Phillip Sayce

Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch

We have here a special and riveting conversation here, friends, with the one and only Phillip Sayce. Welsh born and Canadian raised, Phillip has been blessing our ears with fine musicality for years. From Melissa Etheridge and Jeff Healey, to the southern bad boy Uncle Kracker, Phillip is no stranger to rock!
2:16 - Emerging from COVID - what’s it look like, how do we do this?
12:04 - Amazing guitar players from Canada, and the blessing of hunkering down for the winter
14:37 - Hooking up and playing with Jeff Healey, and being careful in the snow
25:16 - Phillip’s signature sound and its evolution
39:30 - The story behind Phillip’s glorious ’63 Stratocasters
44:53 - Tone woods — the hype is real, but does it matter?
50:11 - How influences affect our personal sound, and the power of passion in getting better
Total Length: 67:20

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1. Phillip Sayce (00:00:00)

2. Emerging from COVID - what’s it look like, how do we do this? (00:02:16)

3. Amazing guitar players from Canada, and the blessing of hunkering down for the winter (00:12:04)

4. Hooking up and playing with Jeff Healey, and being careful in the snow (00:14:37)

5. Phillip’s signature sound and its evolution (00:25:16)

6. The story behind Phillip’s glorious ’63 Stratocasters (00:39:30)

7. Tone woods — the hype is real, but does it matter? (00:44:53)

8. How influences affect our personal sound, and the power of passion in getting better (00:50:11)