@memphisslimblues Yes, the guitar is tuned to open E. The song is in the key of D. Duane played the majority of his slide in an open E tuning. However, the songs he played slide on are in many different keys. Another example would be "I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong". The song is in the key of C but the guitar is still in an open E tuning.
You can also tune your guitar to other tunings for slide. The most popular tunings are open E, open D and open G. Duane preferred open E.
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Hey Mark, just wondering if you do lesson requests, Freddie King - TV Mama (from the album Freddie King 1934-1976) has Duanne playing slide, it's is the best slide solo I have ever heard ;)
Excellent lesson, love the tone.I'm just curious is it necessary to have your slide guitar setup with a slightly higher nut? I use a brass slide sometimes, its heavy and sometimes i touch the frets, kinda sounds messy at around the 1st to 5th frets.
I like this slide style when you play it, but not always when allman brothers do it. I guess it's all that distortion in ur face when it's just the guitar . I hate statesboro blues.
Mark, I love Duane's playing, but appreciate other slide masters also. Who do you find are your favorites? Would also be interested in learning about how you've got your guitar set up for slide. I've had some luthiers tell me have a guitar set up for slide playing only, and others not - just use a regular axe. What's your take? Thanks again for a great video... and please make a CD, I'd buy it.
Mr. Galloway, my compliments on your very fine slide playing, and a great video lesson also. Wow! Thought Duane himself had come back to life there for a moment. Are you playing in a group, recording or otherwise active musically? I hope so, 'cause you are the real deal.
Allow me to tell you, that you´re a very good slide guitar player, very good teacher, and above all, very good person. I feel the same admiration for Duane. Thanks for this excellent lesson.
@MrMuddymilton Allow me to tell you, that you´re a very good slide guitar player, very good teacher, and above all, very good person. I feel the same admiration for Duane. Thanks for this excellent lesson.
Thanks Mr. Muddy. I appreciate your comments very much.
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this video. I wish I had you as my teacher! I have watched it many times and it has really helped me with slide technique (although I still suck at it but I'll keep working on it). Do you ever use a metal slide?
I dont know if its because I am terrible at slide playing. But it seems every time I try to slide on one string I always get sound from the other strings and it just sounds muddy and terrible. when youre sliding is the slide only touching one string? or how do you mute the others? thanks
@PhantomCover You need to learn the "Hop technique". This is to mute the strings with the other fingers while playing the note you want. There are exercises very simple for this. You must use thumb, 1, 2, and also, the 3 fingers. Not plastic nail.
@SpaceBarbarian love the firebird. what year is it? i guess you had the body routed out since it came with the mini humbuckers?
It's a '63 model Firebird 3. As a young and not real bright 16 year old guitar player, I changed out the pickups. I wanted a Les Paul sound. I wasn't sorry when I did it. For years this was my number one guitar. It is a lot lighter than the Les Paul. It was nice on all of those long gigs. I wish it was original now.
Duane played slide tuned standard not open chord correct?
Duane played slide in open E tuning (E, B, E, G#, B, E) most of the time. On some songs he played slide in standard tuning. One Way Out, Statesboro Blues, Stand Back and Don't Keep Me Wonderin' are examples of open E tuning on the slide parts. Dreams and Mountain Jam are examples of Duane's standard tuning slide playing.
@markgalloway that's the same tuning billy gibbons uses for slide guitar, also I believe they both use their middle fingers for sliding, not many people do that.
Billy Gibbons plays slide in natural tuning and open tuning. While Billy wears his slide on his middle finger, Duane wore his slide on his third finger.
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you are amazing. jack white inspired me to play slide. i typed in slide guitar, and saw this video, watched it and was blown away. your tone is amazing. what is your gear/set-up. i love this tone. you are an excellent teacher. thank you for an amazing lesson.
Say I really like the way you teach man, I am new at slide and started playing slide becuase I have a nuerological disorder that is wasting the muscles in my hands and feet. Playing slide is all I have left and I really appreciate what you have uploaded here. To boot your from OKC and I am a displaced Okie myself! This is really informative. What type of amp are you playing thru?
I have a question when it comes to play in a open tuning. My issue is about where to find decent sources for more lessons on chords in open tuning. Do you have any directions or hints? kind regards
@Mazeltof90: This isn't Mark, but hope you don't mind... Mark Hanson, a Grammy-winning acoustic player and superb teacher, has numerous instruction materials on his website, Accent on Music, including a book on open-tuned chords and also playing slide. He is an acoustic player, but his stuff adapts to electric playing also.
Excellent Excellent .. most Excellent - please keep up the great videos!! You showed me some of Duane's nuances in playing I had always wanted to learn - thank you very much.
