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Post by WickedWishes on Apr 24, 2004 22:47:56 GMT -5
Slide Technique:
I was shown this by a old African American man today.
Play the slide in front of the fret or right on it, not directly behind the fret as you would in "fingering" a chord.
Lighter is always better, too many people at first use too hard a pressure on the slide finger.
His analogy was,...."like touchin' a pretty lady for the first time"
I watched and listened to this old man for about two hours today, and tonight I will apply his suggestions to my practice session.
To all those members wanting to learn slide technique,........mebbe this will help a little.
^5 ya'll
WickedWishes
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Post by Ol Geezer on Apr 29, 2004 22:45:40 GMT -5
I just got a new one that's chrome-plated brass. It seems to have a great deal of sustain plus isn't "scratchy" when shaking for vibrato....
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Post by mandough on May 14, 2004 11:59:15 GMT -5
There sure are tons of tones to be had. Duane Allman used a Coricedin medicin bottle (he was bed fast with a cold). Not sure what Warren Haynes uses, but he is arguably one of the very best slide users anywhere. He uses standard tuning, and this eliminates switching guitars. My favorite slide has to be the one Lowell George(Little Feat)used. He used a 5/8 inch sparkplug socket ! !  |
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Post by Ol Geezer on May 14, 2004 13:49:22 GMT -5
He uses standard tuning, and this eliminates switching guitars. You know, I just recorded some slide using standard tuning after working out the parts first playing conventionally, and it's the way to go for me -- eliminated a lot of confusion where the notes should be. It can be hard for an old dog to learn new tricks.... |
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Post by groundhog on May 16, 2004 10:21:04 GMT -5
personally i like a glass slide, and open tunings on my electric, reso, and acoustic, but that's just me. (fingers on the left hand don't work as well as they used to. as to the age old question of "which finger do i put it on?" use the one that works best for you. i use my ring finger. don't press down on the strings, let it "slide"  . also, try fingerpicking, rather than using a pick. this is a link to brad's page of steel. it has more open tunings than you can shake a stick at. www.well.com/user/wellvis/tuning.html |
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Post by groundhog on May 16, 2004 10:23:33 GMT -5
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Post by mandough on May 17, 2004 20:12:49 GMT -5
Hey Geezer, I remember reading that Duane Allman sometimes used either, but the thing that blows my mind is that he used the open slide tunings for some of the fingerd stuff he did ! ! Too bad we lost HIM...
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Post by Ol Geezer on May 17, 2004 20:24:17 GMT -5
Hey Geezer, I remember reading that Duane Allman sometimes used either, but the thing that blows my mind is that he used the open slide tunings for some of the fingerd stuff he did ! ! Too bad we lost HIM... a huge loss. So many greats can remember what they're doing with different tunings and all, but I get lost easily.... |
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. also, try fingerpicking, rather than using a pick.