even tolerate .10s at all! I couldnt imagine his gauge

@HiredGoonage

6 жыл бұрын

And yet Yngwie uses 8's. EVH uses 9's. I don't think it makes a massive difference, just use what your fingers tell you is comfortable.

I love how he, living in the US, retained his English accent

@NonsensicalSpudz

9 жыл бұрын

Maciej Świechowski which means he probably visits home a lot

@babayaga1767

5 жыл бұрын

he's around the guys in the band alot so it probably comes and goes

@frizzyhairedfool6186

4 жыл бұрын

@Leaving Nadir Phil is from the East End of London. 👍

Phil is a great player period.

@thelordofdarkness141

4 жыл бұрын

And a very classy guy he come across as a really nice guy

He IS, after all, very dry and British. He also loves multiple places like Illinois, Iowa, Spain, Japan, Australia, Canada and Pennsylvania. Even California where he now resides (30 minutes away from the Jackson Custom Shop).

I miss Dirks on rig rundown. She knows her stuff and alot of the artists would come out instead of sending their techs as well.

Great rig rundown - impressive collection, those PC-1s are awesome. Phil seems like a really personable and unpretentious guy, and to boot Def Leppard have rocked for years.

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen him in plenty of interviews, as well as talking to fans on the street, and he’s always super friendly and sweet. Just a great person all around.

He seems to be such a nice and down-to-earth guy! I sat in awe while he was talking. Really interesting to hear him talk about his gear.

He has a skill unique in top rock bands of being able to make any no expense spared super rig sound just like a 1982 Tom Scholz Rockman.

13 gauge strings and steel picks - I thought this guy was English not Asgardian.

@zaigar111

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe his strings, .013 and his action is pretty high! I don't like to work that hard on guitar! My .009's are great, plus my gear gives me great tones!

@BroDocTrev

3 жыл бұрын

13s are easy you just have to play them enough. Doesn't matter what gauge you use, you get used to what you use. I have trouble going back to 9s because it feels sharper on the fingers when i jump back to it.

@Twirlyhead

3 жыл бұрын

@@BroDocTrev Say hello to Odin for me.

@randygray8273

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he's my asgardian brother😂😂😂

@johnallen6177

3 жыл бұрын

@@zaigar111 9

I miss Rebecca:(

@lucascano2334

8 жыл бұрын

Me too! She's lovely.

@nimitz1739

5 ай бұрын

Yeah they use a hot girl to get their numbers up. Then they got rid of her

i know he constantly mentions this a lot, but man, those necks on his guitars are HUGE! cant even imagine playing one.

Dude looks really young for a guy in his 50's. Keeps in sick shape.

@DontLetTheOldManIn

6 жыл бұрын

Now he's 60, and has not aged a day.

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

It’s now 10 years since this video, and he still looks AMAZING! I’m convinced he’s an alien. 😂. And a super nice one at that!

I just clicked on this after the Yngwie Malmsteen Rig Rundown and what an about-face: Yngwie's ego and 0.08s vs. Phil's humility and 0.13s.

...man I love Jacksons...

@helloyalmeida

8 жыл бұрын

Jackson is life!

@cehayes74

7 жыл бұрын

Helloy Almeida HELL YEAH 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 !!!

Phil’s playing on the Mirror Ball album brought me back to Def Leppard as a fan. I took like a few years off, but hearing his leads live just made me remember why I loved this band!

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I was always a huge DL fan since High & Dry, have seen them eight times in concert since ‘83. But more of a casual fan the past 20 years. But recently got back into them again and I just can’t get enough! They are a rare band of guys who are true friends and whose music and talent easily passes the test of time! I just love them to pieces. 💗

How rad is that Phil does his own rundown?

@Doones51

7 жыл бұрын

he probably saw this beautiful girl and said i'll do it myself. I know i would

@KeeperOfPoops

6 жыл бұрын

he did a 2nd updated rig and showed off his guitars then for the last half his tech Scott Appleton (the same man who works for Alex Lifeson of Rush) talks about the rack amps and stuff

@DontLetTheOldManIn

6 жыл бұрын

And both of them are Monster innovators, clearly very smart guys (obviously May, what with his PhD and all..). Cool tidbit! And also not surprised! Good stuff

@kevincosgrove948

4 жыл бұрын

wahwah1013 Cause hes a cool down to earth guy.

@LFC-Star

4 жыл бұрын

@@Doones51 damn right if I knew she was gonna be interviewing me I'd jump at it and jump her later :)..

