![]() ![]() Real cabs used are Marshall 1960B cabs with Celestion Vintage 30s and G12M Greenbacks. The humbuckers appear to be available covered or uncovered.įor reference, the Arcane Phil X PX-Super 8 and PX-3 humbucker pickup set evaluation was conducted with a Fractal Axe-Fx II XL+ featuring Celestion Impluse Responses and Fractal MFC-101 MIDI Foot Controller. Currently, you can find the PX-3 on the PX-8 page, offered as a neck option. This is a good setup for a variety, if that is what you are looking for.Īs near as I can tell, the Phil X pickups are available directly from the Phil X Store (<- click to get there). It all depends on the need of the player and what their rig might be. Not all guitars have to be fitted with a set that is perfectly balanced. What’s up with such a powerful bridge and a vintage-level neck? Lemme tell ya. And the ones we will be talking about here in the article: the higher output PX-Super 8 and the very vintage PX-3 neck humbucker. These pickups split extremely well and come. The tone has loads of twang and clarity while crossing into PAF territory. Ultratron is a modified filtertron design that fits in any humbucker equipped guitar, they excel in the neck position of Tele’s. The PX-90s, a set of (you guessed it) P90s. Arcane Inc Ultratron Neck and Bridge pickups. There are plenty of Phil X pickups to choose from. But this is Phil X, so I want to give it a go. The ones I’ve put to use have been hit (the Brownbucker) and miss (the Mr Scary). Long time readers know I’ve been checking out Arcane here and there for about 5 years now. So when you’re a player at that level and can play whatever you want, what pickups do you choose? For Phil X, it’s Arcane, Inc. Apple Music, or whatever… chances are you’ve heard Phil X playing. If you listen to the radio, Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM. So, yeah… I’m saying that there are more than moms in minivans and high-waisted jeans wearing “I’ll Runaway with you Jon!” shirts at concerts paid for with their alimony income that are listening to what Phil X has put to tape. His fretwork can be found on albums from Triumph, Rob Zombie, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Tommy Lee, Halestorm, Scott Stapp, Derek Smalls, and Chris Cornell. Phil’s history as a session player goes back about 30 years. But Phil X already stands on his own discography outside of the big band from Jersey. ![]() There must be a traffic jam of trucks showing up to unload stuff from a who’s who of guitar companies. Sure, the guy playing in Bon Jovi gets carte blanche with any gear company. They are sold individually or as a matched set.The PX-Super 8 and the PX-3 are a sampling of the several signature pickups that Arcane makes for current Bon Jovi axeman Phil X. These pickups are available with a shiny nickel cover or an aged nickel. Each pickup is individually Serial Numbered and engraved with a logo on the base plate.Ĥ conductor lead wire allows you to split this pickup. Every pickup is meticulously assembled to make a pickup that is the ultimate in quality. Wound on an antique winding machine with Plain Enamel wire, and using tuned Alnico Magnets, built with precision milled parts and select grade steel for all the components. These pickups split extremely well and come with 4 conductor lead wire. These fit HUMBUCKER style guitars only-not a direct drop for standard Gretsch style. Never installed as the guitar they were intended for was sold before this happened-brand new. ![]()
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