Hey so i use a slide in my band which is more of an indy rock band. Now i don't expect you to like the slide being used that way however i need help!!!! This is the problem, when i use my slide on 11 gauge strings on my fender strat it always sounds out of tune. Why? I thought i got my guitar set up. Is it something with the intonation that i need to fix or what?
@withoutajem I have a strat too. I don't know if you are having trouble hitting the note right over the fret. it's a tricky thing to get used to. sometimes you may think you have it,but when the note is being played by another instrument, you can hear it's off a bit. a lot of time you can use vibrato with the slide. this will keep you safe a lot of times, but you also need the middle position with all 3 pickups. it just don't have the right sound with single coils. I hope this helps.peace!
If you love slide guitar, check out Robert Randolph, he just made this cool interactive youtube video where you make him play the slide guitar. check it
youtube,com/watch?v=Qq01Q4ocrBc (replace the comma with a period)
Dude! awesome lesson and fantastic inspiration man. I am actually learning something here! You should teach man,,,,I will follow because you opened my eyes to what is actually happening with the strings. Very cool and exactly what I have been looking for in the way of lessons.
Hey! I love your lesson and this style of slide, I've just picked up slide myself and am wondering if Duane used Open G at all, thanks. That is one amazing Firebird! What kind of pickups are those? did it come with the mini humbuckers? and what kind of bridge is that?
As far as I know, Duane played slide in open E and in natural tuning.
My Firebird had mini humbuckers when it was all original. When I was 17 decided I wanted more of a Les Paul sound. I installed Gibson Super Humbuckers. The bridge is a Kahler I put on sometime in the early '80's. I still have the original bridge and pickups in my garage. If I knew then what I know now I would have kept the guitar original. sometimes 17 year old guitar players make questionable decisions
@markgalloway Thanks a lot! I'm 17 and my dream slide guitars would probably have to be a Firebird V and a Les Paul, but with vintage style pickups =)
@Noseheros or an SG, '65-'67 standards are my favorite, with the larger pickguard than the '61 and the nice looking viola (or whichever it is) trem, but modern standards with some vintage styled pickups would be great too
@Noseheros Duane mostly used open e although sometimes he used open d. as for G i cant find many songs for it but u can try "she talks to angels" by the black crowes or try the Rolling Stones Keith Richards used it alot
Not sure if you know, but i thought you may like to know the statesboro blues is not an allman brothers composition. It is a Blind Wille Mctell song. Great playing, love the sound.
Very informative on both Dwayne's style and equipment. I just bought a Gibson SG standard and am learning the Dwayne Allman/Derick Trucks style slide guitar in open E and must tell you that this by far is the best single video I have found here. Thanks very much for sharing and please make more!
Very informative both on Dwayne's style and equipment. I just bought a Gibson standard SG and am trying to learn slide in open E and this by far is the best single vid I have found here. Many thanks and please share more!
Well, since this is a Duane style lesson I thought I would do it in the tuning he used on most of his slide tunes. While he did play in natural tuning on some tunes, most of his slide was in open E (Statesboro Blues, One Way Out, Trouble No More etc.)
very good. i just did a pilgimage to Macon Ga. to see his grave. The "big house" on Vineland where they all live is now open and a museum. They also play a video of the Byron festival for all us hard core duane fans.
Great, man! We must be about the same age, I first saw them, Duane and the boys, in Houston in the early 70's I believe a couple of times. I actually had tickets for the show that was cancelled when Oakley died. Had to listen to the Grateful Dead. Ok, but not the ABB. What amp are you using? Later, Glen
Thanks for the comment. It's always nice to meet another Duane nut. I still love the ABB.
I'm using a 30 watt Peavey Classic. It sounds like an old Fender Deluxe with balls. It has a tweed cover and Groove tubes. I used it on hundreds of gigs and many recording sessions. It's a little noisy sometimes but I love it.
real good stuf you are working with, just 1 question about the guitar action, is it a normal (thin) action or strings are on little higher position compared with the normal? thanks and go ahead you're doing a "fine" job. regards from Italy.
the action on the Firebird is pretty low. It's set up for regular fretting with our fingers. It does rattle a little now and then. Thanks for your comment.
I like that "rattle" it makes it sound "fat", I was just wandering by myself if I had to lift the bridge but now I'm sure I won't, I used to "ride on my sg axe" a bunch of different tunes by Eagles and Allman Bro.s, some Stephen Still solo albums and others, just tuning on open D or E .......and drive with that.........so cool! Thanks for your reply and for all your next stuff to come,
Love the tone, and judging by your responses you've done your homework on duane allman, but I noticed you forgot to mention (a lot of people do) one of the reasons duane was a natural was his being left handed. This gave him a lot more strength/control (could have his action real low and play with a light touch so the slide don't bang the frets). It's not an IMPORTANT bit of information as to how to play like him but it gives a bit of insight to how he could play it with such ease. Keep it up!
nice job Mark. I read this artiicle about Durane. When he was first learning slide,his bandmates would look at the ground like "Ok,get it over with". Thank god he persisted eh ?
