Philip Sayce Absolutely SHREDS at NAMM 2025

The dude sure can play and I can hear the Hendrix and SRV influences (both of which I love)…but it’s very ‘bull in a china shop’ to me. It’s like he’s playing everything at Voodoo Child - Slight Return intensity. We need a little Wind Cries Mary element in there.
 
I cannot watch this guy. The faces ruin it for me.
You're mad at blues-rock guys, lol. Without the long hair he normally has he kind looked like Jimmy Fallon bleached his hair and got a PRS and started playing Jimi stuff. :LOL:

Paging @DanTravis62 would a normal strat headstock with a tuner look better than that silver sky without the tuner? Asking for a friend.:LOL:
 
You're mad at blues-rock guys, lol. Without the long hair he normally has he kind looked like Jimmy Fallon bleached his hair and got a PRS and started playing Jimi stuff. :LOL:

Paging @DanTravis62 would a normal strat headstock with a tuner look better than that silver sky without the tuner? Asking for a friend.:LOL:

I can't do the three a side HS with a strat

I'm surprised at all the love for his playing on this, he's not exactly showing a ton of range
 
Looks like he’s having fun. Crowd seems to be enjoying it. He doesn’t have a silly tattoo on a three foot neck.
 
He's like Walter Trout. They play everything they know before the singing starts.

I'm honestly confused, because normally when someone on RT posts a good player, I can totally see why they're a loved and well known guitarist

This Phillip Sayce guy, i guess I really, really don't see it

Like I'm not exaggerating, I honestly think I am a more creative and expressive lead guitarist

He's got a good set of pipes on him though? Props for that, and the showmanship - I just gig with 25 dudes in my local scene who are more impressive guitarists, unless I'm missing something huge here

I know @VonBonfire and the blues guys don't want to hear this, but all I can see here is Philip Sayce literally playing the same 5 licks Kirk Hammett plays on Kill Em All, just slower and making faces
 
I know @VonBonfire and the blues guys don't want to hear this, but all I can see here is Philip Sayce literally playing the same 5 licks Kirk Hammett plays on Kill Em All, just slower and making faces
He qualifies as blues?
 
He qualifies as blues?

Who is he?

Kirk Hammetts licks on Kill em all certainly are blues licks, just fast

I have no idea about Philip Sayce, this is the first time i've heard him, and I don't know if he's a legit blues guy or not, I'm just saying he's playing the same licks as Kirk Hammett does on Kill Em All
 
Who is he?

Kirk Hammetts licks on Kill em all certainly are blues licks, just fast

I have no idea about Philip Sayce, this is the first time i've heard him, and I don't know if he's a legit blues guy or not, I'm just saying he's playing the same licks as Kirk Hammett does on Kill Em All
He's recorded and toured with some big names and done pretty well on his own but he's def not a blues guy in my mind. I guess I have strong distinctions between blues and blues-rock and don't see the two as very similar other than some shared improvised lines.
 
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