Phil Pro

Phil Pro

Also known as: Phil, PhilPro

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Phil Pro is a budget-tier guitar brand produced by Myung Sung Music Ind. Co., Ltd. of South Korea, with output dating from roughly 1993 through the early 2000s. The catalog covered a broad spread of stringed instruments — electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, classical guitars, and mandolins — typically built around laminated tonewoods like basswood, mahogany, and spruce, with rosewood f...

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Phil Pro is a budget-tier guitar brand produced by Myung Sung Music Ind. Co., Ltd. of South Korea, with output dating from roughly 1993 through the early 2000s. The catalog covered a broad spread of stringed instruments — electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, classical guitars, and mandolins — typically built around laminated tonewoods like basswood, mahogany, and spruce, with rosewood fretboards and Korean hardware sourced from suppliers such as JinHo (tuners) and Sung Il (tremolos).

The Phil Pro line leaned heavily on familiar shapes copied from established American makers, including offset double-cutaway superstrats with bolt-on maple necks and double-locking tremolo systems, Strat-style models like the MS-15, PRS-inspired carved-top variants, and Jackson-style pointy-headstock designs such as the MSW202. Acoustic models like the AS-3607/N and electrics like the MSG 635 turn up regularly on the secondhand market. Although the company spent years seeking a U.S. distributor, Phil and Phil Pro instruments were never widely imported to North America and circulated mainly through European and Asian retail.

Among players who encounter them today, Phil Pro guitars are generally regarded as serviceable entry- to mid-level instruments, often compared to Squier-tier offerings of the same era, with build quality considered respectable for the price point at which they originally sold.

Phil Pro has 3 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Solid Body Electric Guitars, Beginner Kits, and Acoustic-Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Andrius Mamontovas.

Artists Who Use Phil Pro

Andrius Mamontovas uses 1 Phil Pro product

Andrius Mamontovas

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