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

Need to uninstall Sonar 5Let me know how it goes.  I might have to look into 
this half neck capo.  I play slide mostly on my martin.  I never had the nerve 
to play on electric guitars.  I like the old style blues guitar players not 
that I really good at it.  I'm a novice also. Never put enough time into it. 
Tom 
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  From: Paper Music 
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  Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 11:09 AM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: I'm Slip Sliding away...


  Tom, Mike,
  Those are great bits of advice. I've always wanted to apply the slide to my 
guitar playing and am just getting up the nerve to try it again. They are also 
making really cool half-neck capos that will bring 2 or 3 or 4 strings up and 
leave the others alone. 
  -Andy
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    From: thomas de rosa 
    To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:20 AM
    Subject: [ddots-l] Re: I'm Slip Sliding away...


    Hey 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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