Great vid... Phil's a nice guy, and the flamed and quilted maple on those Jackons is beautiful... highly figured maple necks and fretboards is a sign of real quality (and expense!)

Phil Collen is one of the best. Phil and Steve Clark is the best I ever heard. Terror Twins. Amazing !!!!

phil collen is one of my favorite musicians his guitar skill is amazing hi has a really nice look to him aswell rock on man!!

Phil is AWESOME. Mega thanks for given back to your guitar playing fans. Spectacular!

Very down to earth! It's nice to know some guitarists will actually rundown their own rigs instead of their techs, nice to see!

Phil is an awesome dude! Looks like he's got a great personality, great player!

A pleasure to hear him talk about the Rockman amp, designed & built by Tom Scholz of Boston. I have 2 of them.

@blacktoothfox677

6 жыл бұрын

Just brought back bad memories of mushy thin tone for me. Get in touch on my channel if you want my original shitbox belt-clip ch.rev. switching plastic overated rubbish.

@namechange9367

6 жыл бұрын

I'll take it

Phil's Guitar Tech: Hey Phil, how many Jacksons do you wanna take on the road this tour? Phil: All of them! 😂

These are hands down the best interviews out there. Not just for the gear, but for the format. She did little talking, great info being shared, and just 1 "fluff" question on the end for a smile. I hate seing interviews of my favorite musicians and they ask "how did you meet", "who's the messiest on tour"..

Rebecca, Do you play guitar? I was wondering because you ask all of the right "guitar" questions. You have a great job being able to interview people like Phil Collen. PG Rocks!

Hes perfect in every way people period his guitar,s are incredible

I’ve noticed the titanium in his guitars. I have those upgrades in my dean Razorback v. The titanium sounds amazing without killing the bottom end. Cleans sounds so crisp and very bellsy and with distortion it sounds amazing too

So happy you stay with Jackson...so many strayed , and you stick with what you know . Cheers !

I bought his book. Pretty good read. Very stylish guitars. Iconic 80s riffs.

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

I’m reading his book now! I love his honesty, his humor and his stories. Just an amazing guy.

Noting that this is a ‘vintage’ interview, Phil Collins is such a nice guy and truly a great example of the best of guitarists. Not afraid of technology and just going for the thing that works for him. Always been one of my favorite guitar heroes. The interviewer was a bit starstruck I think but she handled this much much better than I could have lol.

One of the best guitarists in the universe hands down

@starboy3741

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree I don’t know why people say his playing is crap

I saw Def Leppard at the Bone Bash the weekend before last. The dude was shirtless through the whole set and the MILFs and Cougars in the crowd were going crazy!

@joejack6576

8 жыл бұрын

+deepvoodoo ya a shit guitarist picking up skank whores-- any club band can do that--

@deepvoodoo

8 жыл бұрын

+Joe Jack I suspect the only "shit guitarist" involved in this video is a commenter named Joe Jack.

@joejack6576

8 жыл бұрын

lol all these idiots think phil colleen is a good guitarist what a joke

@SJL2023

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Jack can u play dipshit then shut your pie hole go vote for Trump fking loser

@johnnybgood4603

6 жыл бұрын

Scott James Lewis Storm Videos lol true that..people always bitchin about who is a real guitarists

I was there that day! I saw them sound check in the afternoon and saw the show that night! Love that this behind the scenes was captured!!

Of all the cool guitars you see in these I think he may have my favorite collection. So different than anyone else and the looks are just bonkers.

One of the best rig rundowns I've seen. You can tell he really enjoys what he does. I also liked how Phil took the time to do the rundown himself. 13 gauge?! Daaaaang.

Phil's got to be one of the most underrated guitarists going, top bloke aswell.

Best rig rundown so far... and I'm not even a def leppard fan, he's just an awesome guy who knows his things.

Nice to see the actual guy instead of the guitar tech, shows he really likes talking about his stuff and knows about his stuff.

I love the fact that he still sounds British even though they're in the states so much!

16:09 just finishes face-melting shredding, and then resumes talking so calmly lol

Love to hear that he's using the stock JMP-1. Dunno if that remained the case forever, as I've always seen him name-dropped as a Voodoo client, but the fact that he relied on the OG unit onstage even for a little bit is a testament to how sick these units are.

