lightningsmith
09-22-2011, 03:52 PM
First, I have to thank FredW who informed us about Sayce's weekly gig at Molly Malone's in LA. Finally got to see him live and what a monster player he was! I got to go upclose to see his rig too.
Amps: 2 Custom by Cougar's Philip Sayce amps - one with reverb and one without - plugged into, I think, a 4x10 cab and a Fender cab fitted with either 12 or 15 inch speakers.
Pedalboard: Vintage Vox wah, KR Mega Vibe, vintage Fuzzface, vintage Tubescreamer, vintage Tycobrahe octave pedal, Klon, Diaz Tremolo, Keeley Japanese Apartment, Boss tuner and what seemed like a Fulltone TTE (it was cream) on his cab.
Guitars: He had Mother as backup and used his new sunburst '63 Strat the entire show, and believe me, he relic'ed that guitar during it - the worn out area above the pickguard actually got wider by the end of the performance!
I approached him after the show and had a chat for a few good minutes. He was a hell of a nice guy, probably the nicest person around. I asked him why he didn't use Mother, which was placed on the side of the stage, and he said he wanted to break in the burst Strat.
Just before I left, he let me took a closer look at Mother. Here's what I can tell you:
- The neck is a flamed maple with most of the decal rubbed off
- The finish on the back of the neck has been completely worn off
- The edge of the fretboard near the body has been shed to the point that the maple starts to show! Like as if the edge has been scalloped
- Clay dots reduced to residues around the lining of the hollows of the markers
- Jumbo frets. I think it's the Dunlop 6000
- Extremely high action
- Cast saddles on the D and High E strings
- 3 piece body with vintage white finish over the original red finish
- The wood in that famous exposed area above the pickguard has been shed so much that it has formed a concave that is at least 2mm deep!
In fact, Philip told me he might have to retire Mother soon because of the amount of wood that is increasingly shed off. It was a great guitar with awesome mojo, nonetheless. I totally recommend anyone in LA to go see him while he's still here, man's a beast onstage but is so warm and friendly to talk to.
Amps: 2 Custom by Cougar's Philip Sayce amps - one with reverb and one without - plugged into, I think, a 4x10 cab and a Fender cab fitted with either 12 or 15 inch speakers.
Pedalboard: Vintage Vox wah, KR Mega Vibe, vintage Fuzzface, vintage Tubescreamer, vintage Tycobrahe octave pedal, Klon, Diaz Tremolo, Keeley Japanese Apartment, Boss tuner and what seemed like a Fulltone TTE (it was cream) on his cab.
Guitars: He had Mother as backup and used his new sunburst '63 Strat the entire show, and believe me, he relic'ed that guitar during it - the worn out area above the pickguard actually got wider by the end of the performance!
I approached him after the show and had a chat for a few good minutes. He was a hell of a nice guy, probably the nicest person around. I asked him why he didn't use Mother, which was placed on the side of the stage, and he said he wanted to break in the burst Strat.
Just before I left, he let me took a closer look at Mother. Here's what I can tell you:
- The neck is a flamed maple with most of the decal rubbed off
- The finish on the back of the neck has been completely worn off
- The edge of the fretboard near the body has been shed to the point that the maple starts to show! Like as if the edge has been scalloped
- Clay dots reduced to residues around the lining of the hollows of the markers
- Jumbo frets. I think it's the Dunlop 6000
- Extremely high action
- Cast saddles on the D and High E strings
- 3 piece body with vintage white finish over the original red finish
- The wood in that famous exposed area above the pickguard has been shed so much that it has formed a concave that is at least 2mm deep!
In fact, Philip told me he might have to retire Mother soon because of the amount of wood that is increasingly shed off. It was a great guitar with awesome mojo, nonetheless. I totally recommend anyone in LA to go see him while he's still here, man's a beast onstage but is so warm and friendly to talk to.