Slide Guitar

hedzeppelin · 11-11-2007, 10:55 AM

I play a bit of slide guitar. Haven't seen the topic discussed much here, and thought I'd open a thread regarding the subject.

I use a pinky slide, chrome, by Ernie Ball. I play in standard tuning, and I don't have the action raised up, just my regular action. I damp with both my playing and picking hands. I always play slide in "dirty" mode, never clean.

I'd be interested in some tricks, techniques, types of slides used by other guitarists, and some of the songs that you play slide on. I play a pretty good version of "Statesboro Blues" (Duane Allman is my hero!).

Thanks!

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 11-11-2007, 11:50 AM

YouTube - Voodoo Child - Slide Guitar electric version

BigC · 11-11-2007, 06:30 PM

Hey, I've just started learning slide too.

Bought a chromed Jim Dunlop jobby.

Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" has some really nice simple slide over a piano progression, I've been learning that as my friend who I normally jam guitars with is also an accomplished pianist.

lp59aholicDon · 11-11-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigC

Hey, I've just started learning slide too.

Bought a chromed Jim Dunlop jobby.

Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" has some really nice simple slide over a piano progression, I've been learning that as my friend who I normally jam guitars with is also an accomplished pianist.

I been struggling with slide for over 30 years, I can only do some rudementry licks
Great Gig in the Sky, Damn one of my all time favorite Floyd songs, Davild Gilmore uses a lap steel or a lap wood really for that number
I use glass for slide, My fingers sometimes are just a tad too heavy, My buddy Stu does Slide smooth as as clean as Duane, He can pull of any and all of Duanes slide licks and has at one point or another, met all the Allman Brothers and jammed with some of them

coldsteal2 · 11-11-2007, 10:20 PM

I can play it, but it doesnt come natrual to me
i can record using one, but not live

MIDNIGHT · 11-11-2007, 10:34 PM

check out this old warren haynes vid

YouTube - Warren Haynes on Slide Guitar

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 11-11-2007, 11:30 PM

YouTube - WTF is Wrong with Joe Walsh

lp59aholicDon · 11-12-2007, 12:26 AM

YouTube - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (live)

coldsteal2 · 11-12-2007, 01:18 AM

Joe's great, i love his slide lessons haha

lp59aholicDon · 11-12-2007, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coldsteal2

Joe's great, i love his slide lessons haha

Joe actually got a quick lesson from Duane Allman, in an airport they were both in at the same time, funny thing Joe and Duane also share a birthday with Duane being older

hedzeppelin · 11-12-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

I been struggling with slide for over 30 years, I can only do some rudementry licks
Great Gig in the Sky, Damn one of my all time favorite Floyd songs, Davild Gilmore uses a lap steel or a lap wood really for that number
I use glass for slide, My fingers sometimes are just a tad too heavy, My buddy Stu does Slide smooth as as clean as Duane, He can pull of any and all of Duanes slide licks and has at one point or another, met all the Allman Brothers and jammed with some of them

Man, I'm envious of your friend, Don! That would be SOOOO great to meet the Brothers! Stu must be a killer player. I find that you have to be very dilligent and approach slide totally differently than regular playing. Thing is, I don't practice it enough. I used to be pretty good at it, but since I don't have the time to practice as much, I have to try to get the feelin' back!

lp59aholicDon · 11-13-2007, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hedzeppelin

Man, I'm envious of your friend, Don! That would be SOOOO great to meet the Brothers! Stu must be a killer player. I find that you have to be very dilligent and approach slide totally differently than regular playing. Thing is, I don't practice it enough. I used to be pretty good at it, but since I don't have the time to practice as much, I have to try to get the feelin' back!

Stu IS a freakin Monster, He begain slide before he learned anything else, So its all now like second nature to him, the rest came after , he aint too shabby there either , When he gets that coridcine bottle on his finger, hes home . IF I ever need slide tracks, which I do for a tune or two, I am callin Stu

61LPSG · 11-13-2007, 05:54 PM

Any Lowell George fans?
YouTube - Tribute to Lowell George (R.I.P.)
RIP Lowell.

