Background
Phillips grew up in Madison, Florida.
Phillips grew up in Madison, Florida.
He started out playing in a band called Crosscut at 18. In 2004, he joined Alter Bridge with fellow then-former Creed members bassist Brian Marshall and lead guitarist Mark Tremonti. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone.
Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed"s 2001 album Weathered.
In early 2012, Phillips joined the supergroup Projected with musicians from Sevendust and Submersed. Phillips cites the following drummers as his influences: Will Calhoun (Living Colour), Matt Cameron (Soundgarden/Pearl Jam), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Morgan Rose (Sevendust), and Neil Peart (Rush).
His favorite bands are Living Colour, Tool, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Rush and favorite albums are Time"s Up (Living Colour), The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall (Pink Floyd), Led Zeppelin IV (Led Zeppelin), and Superunknown (Soundgarden). Scott has, in the past, used Premier Drums, but has recently been seen with DW Drums.
Scott also uses Evans Drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and Vic Firth drumsticks.
Drums: DW Drums Jazz Series
22x18" Bass Drum
10x8" Rack Tom
12x9" Rack Tom
16x16" Floor Tom
18x16" Floor Tom
14x6.5" Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum
Cymbals: Zildjian
14" A custom top w/ 14" A Quick beat bottom
18" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2)
19" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2)
10" A Splash
22" A Custom Ping Ride
9.5" Zil-Belorussian
20" Oriental China Trash
Drumheads: Evans
Snare: Power Center over Hazy 300
Toms: G2 Clear over G1 Clear
Bass Drum: EQ3 Clear over EQ3 Black Resonant
Drumsticks:
Vic Firth Scott Phillips Signature Series: A slightly enlarged 5B shaft with a short tear drop tip for a very focused sound. In hickory. L = 16 11/64", Dia. =.605”
Scott can bench press 185 lbs & deadlift 220 lbs.
Scott uses the Bowflex 2000X.