I created a YouTube account just to comment on this video. Great lesson, very informative. My current setup is a Fender Strat, Peavy Express 112 tube amp, and a distortion/overdrive pedal. Sounds like all I need to buy is a new guitar, new amp, and new pedal to get Duane's tone lol. Any tips on how I could get a little closer to that tone without breaking the bank? Would a Fuzz Face pedal be a good start? I'm going to check on having humbuckers installed on my Strat soon.
You might consider using a thumb pick on acoustic so you can get volume and still mute when you need to. Also, using a metal slide on acoustic will give you more volume.
i think the important thing here is that to get that southern fried tone you have to use bare fingers or use pick and fingers at the same time..fantastic tone bro
Do you have a particular humbucker you favor for slide playing? I'm building a lap steel and am pulling my hair out trying to decide on which pickup to use.
Hi, Ive learned more slide from this video than anywhere else on youtube THANKS! One question, I have a 1960 les paul, and a decent marshall 30 watt. I just can't seem to get duane's tone the way your guitar does though. Did he use a pedal or something?
Yes. Duane played through a very early distortion pedal called a Fuzz Face. The Fuzz Face was really distorted. He used only old batteries in it to get a creamier tone. On this vid I'm playing through an old Ibanez Tube Screamer. My amp is on the overdrive channel. I set my channel volume around seven. My treble and bass are at 12:00 and the mid is at around 1:00. My reverb is set on 3.
Yes, you can play slide in standard tuning. For many years on the gig I played most slide solos in standard tuning. The fundamentals of technique are the same. You need to dampen and mute some strings while letting others ring. Some keys are easier to play in standard tuning. G, E and A are nice because you have some strings that can be played open.
The action is fairly low. I don't really like my action too low. You need to find a balance. Low enough to play with your fingers and high enough where the slide doesn't rattle too much.
Great lesson, man! I'll tell you, if I hadn't spent so many years in North Central Florida with all my jaunts into Georgia, I'd swear you were from Macon, or even Savannah. Ok, now I'm gonna have to pull out my slide and tune to open E and hope the wife doesn't kick me out of the house, though my baby daughters have already expressed their love for the sounds of an overdriven tube amp.
Is that guitar's action set high? I try slide alot, but I cant seem to get the action just right. Very fine playing, I'd love to play that well.
kmford66 2 weeks ago
Is there a reason you tune it down to E and play in D ?
memphisslimblues 1 month ago
@memphisslimblues Yes, the guitar is tuned to open E. The song is in the key of D. Duane played the majority of his slide in an open E tuning. However, the songs he played slide on are in many different keys. Another example would be "I Must Have Done Somebody Wrong". The song is in the key of C but the guitar is still in an open E tuning.
You can also tune your guitar to other tunings for slide. The most popular tunings are open E, open D and open G. Duane preferred open E.
markgalloway 1 month ago
Is it possible to play slide guitar on a telecaster or do I need a guitar with a humbucker?
MatthijsJansen79 2 months ago
@MatthijsJansen79 You can play slide on a Tele. Duane used to play slide on a Strat before he became a Les Paul/SG (Humbucker) guy.
markgalloway 2 months ago
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CatClemonsOfficial 2 months ago
can you show me how to play mojo boogie by johnny winter?
thanks for showing the tuning, i really want to do this
cyclodelia 2 months ago
Hey Mark, just wondering if you do lesson requests, Freddie King - TV Mama (from the album Freddie King 1934-1976) has Duanne playing slide, it's is the best slide solo I have ever heard ;)
bluesdog88 3 months ago
Excellent lesson, love the tone.I'm just curious is it necessary to have your slide guitar setup with a slightly higher nut? I use a brass slide sometimes, its heavy and sometimes i touch the frets, kinda sounds messy at around the 1st to 5th frets.
bluesdog88 3 months ago
You're a brilliant, player, Mark. Thanks for posting this.
6Vital6Remains6 4 months ago
A very detailed, clear lesson. And very well played. Excellent.
Lapsteelz 5 months ago
I like this slide style when you play it, but not always when allman brothers do it. I guess it's all that distortion in ur face when it's just the guitar . I hate statesboro blues.
sepultura7771 5 months ago
Your voice sounds like Sam Voice in MS system ;D
DarlokRC 5 months ago
please answer me what calls this song
TheDownfan 5 months ago
I'm horrible but you helped me and I thank you
ajsully22 6 months ago
Mark, I love Duane's playing, but appreciate other slide masters also. Who do you find are your favorites? Would also be interested in learning about how you've got your guitar set up for slide. I've had some luthiers tell me have a guitar set up for slide playing only, and others not - just use a regular axe. What's your take? Thanks again for a great video... and please make a CD, I'd buy it.
