“It’s been a really intense year for me, personally, so a lot of that has gone into the music and I got to produce the record myself this time,” Sayce reflects. “My dad passed away and I took some time after that happened. He passed away just under a year ago and I went into the studio about four or five months after… I’m grateful to have this as an outlet and it really is an opportunity to express where I am now, where I’ve been over the last 18 months. I really think it’s about finding that balance where the music is authentic and it’s blues-rooted, which is where I come from. I’ve tried to do other things, when someone [from a record label] says, ‘We want to hear a more ‘poppy’ song’, so you try it as an exercise to see what that would feel like and it just feels like I’m wearing somebody else’s clothes. It doesn’t feel right, it doesn’t fit. So this is a snapshot of who I am and where I am right now.”
As well as being a purveyor of some of the most committed, fluent playing you’ll hear anywhere, Sayce is justly known as a tone hound and, during our half hour with him, he gave us a masterclass in road-proven tone tips for electric blues. Plus he showed us some of the licks and techniques that make him such a dynamic, expressive player. But first, it’s time to put a smile on your ’Face…
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THE MOODY BLUES
This month Stuart Ryan delves into the picking style of this British prog legend whose acoustic guitar has powered many a Moody Blues song.
WAYNE KRANTZ
This issue Nick Mellor provides an insight into this brilliant jazz stylist, focusing on his approach to improvising over static chords.
OPEN G TUNING
Open tunings are great fun and can help create exciting new ideas. Simon Barnard shows how to incorporate open G tuning into your playing.
RODRIGO GOUVEIA
Last month we featured Mateus Asato, and mentioned the importance of the neo-soul style in his playing. Here we turn to his fellow Brazilian, the master of neo-soul fusion.
MARK KNOPFLER
Our topic this month is a master craftsman as both guitar player and songwriter. His style is unique and his influence spreads far and wide.
U2
Martin Cooper checks out the chiming pedal delay tones of this stadium-filling band from Dublin, Ireland, and guitarist The Edge.
LUTHER ALLISON
It’s blues with a touch of soul this month, as David Gerrish explores the dynamic, expressive style of an often overlooked Chicago bluesman.
JOHANN KASPAR MERTZ Capriccio
This month Declan Zapala explores the music of Austria at the turn of the Romantic period with a fiery caprice to level up your fingers and unlock your inner virtuoso.
THE CROSSROADS Michael Landau
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VIDEO MASTERCLASS Troy Redfern
This month GT welcomes this slide guitar virtuoso. If you've been wanting to take your slide playing to the next level then this is one's for you. With Jon Bishop.