Hi Scott, thats some fantastic playing. I have a copy of your Robert Johnson lessons and frequently (try to) play along with your recordings :)
I notice that a lot of slide players use the slide on their ring finger instead of the pinky (I use the latter) is there an advantage one way or the other?
Well, I know that your question was for Mr. Ainslie, but I remember Sonny Landreth saying that wearing his slide on the pinkie allowed for him to fret behind the slide. This made minor slide chords available to him even when tuned to an open major....
I've played with it a bit, and it definitely works. On the other hand, ring-finger slide position allows for you to do those Johnson-esque pinkie stretches that almost defy physics....
Following the comment above (I ran out over the character count....
And there are many good slide players who wear their slides on their ring (or middle finger..Bonnie Raitt). Each choice has its 'yes' and its 'no.' In my estimation, slide on the little finger buys you the most flexibility. I'm with Sonny (and Robert) on that.
Johnson wore his slide on his little finger, I'm quite sure, because of the stuff he did with a full barre at the fifth or seventh fret while using the slide on his little finger to fret those decorative 7ths three frets higher. Can't be done any other way.
Thanks for that speedy reply Scott , but you know?? That " more classic " version I said I was working on... well I just realised ITS YOUR BOOK OF ROBERT JOHNSON THAT IM WORKING ON LOL!!And I recommend it to everyone
thank you for that fantastic energetic rendition ; I'm working on a more classic version of the song , but your version has given me a lot of ideas ,,great great great
Thanks Scott. I am in aw of you and Rory Block, as I never thought I'd see anyone who could capture Robert Johnson's picking style so well. How he makes it sound like there's two guitars and a drum was always a mystery. I started playing slide guitar a few years ago after watching a Robert Johnson documentary.
A part of the right hand/picking technique that makes that possible is the palm muting of bass strings while allowing the high strings to ring. This is usually accomplished by rotating your arm to bring you palm in contact with the bass strings, rather than having the palm be parallel to the string plane. Try it, you'll see what I mean.
I'm in open-A tuning, which is parallel to open-G, but a whole tone higher. You could tune to open-G and capo 2 frets up and play with me. I have a 12 fret neck, and like the string tension and to sing up there, so I tune up. Robert Johnson also tuned up to A and to E tunings and then capoed above them for his voice, often playing in F# and B!
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He was just at my school creepy
Kat10041 1 year ago
He was just at me school " Magellan" creepy
Kat10041 1 year ago
totally rockin', the guitar plaing's good but what makes this version is the soulful and bluesy singing..most white gyus just talk sing
hillarychapman1 1 year ago
totally rockin'
hillarychapman1 1 year ago
scott have been watching this video often for quite some time, after thr original its my favourite version of walking blues
my greetings
al
sawabojo 2 years ago
Glad to see your coming to RCC
dragonnight812 2 years ago
дохрена разговоров а когда играет то валает так что уши закладывает и нацию не слышно толком! -5
longboyful 2 years ago
Nice!
DerikSarver 2 years ago
Fived, Faved, and subbed.
Cheers!
kokoro86 2 years ago
Hi Scott, thats some fantastic playing. I have a copy of your Robert Johnson lessons and frequently (try to) play along with your recordings :)
I notice that a lot of slide players use the slide on their ring finger instead of the pinky (I use the latter) is there an advantage one way or the other?
rightsaidshane 2 years ago
Well, I know that your question was for Mr. Ainslie, but I remember Sonny Landreth saying that wearing his slide on the pinkie allowed for him to fret behind the slide. This made minor slide chords available to him even when tuned to an open major....
I've played with it a bit, and it definitely works. On the other hand, ring-finger slide position allows for you to do those Johnson-esque pinkie stretches that almost defy physics....
I don't even attempt those at this stage...
kokoro86 2 years ago
Following the comment above (I ran out over the character count....
And there are many good slide players who wear their slides on their ring (or middle finger..Bonnie Raitt). Each choice has its 'yes' and its 'no.' In my estimation, slide on the little finger buys you the most flexibility. I'm with Sonny (and Robert) on that.
Best wishes,
s.
scottainslie 2 years ago
rightsaidshane:
Johnson wore his slide on his little finger, I'm quite sure, because of the stuff he did with a full barre at the fifth or seventh fret while using the slide on his little finger to fret those decorative 7ths three frets higher. Can't be done any other way.
Best wishes,
s.
scottainslie 2 years ago
Thanks for that speedy reply Scott , but you know?? That " more classic " version I said I was working on... well I just realised ITS YOUR BOOK OF ROBERT JOHNSON THAT IM WORKING ON LOL!!And I recommend it to everyone
All the best man
WILLIAM
BIGWEEMAN123 3 years ago
thank you for that fantastic energetic rendition ; I'm working on a more classic version of the song , but your version has given me a lot of ideas ,,great great great
WILLIAM
BIGWEEMAN123 3 years ago
William,
You are most welcome. I'm delighted you enjoyed the work. Best wishes from, let's see, it's Tuesday, it must be Tennessee! Salut!
s.
scottainslie 3 years ago
Scott, I love watching you do your magic. Just wish I had been there. Hope tyo see/hear you soon again.
hans
anybutbush 3 years ago
Great Work!!!
9087125498172345 3 years ago
Thanks Scott. I am in aw of you and Rory Block, as I never thought I'd see anyone who could capture Robert Johnson's picking style so well. How he makes it sound like there's two guitars and a drum was always a mystery. I started playing slide guitar a few years ago after watching a Robert Johnson documentary.
websnozz 3 years ago
A part of the right hand/picking technique that makes that possible is the palm muting of bass strings while allowing the high strings to ring. This is usually accomplished by rotating your arm to bring you palm in contact with the bass strings, rather than having the palm be parallel to the string plane. Try it, you'll see what I mean.
scottainslie 3 years ago
what tuning do you think he is in? An open major or minor?
websnozz 3 years ago
Hey,
I'm in open-A tuning, which is parallel to open-G, but a whole tone higher. You could tune to open-G and capo 2 frets up and play with me. I have a 12 fret neck, and like the string tension and to sing up there, so I tune up. Robert Johnson also tuned up to A and to E tunings and then capoed above them for his voice, often playing in F# and B!
scottainslie 3 years ago