GeorgiaBoy1961 6 months ago
Mr. Galloway, my compliments on your very fine slide playing, and a great video lesson also. Wow! Thought Duane himself had come back to life there for a moment. Are you playing in a group, recording or otherwise active musically? I hope so, 'cause you are the real deal.
GeorgiaBoy1961 6 months ago
Allow me to tell you, that you´re a very good slide guitar player, very good teacher, and above all, very good person. I feel the same admiration for Duane. Thanks for this excellent lesson.
MrMuddymilton 7 months ago
@MrMuddymilton Allow me to tell you, that you´re a very good slide guitar player, very good teacher, and above all, very good person. I feel the same admiration for Duane. Thanks for this excellent lesson.
Thanks Mr. Muddy. I appreciate your comments very much.
markgalloway 7 months ago
@markgalloway Great job. Thank you
themontevi1 3 months ago
is it better the bottle than the metal tube?
indagadavida 8 months ago
does it requiers thicker strings to sound better??
mollet09 8 months ago
i use test tubes that i steel from school
gokolink 8 months ago
is that normal tuning?
SICKTIGHTBOBO 8 months ago
@SICKTIGHTBOBO No. The guitar is tuned to open E. E, B, E, G#, B, E.
markgalloway 8 months ago
Thankyou so much for taking the time to do this video. I wish I had you as my teacher! I have watched it many times and it has really helped me with slide technique (although I still suck at it but I'll keep working on it). Do you ever use a metal slide?
protenski777 8 months ago
thanks a lot, really smooth slide playing
stroggcat 9 months ago
@stroggcat thanks a lot, really smooth slide playing
Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it.
markgalloway 9 months ago
I dont know if its because I am terrible at slide playing. But it seems every time I try to slide on one string I always get sound from the other strings and it just sounds muddy and terrible. when youre sliding is the slide only touching one string? or how do you mute the others? thanks
PhantomCover 9 months ago
@PhantomCover You need to learn the "Hop technique". This is to mute the strings with the other fingers while playing the note you want. There are exercises very simple for this. You must use thumb, 1, 2, and also, the 3 fingers. Not plastic nail.
MrMuddymilton 7 months ago
Nice! Thanks for the tips and also some of the info in the comments - good work, man!
datapolo 11 months ago
love the firebird. what year is it? i guess you had the body routed out since it came with the mini humbuckers?
SpaceBarbarian 1 year ago
@SpaceBarbarian love the firebird. what year is it? i guess you had the body routed out since it came with the mini humbuckers?
It's a '63 model Firebird 3. As a young and not real bright 16 year old guitar player, I changed out the pickups. I wanted a Les Paul sound. I wasn't sorry when I did it. For years this was my number one guitar. It is a lot lighter than the Les Paul. It was nice on all of those long gigs. I wish it was original now.
markgalloway 1 year ago
love the firebird. what year is it?
SpaceBarbarian 1 year ago
Awesome guitar. :D
masonrox2547 1 year ago
Duane played slide tuned standard not open chord correct?
69cobrajet 1 year ago
@69cobrajet
Duane played slide tuned standard not open chord correct?
Duane played slide in open E tuning (E, B, E, G#, B, E) most of the time. On some songs he played slide in standard tuning. One Way Out, Statesboro Blues, Stand Back and Don't Keep Me Wonderin' are examples of open E tuning on the slide parts. Dreams and Mountain Jam are examples of Duane's standard tuning slide playing.
Mark
markgalloway 1 year ago
@markgalloway that's the same tuning billy gibbons uses for slide guitar, also I believe they both use their middle fingers for sliding, not many people do that.
oldVideoGamesChannel 1 year ago
@oldVideoGamesChannel
Billy Gibbons plays slide in natural tuning and open tuning. While Billy wears his slide on his middle finger, Duane wore his slide on his third finger.
markgalloway 1 year ago
@69cobrajet OK thanks.Now i don't feel like to bad of a slide player myself.I play decent in a open tuning.
69cobrajet 1 year ago
@69cobrajet He also played standard tuning slide on "Layla" I believe...
jsl209 11 months ago
Thanks for your kind comments.