Luvburst · 11-14-2007, 10:20 PM

Here's a clip of my solo "slide" interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues." Done on my very low action 74 Gib LP Std. Not the best of sound quality but enjoy.

YouTube - Walkin' Blues by Ricky Shades

Cantu · 01-02-2008, 07:26 PM

here's one from Sonny Landreth!
The guy cords behind his slide, incredible!
These guys are tight.

YouTube - Sonny Landreth @ Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

darkstar73 · 01-02-2008, 10:40 PM

i play a good bit of slide on my electric and i say the heavier the better. heavy brass for acoustic is the way to go and for electric i say go with heavy glass. i got my heavy glass from diamond bottleneck, they make a nice glass slide and i picked mine up for $50. a quality product. for now i only play slide clean through my '65 TRRI but clean slide is all you need through that amp. i also play on the pinky finger, which is something i recommend you do. one cool techinque i picked up a week or so ago from this guy who is giving me a few lessons. move the slide in a circular motion versus side to side over a given note and you get a pretty cool effect.

Cross Roads · 01-03-2008, 10:06 AM

Dobro Houndog and CBG's and make my own wine bottle slides. I've used just about everything for a slide from purchased glass, brass, and medicine bottles as well as bone and some old lap steel slides of my grandpa's. Still go back to the wine and champagne bottle slides.

In fact I keep a CGB and slide here in my office at work and play it pretty much everyday.

GeeJay · 01-03-2008, 12:00 PM

Bonnie Rait and Chris Rea are slide monsters IMO..

I'm totally useless at it...

mrkenny · 01-06-2008, 10:54 AM

The Warren Haynes Video has some good information, lick and tech stuff.
When ABB Live at the fillmore came out around '70 Guitar Player Magazine interviewed Duane. That's when I first learned about the glass Corocidin bottle. I promptly went to Peoples Drug store pulled one off the shelf and peeked inside........plastic. Did another, same thing. Took me 3-4 times till I found a glass one, still have it.
I've listened to Robert Johnson, Duane, Lowell, Ry Cooder and Derek over the years but then I discovered Robert Nighhawk's Live on Maxwell Street, Bam! That's where I live.

hedzeppelin · 01-06-2008, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 61LPSG

Any Lowell George fans?
YouTube - Tribute to Lowell George (R.I.P.)
RIP Lowell.

Thanks for sharing that! Very cool!

hedzeppelin · 01-06-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luvburst

Here's a clip of my solo "slide" interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues." Done on my very low action 74 Gib LP Std. Not the best of sound quality but enjoy.

YouTube - Walkin' Blues by Ricky Shades

Awesome, Ricky!

ReverendJWblues · 01-06-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luvburst

Here's a clip of my solo "slide" interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues." Done on my very low action 74 Gib LP Std. Not the best of sound quality but enjoy.

YouTube - Walkin' Blues by Ricky Shades

Pretty Sweet there Ricky Ricky.

lp59aholicDon · 01-06-2008, 02:29 PM

Mean Dual Slides

YouTube - Little Feat Apolitical Blues

11-11-2007, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
hedzeppelin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,301 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Slide Guitar I play a bit of slide guitar. Haven't seen the topic discussed much here, and thought I'd open a thread regarding the subject. I use a pinky slide, chrome, by Ernie Ball. I play in standard tuning, and I don't have the action raised up, just my regular action. I damp with both my playing and picking hands. I always play slide in "dirty" mode, never clean. I'd be interested in some tricks, techniques, types of slides used by other guitarists, and some of the songs that you play slide on. I play a pretty good version of "Statesboro Blues" (Duane Allman is my hero!). Thanks! __________________ You have a nice guitar, but can you actually play it?

