Philip Sayce joins Justin Sandercoe to discuss Blues guitar, tone, feel, practice, gear, and the lifelong journey of finding your voice.
View the full lesson at justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/how-philip-sayce-finds-his-blues-voice-pd-0001
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@rachelcoles you should watch this interview, I really think it will help you with your technical part of your playing. Justin and Philip get into the nitty gritty of tone and getting your bends to the point of not thinking about what your doing through practice and how long it can really take to get it right.
I want to know the back story of the worn out cupboard behind him
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A very interesting interview.
It would have been even better if he’d demonstrated on guitar some of the things he talks about.
Going to see him in Cardiff on the 31st of May. Looking forward to it. 
OMG! What an amazing pair. They just jived, sharing the same philosphies on guitar playing and life actually. Impressive advice on how Philip Sayce follows the drummer so much. I loved his analogies, comparing guitar to learning a language, as Justin does, and how he, an amazing guitar player in his own right, doesn’t feel the need to shine above the rest, but fit into a group of other musicians. I felt like I could play something, have Philip join in at any point, and not feel intimidated by such a fine and accomplished guitar player. Again, great job by both Justin and Philip. I would love to meet Philip one day, sit down, play a few licks, and share philosophies on many things in life. He’s got such a high level of excitement for it all, yet remains humble about it; an amazing personality.
Grumpy Mac, I loved that washed out blue as well.
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You can see him here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R3EW-MGLrk
This video is amazing. He’s one with the guitar. I’m not quite sure who’s playing who. His eyes are closed the entire time, even when he looks down. Listen closely to the playing at the 1:40 mark thru the 2:02 mark; he goes from guitar, to ‘playing the flute’, to ‘playing the cello’. How does he do it???
I watched the video and yes, I practice my vibrato and especially bends on a daily basis to make them sound better (hitting the right tone/note).
I appreciate it’s will be a lifetime of practise but at the same time I also make sure I’m always enjoying playing the guitar and not killing myself to get the ‘perfect bends’ all the time, that is just been a robot. I bet all the greats never hit perfect bends all the time and Philip admitted he didn’t, hence the constant practise.
I’d rather try and play with passion and feeling and hopefully that overshadows some of my technical limitations at present, because I know my technical abilities will improve over time, with patience and practise.
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I really enjoyed that interview. It just flowed so smoothly between the two of them. Lots of great information to build your confidence. Especially liked the part of everyone is different with their playing which makes it not sound robotic.