I'm playing through a Peavey Classic 30 watt tweed amp with Groove Tubes. I'm also using a vintage Ibanez Tube Screamer. The amp is set on the overdrive channel. The channel volume is on 7, the master is on 2 or 3, treble at 12:00, bass at 1:00.
markgalloway 1 year ago
you are amazing. jack white inspired me to play slide. i typed in slide guitar, and saw this video, watched it and was blown away. your tone is amazing. what is your gear/set-up. i love this tone. you are an excellent teacher. thank you for an amazing lesson.
wolfhunter234 1 year ago
Say I really like the way you teach man, I am new at slide and started playing slide becuase I have a nuerological disorder that is wasting the muscles in my hands and feet. Playing slide is all I have left and I really appreciate what you have uploaded here. To boot your from OKC and I am a displaced Okie myself! This is really informative. What type of amp are you playing thru?
Kosmikcowboy54 1 year ago
@Kosmikcowboy54
Thanks for your comment. I'm playing through an old 30 watt Peavey Classic tweed amp with one 12" speaker.
markgalloway 1 year ago
Really good tone, man. Do you fret the notes, either accidently or intentionally, and do you keep your action high?
Barnekkid 1 year ago
Thank you for your reply..
gbluesrocker 1 year ago
nice firebird !!
gozoisawesome 1 year ago
i want to learn so bad now. (:
mopnoodlebutt 1 year ago
Great tone, great touch
zen2theten 1 year ago
Man that is a beautiful sound. Thank you for sharing this.
Naddycat 1 year ago
awesome slide lesson sir! :)
I have a question when it comes to play in a open tuning. My issue is about where to find decent sources for more lessons on chords in open tuning. Do you have any directions or hints? kind regards
Mazeltof90 1 year ago
@Mazeltof90: This isn't Mark, but hope you don't mind... Mark Hanson, a Grammy-winning acoustic player and superb teacher, has numerous instruction materials on his website, Accent on Music, including a book on open-tuned chords and also playing slide. He is an acoustic player, but his stuff adapts to electric playing also.
GeorgiaBoy1961 6 months ago
Aweosome thanks!
0713mas 1 year ago
Gibson Firebird... That guitar is sexy. What bridge do you have on there? You rock btw.
CyValkarion 1 year ago
very sweet indeed.
weissf67 1 year ago
Excellent Excellent .. most Excellent - please keep up the great videos!! You showed me some of Duane's nuances in playing I had always wanted to learn - thank you very much.
philweinstock 1 year ago
Hey so i use a slide in my band which is more of an indy rock band. Now i don't expect you to like the slide being used that way however i need help!!!! This is the problem, when i use my slide on 11 gauge strings on my fender strat it always sounds out of tune. Why? I thought i got my guitar set up. Is it something with the intonation that i need to fix or what?
withoutajem 1 year ago
@withoutajem I have a strat too. I don't know if you are having trouble hitting the note right over the fret. it's a tricky thing to get used to. sometimes you may think you have it,but when the note is being played by another instrument, you can hear it's off a bit. a lot of time you can use vibrato with the slide. this will keep you safe a lot of times, but you also need the middle position with all 3 pickups. it just don't have the right sound with single coils. I hope this helps.peace!
thebluesrockers 1 year ago
what fingers do you use for the first 4 notes of statesboro blues? a c a c, thumb and pointer or all pointer finger? thanksm
skydogelizabeth 1 year ago
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muzakmusic 1 year ago
dude i'm 17 and i would totally want you in my band
electricgrapvine 1 year ago
Hi Mark...after watching you playing..it almost seems easy...I'm going out to look for a bottle of coricidine!!!.....
great guitar!!!
great player....30 years with the same guitar...that's loyalty!
francomanca 1 year ago
Dude! awesome lesson and fantastic inspiration man. I am actually learning something here! You should teach man,,,,I will follow because you opened my eyes to what is actually happening with the strings. Very cool and exactly what I have been looking for in the way of lessons.
Kosmikcowboy54 1 year ago
We're the same age, but I didn't discover the Allman Brothers until 1972... too late to see Duane. Great video, great tips. Thanks.
amoom0 1 year ago
Slide is evert bit as hard as I heard it was,you sound great!eat a peach!
Bmcride 1 year ago
Orale. Great lesson man, greatly appreciated! :D
BlakOktobure 1 year ago
could you tell me the type of slide your using and where i can get one? thanks for the great lesson!
gbluesrocker 1 year ago
@gbluesrocker
I'm using a replica of an old Coricidin medicine bottle. I think it's called a Mojo slide. You can buy them at Guitar Center.
Thanks for the comment.
markgalloway 1 year ago
@markgalloway Thank you Sir!
gbluesrocker 1 year ago
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Noseheros 1 year ago
@gbluesrocker i got one. mines called a blues bottle
bobjackson7 1 year ago
Hey! I love your lesson and this style of slide, I've just picked up slide myself and am wondering if Duane used Open G at all, thanks. That is one amazing Firebird! What kind of pickups are those? did it come with the mini humbuckers? and what kind of bridge is that?