Awesome rundown of Phil's rig. I don't like Dimarzio much but Phil knows how to make them sound like heaven

I've watched a couple of these rig rundowns and Phil is the ONLY one where he actually shows her his rig. All of the other ones are their guitar techs that show them their rig.

Love a man who loves his gear!

.013 ! damn, he has some steel tipped fingers I guess. Here I am struggling to bend .008s. hahha

@alexanderyosef3129

3 жыл бұрын

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@eliseorandy7190

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Yosef instablaster ;)

@alexanderyosef3129

3 жыл бұрын

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@alexanderyosef3129

3 жыл бұрын

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@eliseorandy7190

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Yosef You are welcome :D

I love that he gives his own rig tour and not a roadie.

I appreciate when a guitarist that cares enough about his guitars to put thought into a name.

I've bought a couple of Jackson's recently and had them in the past.. I've seen Ibanez and others, but it's Jackson I gravitate towards. I bought 2 used Jacksons off ebay a JS32 Dinky which needs a new bridge and I've Dimarzio's I'll get put in. It's now become my go to guitar.. The other jackson I bought was a Jackson JS32 Kelly.. No doubt I'll swap those pickups out for Dimarzio's.. Dimarzio Tone Zone (bridge) and Air Norton (neck).. I've a Tokai Love Rock which has got Dimarzio Super Distortion (bridge) & Super 2 (neck) both humbuckers coil tapped.

@timeforachange12--- Lmao, this guy has made millions with that right hand technique, you should be so lucky... Why don't we see you on tour making millions?

I couldn't attend the show but I'm close enough to the fairgrounds where I could hear them play while I was outside for some late-night grilling on deck. The crowd sounded INSANE.

If their is any guitarist other than Neal Schon who nails melodic guitar parts at the drop of a hat & that's Phil "Kenneth" Collen!!!

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

My two favorite guitarists! ❤️

I like the strat style headstock better then the pointy ones from the 80s. I use to like em but im pretty sick of that style now days and i think the fender is alot more classy.

I went for a job interview a couple of years ago, the two Guys that interviewed me looked like Phil Collen and Bobby Charlton. It was a crap job, I turned it down.

Phil, I bought my son a Xiphos, Ibanez which changes colour red / green, he's colour blind too! He can't see it either! Hehe!.. The Jackson's with the reverse headstocks look awesome! Txs for the rig rundown too!

Rebecca is always pretty bangin'. Phil seems like a fun guy to hang out with.

I play a Jackson nothing else, great guitars. Great choice Phil :) See you in Honolulu, HI Oct 20, 2018 a sold out concert.

saw def just a couple years ago...three-fifths of the band is still ripped and went shirtless most of the night. i was impressed.

Def Leppard is awesome! Like AC/DC and Black Sabbath are!

Phil looks really fit and healthy. Well researched and presented by Rebecca as usual. Asks all the right questions and lets the interviewees talk!

When is she coming to do my rig rundown? "Say Guuurl! I have a total stock Epiphone Les Paul and I play on an Ipod on Garageband.". More rundowns with her please!!!

Rockman Amps, I'mma have to look into them !!! All this time I was eyeing Marshalls !!!

@colteastwood

7 жыл бұрын

ce hayes Rockman is a rack mounted amp and cab simulator. Tom Scholz of Boston invented it and used it in most of the album's. Hysteria was recorded using the Rockman Headphone Amp sound.

@cehayes74

7 жыл бұрын

colteastwood Well you've convinced me, I gotta get me a Rockman !!! It's not about the name brand, it's about the sound !!!

@colteastwood

7 жыл бұрын

I have the Rockman Headphone amp original from the early 80s. Don't buy the Rockman Ace series, Dunlop makes them and I hear they are awful.

@cehayes74

7 жыл бұрын

colteastwood Thanks 4 the info & will do !!!

@blacktoothfox677

6 жыл бұрын

I was kinked into using an original Tom Scholtz Rockman, tiny little thing, a switch for CH. Or rev , ...hated it. Fizzy, thin, noisy & 'unmusical'. No separation, a mushy sound. Altogether quite disappointing. And yet, the next person may love the thing, get great results. This is why I love what we do...

My favorite guitar is the splatter strat.

@chriskrausesmovie

5 жыл бұрын

I like it to .the designs are breathtaking...like rebecca

Hey there Phil great 🎸 guitar lesson teacher there.I think that you did an excellent job here at it there!

That cameleon stain is awesome. Thanks phil. I borrow alot of your technique. Thick picks, strings big necks being my preference.. maybe I never had a choice.

