[ddots-l] Re: I'm Slip Sliding away...

Need to uninstall Sonar 5Hey Mike,  I've played a little slide and a couple of 
things that I learned were:
Keep the fingers that are adjacent to the slide bar press up against the sides 
of the slide.  Makes it easier to move theslide straight across the neck and 
gives it a more solid sound.
Also the guitar you use should have the action a bit higher than usual so that 
you avoid that scraping of the slide on the frets. 
Open e is one of the easiest tunnings I found to get around.  You can use your 
free fingers to play the bass shuffle notes on the bottom 2 strings.
That's all I have,  just keep working at it.  You'll begin to hear old time 
bottle neck players riffs as you get into it. 
For example; play the top 2 strings at the twelfth fret and play the bass notes 
after, in a shuffle beat.

Good luck Tom 

 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Christer 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:07 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] I'm Slip Sliding away...


  Hey guys!  

  I've very recently attempted to learn/play the Slide/Bottle Neck guitar...  

  I'm finding it very difficult in the dark, so to speak, and I was wondering 
if any of you player's out there had any advice/pointers?  

  I realise that my ears are the main part of the answer, but its not as 
straightforward as just trying to stay on pitch...  

  I remember trying it when I was fully sighted, and it was difficult, even 
with the obvious visual references.  

  I know some guys use dropped tunings, some of which are apparent, but I 
really need some good starters for 10!  

  Looking forward to any ideas...  

  Cheers

  Laters

  Mike

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