Noseheros 1 year ago
@Noseheros
As far as I know, Duane played slide in open E and in natural tuning.
My Firebird had mini humbuckers when it was all original. When I was 17 decided I wanted more of a Les Paul sound. I installed Gibson Super Humbuckers. The bridge is a Kahler I put on sometime in the early '80's. I still have the original bridge and pickups in my garage. If I knew then what I know now I would have kept the guitar original. sometimes 17 year old guitar players make questionable decisions
markgalloway 1 year ago
@markgalloway Thanks a lot! I'm 17 and my dream slide guitars would probably have to be a Firebird V and a Les Paul, but with vintage style pickups =)
Noseheros 1 year ago
@Noseheros or an SG, '65-'67 standards are my favorite, with the larger pickguard than the '61 and the nice looking viola (or whichever it is) trem, but modern standards with some vintage styled pickups would be great too
Noseheros 1 year ago
@Noseheros Duane mostly used open e although sometimes he used open d. as for G i cant find many songs for it but u can try "she talks to angels" by the black crowes or try the Rolling Stones Keith Richards used it alot
iggymorrison 1 year ago
@iggymorrison alright thanks
Noseheros 1 year ago
@Noseheros love your lesson and tone
skydogelizabeth 1 year ago
i got that exact same lamp! lol and open E is a fun tuning to play nice lesson
rickypramirez 1 year ago
You have a great sound Mark.....I'm another Duane fan, love his slide work and the ABB overall.
thanks for the lesson.....
brokencasket 1 year ago
very good lesson man...
I have just started with this sliding thing and Im amazed about your skills with it!
anyway, I started it all wrong!
the first thing is that I have a flying V to practice. (I used to have a les paul but now it is broken...)
but ill keep it up...
Greeting from Brazil, and sorry about my bad english.
Cmopn95 1 year ago
that's a wicked bridge man! and nice playing?
jonafun516 1 year ago
Not sure if you know, but i thought you may like to know the statesboro blues is not an allman brothers composition. It is a Blind Wille Mctell song. Great playing, love the sound.
BMoney107 1 year ago
Awesome please share more!
kajundude 1 year ago
Very informative on both Dwayne's style and equipment. I just bought a Gibson SG standard and am learning the Dwayne Allman/Derick Trucks style slide guitar in open E and must tell you that this by far is the best single video I have found here. Thanks very much for sharing and please make more!
kajundude 1 year ago
Very informative both on Dwayne's style and equipment. I just bought a Gibson standard SG and am trying to learn slide in open E and this by far is the best single vid I have found here. Many thanks and please share more!
kajundude 1 year ago
lol why does his shirt keep changin color?
harmansg 1 year ago
dude you are a dirtyyyy slide player. great lesson, especially for people who are just getting into it. why the weird tuning though?
kweerb8 1 year ago
@kweerb8
Thanks.
Well, since this is a Duane style lesson I thought I would do it in the tuning he used on most of his slide tunes. While he did play in natural tuning on some tunes, most of his slide was in open E (Statesboro Blues, One Way Out, Trouble No More etc.)
markgalloway 1 year ago
Duanne Allman was and still is without a shadow of a doubt the best guitarist ever being 15 none of my friends have ever heard of him.
nintendonut100 1 year ago
@nintendonut100 not fifteen but know what u mean. He was definitely an incredible guitarist
Sbemailer 1 year ago
im a huge george harrison fan to me he's the Master at slide and guitar. could you tell me the tone that he used ?
TheBeatlesfan1991 1 year ago
i already have a les paul now im coming to still your guitar haha :) love it man
1illyrocks 1 year ago
very good. i just did a pilgimage to Macon Ga. to see his grave. The "big house" on Vineland where they all live is now open and a museum. They also play a video of the Byron festival for all us hard core duane fans.
galidune 1 year ago
Awesome lesson, thanks!!!!
dgargett95 1 year ago
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margovallen 1 year ago
i get so friking frustrated trying to play this thing haha
JDzUniverse 2 years ago
Great, man! We must be about the same age, I first saw them, Duane and the boys, in Houston in the early 70's I believe a couple of times. I actually had tickets for the show that was cancelled when Oakley died. Had to listen to the Grateful Dead. Ok, but not the ABB. What amp are you using? Later, Glen
2253glen 2 years ago
Thanks for the comment. It's always nice to meet another Duane nut. I still love the ABB.
I'm using a 30 watt Peavey Classic. It sounds like an old Fender Deluxe with balls. It has a tweed cover and Groove tubes. I used it on hundreds of gigs and many recording sessions. It's a little noisy sometimes but I love it.
markgalloway 2 years ago
nice 'bird ! got a 63, great for johnny w stuff
coricidin bottle is one of my favs but my fav is a long reach snapon socket!
regards bp
bluespower 2 years ago
Hey!