"A Randall Power Amp From The 80s that I've probably been using since the 80s" Really

i think this is my 5th time is 3 months watching this video because of the beauty of Phil's guitar. i wish i had one.

I ❤️ Phil's Jackson's

Amazing guitars and awesome guitar player PHIL COLLEN!

@nsfr3 Same day, different state. This was at the Iowa State Fair, the stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair.

I fucken love Phil Colleen. He looks so excited showing his stuff

Great collection !

life of a rockstar.. damn!

guitar rig 4 nice i like to use it too even though i got valve amps, pedals and mics and everything, but its just so easy with guitar rig 4 just record and you can tune your sound even after you have recorded.

He seems cool. When he talked about the sustainer, I couldn't help but think of Spinal Tap. The sustain. Just listen to it. Can you hear it? ahhhhhhh.

Phill seems to be a very nice person to talk to... That was awesome!!!!

He has the best jacksons I've ever seen.... Damn it... & Rebecca causes some serious bloodflow.... But where's the bela lugosi one from animal?

@MrDrumman12345

10 жыл бұрын

It's at the rock n roll hall of fame museum in Cleveland, I saw it there a couple years ago

Came for the rig rundown, and stayed for Rebecca's nice and full tone knobs!

@FreaquedeMusique No he used 13's tuned down a half step most of his career. For a while his tech said he went to 14s for the high E.

What a nice guy Phil is, superb.

@FreaquedeMusique There are reports that he went as big as an 18 for the high E, but felt it was too stiff.

Full credit for Phil giving us the tour himself!!! Top man!

Phil is such a nice guy

What happened to the Ibanez explorer? I fell in love with that guitar from pyromania!😎🎸🍺🍺

He had a piece of gear called the 'multi erector'...

and Phil... DUDE you really have a GREAT gear and the MOST beautiful guitars \m/

Ours go to 11.

This really reminded me of watching Spinal Tap when Nigel is showing his guitars to Rob Reiner. Maybe it's just Phil's voice.

@bellroad100

3 жыл бұрын

I know! I kept waiting to hear him say, “but this one goes to 11!” 😂

Met him twice, He's really nice guy. Totally cool!

Jackson's are beautiful guitars,

Most all these rig rundown vids I noticed something. 3 big rigs stuffed with equipment. Signal goes through 14 miles of wiring,hundreds if not thousands of circuits,filters,eq after eq,compressed,echoed,reverbed ,flanged,split,boosted,preamped and then ran through a flux capacitor and toaster oven for good measure. Then the artist talks about how they like keeping their "tone" simple.Ha. I like when he talks about the weathered guitar tone sounds better than the others.You think that signal coming out that jack and through all the above gives a rats ass.

@AimingWanderously

10 жыл бұрын

On stage they have to imitate their old records' sounds, that's where the millions of electronics come in. Have you heard his modern stuff? Or when he writes at home? That's what he's referring to. Playing the hits from the 80's and making it sound like the albums everyone knows is anything but simple.

@JIMJAMSC

10 жыл бұрын

Aiming Wanderously I am not ragging on the guy. I have been collecting effects pedals since the early 80s and have enough to open a small store. In my man cave I run stereo to a Marshall YJM and a Mesa. I have "thinned" down my pedalboard and now down to,lets see 12! Mostly overdrives and vintage Electro Harmonix pedals all running through a bypass looper cause I like that clean straight to the amp tone also! I probably have about 50 feet of cable.

@AimingWanderously

10 жыл бұрын

Sounds like quite a nice setup! I use a Blackstar HT40 with a ZOOM G3X pedal, all I seem to need or have the patience to learn to use at least.

@JIMJAMSC

10 жыл бұрын

Guitarist evolution. Guitar-cable - amp.Then Guitars,wireless,40 pedals- boutique head, 4 cabs. Then finally guitar,cable,amp. Full circle....

Phil has great tone. Hard to duplicate the Rockman sound that he used on Hysteria without actually using one live though. Best clean sound ever, even better than a Roland Jazz Chorus, is a Rockman. Just listen to Hysteria.

what a great vid, kudos to Phil & Rebecca.

Seems like a very lovely person... and what an absolutely pretty face... Rebecca Dirks! Wish she still interviewed. Phil Collen... nice guy and good player. I miss the 80's. I miss Rebecca Dirks too!!!

"this is the pred it uh" guitar. lol

@urmom8391

3 жыл бұрын

yeah his accent’s cute