Phil X Viper

[msgdman]

OK, I like Phil X, so shoot me! I am working on a replica of his guitar, got the decal put on today, and found the right size fan grill, just waiting for his custom wound humbucker to show up and I will wire it up. Here she is so far, below that is a video clip of him talking about it.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scZWEpSvXgM&feature=relmfu]At Long Last..... PHIL X's CUSTOM LTD VIPER!!.mov - YouTube[/ame]

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Damn. That's pretty accurate.

Which LTD Viper did you use?

 

[msgdman]

Damn. That's pretty accurate.

Which LTD Viper did you use?

Picked up a 330.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Oh, nice.

How's the quality? Those 330's look really nice, especially EC-330 and MH-330.

 

[msgdman]

Oh, nice.

How's the quality? Those 330's look really nice, especially EC-330 and MH-330.

Dont know yet, gutted it the day I got it and pulled the pickups out without playing it. I will let you know how it feels when I get it running. Quality seems good, well built, action was very nice.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

I like him too ... I mean, I don't know anything he's really done, but he seems like someone I'd like personally ... seems like a really nice / fun guy. Those demos he does on youtube are great as well ... great player / great variety of licks on command. Oh, and speaking of Phil X signature gear, I'd love to give his amp a spin (the one modeled after the tonemaster).

 

[captcoolaid]

Who did you get the pup from.

 

[msgdman]

Who did you get the pup from.

Him, he sells them on his web page. I think he is a one man show because he is who responds to you and mails it to you. I checked his site and it is gone for some reason, it was working a few hours ago.

http://www.philxstore.com/

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

I thought they were made by Arcane pickups?

 

[msgdman]

I like him too ... I mean, I don't know anything he's really done, but he seems like someone I'd like personally ... seems like a really nice / fun guy. Those demos he does on youtube are great as well ... great player / great variety of licks on command. Oh, and speaking of Phil X signature gear, I'd love to give his amp a spin (the one modeled after the tonemaster).

The Evil Robot, I would like to try it also.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

The Evil Robot, I would like to try it also.

Yes, thank you ... that's the one.

 

[S.A.T.O.]

He was filling in for Sambora in Bon Jovi last tour...very good guitar player

 

[Redstone]

Dude that is an awesome replica! I'm a huge fan of Phil X. How come you didn't go for his P90 style pickup? I know he uses a humbucker in it a lot too. I'm guessing you just prefer humbuckers

 

[Cudacrazy72]

Nice Job on the guitar!.. I have seen a few of his video's on Youtube. The guy is pure energy!

 

[thrawn86]

So what's the dealieo with the fan grill? Just a fun thing?

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

So what's the dealieo with the fan grill? Just a fun thing?

It tames some of the warmth.

 

[crossroadsnyc]

It tames some of the warmth.

That makes sense, actually ... I thought it just made it cooler.

 

[msgdman]

Dude that is an awesome replica! I'm a huge fan of Phil X. How come you didn't go for his P90 style pickup? I know he uses a humbucker in it a lot too. I'm guessing you just prefer humbuckers

His custom pickup is like a P-90 but in a humbucker form (At least thats what he says about it).

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

That makes sense, actually ... I thought it just made it cooler.

Ah, the jokes...

But I believe the truth behind it was because he puts a Wolverine action figure in the empty cavity. Why? I have no damn clue.

 

[msgdman]

Got the Pickup today and slapped her together, very happy with the final result. I will try and record her at some point.