Could you put up a Layla cover? Preferably one that includes the ending coda?
That would be friggin awesome! :)\
There aren't enough slide guitar covers of the layla coda on youtube and if you put one up I'm sure it'd get tons of hits!
Thanks in advance!
- Joe
Joe22c 2 years ago
Thanks Joe,
I'll see if I can work it up. I play the unplugged Clapton version on my live gigs.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Hey!
First off: thanks for the quick reply.
That sounds great; let me know if/when you put up a cover of the Layla ending Coda.
I've been dying to hear more slide guitar covers of it.
The best video I can find on youtube is one by Derek Trucks as a 13 year old playing with the rest of the Allman brothers.
It was a pretty sweet performance but unfortunately only half the song is available.
Joe22c 2 years ago
real good stuf you are working with, just 1 question about the guitar action, is it a normal (thin) action or strings are on little higher position compared with the normal? thanks and go ahead you're doing a "fine" job. regards from Italy.
joyce55 2 years ago
the action on the Firebird is pretty low. It's set up for regular fretting with our fingers. It does rattle a little now and then. Thanks for your comment.
markgalloway 2 years ago
I like that "rattle" it makes it sound "fat", I was just wandering by myself if I had to lift the bridge but now I'm sure I won't, I used to "ride on my sg axe" a bunch of different tunes by Eagles and Allman Bro.s, some Stephen Still solo albums and others, just tuning on open D or E .......and drive with that.........so cool! Thanks for your reply and for all your next stuff to come,
joyce55 2 years ago
do emg's work
purpleinthehead 2 years ago
Very cool, hope you keep the teaching vid's coming!
chigong980 2 years ago
Great playing & tone buddy - thanks for putting this up, im a subscriber from now on . Rock n roll
SETZERSGRETSCH 2 years ago
I use a porcelain slide... its interessting
PwnYouAtSoccer 2 years ago
you have an awasome voice man
brostomper 2 years ago
is that a flyd rose bridge?
mankindooo 2 years ago
yes.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Love the tone, and judging by your responses you've done your homework on duane allman, but I noticed you forgot to mention (a lot of people do) one of the reasons duane was a natural was his being left handed. This gave him a lot more strength/control (could have his action real low and play with a light touch so the slide don't bang the frets). It's not an IMPORTANT bit of information as to how to play like him but it gives a bit of insight to how he could play it with such ease. Keep it up!
Rotarded705 2 years ago
good stuff
nat4mac 2 years ago
You have a lot of positive comments.
Well deserved,
Great lesson.
inge12 2 years ago
Thank you for your video post , great job ...
timbek 2 years ago
thanks, very helpful
folksinging 2 years ago
We have that same lamp...that's crazy.
NurseOfGonzo 2 years ago
I wished, you'd do more lessons for slide in open e. Really great this one.
156Arne 2 years ago
really nice job, thanks.
Aiden057 2 years ago
nice job Mark. I read this artiicle about Durane. When he was first learning slide,his bandmates would look at the ground like "Ok,get it over with". Thank god he persisted eh ?
Rainman270 2 years ago
Thanks for this lesson. I'm learning slide and your lesson really makes sense. Your a great teacher. Thanks!
mdroberts74 2 years ago
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Nice job! Check my slide vids out if you get a chance
Sargeslide 2 years ago
Oh yeah you are a teacher Bro'
awol2602 2 years ago
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Mark,
I created a YouTube account just to comment on this video. Great lesson, very informative. My current setup is a Fender Strat, Peavy Express 112 tube amp, and a distortion/overdrive pedal. Sounds like all I need to buy is a new guitar, new amp, and new pedal to get Duane's tone lol. Any tips on how I could get a little closer to that tone without breaking the bank? Would a Fuzz Face pedal be a good start? I'm going to check on having humbuckers installed on my Strat soon.
Thanks!
semissouri88 2 years ago
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semissouri88 2 years ago
Thank you for your comment.
markgalloway 2 years ago
dirty man. i love the tension you get from bottleneck in open tunings. makes me cringe.
any opinion on using a pick? I seem to get a louder tone with one considering i usually use an acoustic
Myladypeace7 2 years ago
You might consider using a thumb pick on acoustic so you can get volume and still mute when you need to. Also, using a metal slide on acoustic will give you more volume.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Also, Johnny Winter played slide using a thumbpick.
markgalloway 2 years ago
I'd imagine that by now, just about anything that could be used as a slide has been. i know i'll try lots of misc items just to hear how it sounds.
digitaldown 2 years ago
I've used a Bic lighter in a pinch.