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BigC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North UK Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar Hey, I've just started learning slide too. Bought a chromed Jim Dunlop jobby. Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig in the Sky" has some really nice simple slide over a piano progression, I've been learning that as my friend who I normally jam guitars with is also an accomplished pianist.

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lp59aholicDon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina in the Mountains Posts: 5,224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar YouTube - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way (live) __________________ I am a sheepdog, Its not just a vocation, its my nature Live with it, Lead, Follow, or get the hell outta my way . Tis better to have the sword and live by it, than to reach in need and find the scabboard empty .Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner- Ben Franklin Don't be talkin' the talk if you can't walk the walk

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coldsteal2 Rock Star Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chico, CA Posts: 16,867 Thanks: 187 Thanked 56 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar Joe's great, i love his slide lessons haha __________________ ...........Cold Steal II Soundclick Songs ................. ColdSteal2's YouTube Videos.............MusicMight Secret Service . Still Rockin' at 56 .

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61LPSG Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In the shadow of TMI Posts: 905 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar Any Lowell George fans? YouTube - Tribute to Lowell George (R.I.P.) RIP Lowell. __________________ Sometimes it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt...

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Luvburst Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar on a Gib LP Std Here's a clip of my solo "slide" interpretation of Robert Johnson's "Walkin' Blues." Done on my very low action 74 Gib LP Std. Not the best of sound quality but enjoy. YouTube - Walkin' Blues by Ricky Shades __________________ Ricky Shades rickyshades.com 1974 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Special Order)

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Cantu V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 708 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar here's one from Sonny Landreth! The guy cords behind his slide, incredible! These guys are tight. YouTube - Sonny Landreth @ Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

01-02-2008, 10:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
darkstar73 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar i play a good bit of slide on my electric and i say the heavier the better. heavy brass for acoustic is the way to go and for electric i say go with heavy glass. i got my heavy glass from diamond bottleneck, they make a nice glass slide and i picked mine up for $50. a quality product. for now i only play slide clean through my '65 TRRI but clean slide is all you need through that amp. i also play on the pinky finger, which is something i recommend you do. one cool techinque i picked up a week or so ago from this guy who is giving me a few lessons. move the slide in a circular motion versus side to side over a given note and you get a pretty cool effect.

01-03-2008, 10:06 AM	#17 (permalink)
Cross Roads Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar Dobro Houndog and CBG's and make my own wine bottle slides. I've used just about everything for a slide from purchased glass, brass, and medicine bottles as well as bone and some old lap steel slides of my grandpa's. Still go back to the wine and champagne bottle slides. In fact I keep a CGB and slide here in my office at work and play it pretty much everyday.

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GeeJay Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Back home in Blighty.... Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 21 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Re: Slide Guitar Bonnie Rait and Chris Rea are slide monsters IMO.. I'm totally useless at it...

01-06-2008, 10:54 AM	#19 (permalink)
mrkenny Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Frederick, Maryland Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar The Warren Haynes Video has some good information, lick and tech stuff. When ABB Live at the fillmore came out around '70 Guitar Player Magazine interviewed Duane. That's when I first learned about the glass Corocidin bottle. I promptly went to Peoples Drug store pulled one off the shelf and peeked inside........plastic. Did another, same thing. Took me 3-4 times till I found a glass one, still have it. I've listened to Robert Johnson, Duane, Lowell, Ry Cooder and Derek over the years but then I discovered Robert Nighhawk's Live on Maxwell Street, Bam! That's where I live. __________________ www.kennyandthecobras.com http://www.myspace.com/mcleibymorganfield

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lp59aholicDon V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Carolina in the Mountains Posts: 5,224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Slide Guitar Mean Dual Slides YouTube - Little Feat Apolitical Blues __________________ I am a sheepdog, Its not just a vocation, its my nature Live with it, Lead, Follow, or get the hell outta my way . Tis better to have the sword and live by it, than to reach in need and find the scabboard empty .Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on whats for dinner- Ben Franklin Don't be talkin' the talk if you can't walk the walk

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