markgalloway 2 years ago
yep me too. not the greatest thing to use, but it'll work for sure.
digitaldown 2 years ago
Where can i get some of the cds from Boston Common show Thanks
davethebluesdude 2 years ago
I found it on the ABB website under archival recordings.
markgalloway 2 years ago
i always wonderd how abb got their tone, its kinda like distorted but not really...bluesy distortion
dmellow45 2 years ago
whats the tuning standard?
retroman360 2 years ago
This is in open E tuning.
markgalloway 2 years ago
wow great tone and playing! very duane-like
SGplayer87 2 years ago
Thank you very much for the comment.
markgalloway 2 years ago
i loved this lesson thanks for this
InevitableGravity 2 years ago
I'm glad you liked it.
markgalloway 2 years ago
thanks man! your knowledge is appreciated!
nolahoff 2 years ago
Thank you.
markgalloway 2 years ago
i think the important thing here is that to get that southern fried tone you have to use bare fingers or use pick and fingers at the same time..fantastic tone bro
irock4u222 2 years ago
Thanks.
Yea, you really should use your fingers only so you can mute the other strings while playing.
markgalloway 2 years ago
I've been playing for years but never spent much time with slide. I'm gonna try again. Thanks for taking the time making this vid
theophany1770 2 years ago
Your welcome.
Give it a try.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Thanks for the great information.
Do you have a particular humbucker you favor for slide playing? I'm building a lap steel and am pulling my hair out trying to decide on which pickup to use.
monkeyswithladders 2 years ago
are all of the allman brothers songs in open e???
DiaryofaMadman1982 2 years ago
No.
Duane played slide in standard tuning on some tunes.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Hi, Ive learned more slide from this video than anywhere else on youtube THANKS! One question, I have a 1960 les paul, and a decent marshall 30 watt. I just can't seem to get duane's tone the way your guitar does though. Did he use a pedal or something?
bmparatrooper 2 years ago
Yes. Duane played through a very early distortion pedal called a Fuzz Face. The Fuzz Face was really distorted. He used only old batteries in it to get a creamier tone. On this vid I'm playing through an old Ibanez Tube Screamer. My amp is on the overdrive channel. I set my channel volume around seven. My treble and bass are at 12:00 and the mid is at around 1:00. My reverb is set on 3.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Do you have your action set a littel higher than normal in order to avoid the bottle clinking over the frets as you slide?
GeorgiaBoyMusic 2 years ago
No, actually the action is set pretty low. However, you don't have to press down when playing slide. You can use a pretty light touch.
markgalloway 2 years ago
i've got a question, please someone help me, is it posible to play slide, on standar tunning???
sometimes sounds bad when i try playing in some sacale.
is it the guitar tone maybe¿?
facundoisgleas 2 years ago
Yes, you can play slide in standard tuning. For many years on the gig I played most slide solos in standard tuning. The fundamentals of technique are the same. You need to dampen and mute some strings while letting others ring. Some keys are easier to play in standard tuning. G, E and A are nice because you have some strings that can be played open.
I'll do a standard slide lesson soon.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Just trying to learn slide, and this is a great influence. Keep it up.
Ionewolf 2 years ago
your tone sounds dead on man. great lesson.
FrequentlyFried 2 years ago
Thank you. I appreciate the comment. I am just trying to pass on what I have learned to hopefully help other players that are just getting started.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Great job!! your teaching style is very laid back and easy to follow. Can't wait to see whats next. Matt
xsnay 2 years ago
Graet leason, and nice guitar. It sounds mean. Did you need raise the action on it?
JimmyPage97 2 years ago
Thank you for the comments.
The action is fairly low. I don't really like my action too low. You need to find a balance. Low enough to play with your fingers and high enough where the slide doesn't rattle too much.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Great lesson, man! I'll tell you, if I hadn't spent so many years in North Central Florida with all my jaunts into Georgia, I'd swear you were from Macon, or even Savannah. Ok, now I'm gonna have to pull out my slide and tune to open E and hope the wife doesn't kick me out of the house, though my baby daughters have already expressed their love for the sounds of an overdriven tube amp.
theerion 2 years ago 5
Exellent, Mark,
realy good, great sound and playing !!!
thx,
Kurt !!!
HDenBlues 2 years ago
Thank you Kurt.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Listen...I hear Mel Bay Publications calling. Well, why not? I'm diggin' what your doing bro. Play on!!!
dreed1955 2 years ago 3
Thanks Don.
markgalloway 2 years ago
Thanks very much for this lesson, Mark.
You're a great guitar player.
roby62gtr 2 years ago 4
Thank you roby.
markgalloway 2 years ago
nice lesson man!
jwwetzel 2 years ago