Learning Slide Guitar: A slide guitar lesson about tone

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Learn how to get great tone from your slide guitar with this slide guitar lessons video.

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Music

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• learning
• slide
• guitar
• lesson
• blues
• gibson
• sg

[marioborzabadi]

I really enjoyed this video John. What do you think about .11's? I plan on putting .11's with a higher action on a Gibson Sg Standard with higher action for slide. Also, what is your opinion on the Les Paul for slide?

[johntuggle]

@marioborzabadi I only use .011s for slide. I prefer the SG to the Les Paul only because of the sound. Les Paul sounds great though.

[garlandpool]

Dude, that just plain RIPPS! You make me want to play slide. I'm gonna do it! Yeah! I just gotta have that sound. I have one question...do you play a guitar with higher string action to avoid "fretting" noises or do you just get really good with the subtle touch? I think I also see you using some very subtle string hushing with both hands. Like your slide hand index to stop that noise that comes from behind the slide? And, more obviously your plucking hand, hushing unplayed strings?

[johntuggle]

I set up my guitar for only slide playing. Muting unwanted noise is the trick to sounding good on slide, along with some other key elements.

Thanks!

[baugus423]

Man the only thing wrong with that video is that is wasn't 2 hours long... that was awesome.. Was that an open tuning??

[johntuggle]

Open E Tuning

Thanks!

[squierplayer]

i think his lesson was more about how to control tone, than how to actually play any licks hence the name "lesson about tone"

[rwbrdms1]

What kind of "scale" do you use? is it like a pentatonic?

[Maafa1619]

@garlandpool Dude, get yourself a Squier Tele or a Epiphone LP and set that bad boy up for open E (w/ heavy strings... except the 5 &4) You can raise the saddles/bridge and dial in a little neck relief... or you could even shim the nut. (but that really isn't necessary)

[MalquiLans]

Ooo weee!! Great sound

[drekobrbec]

Is possible to start with sliding? Because I ordered Epiphone SG Express WC (almost like Derek's SG :) - I love him). And I'm totally begginer, I didn't try guitar before. So is it possible to start with sliding? I hope it is. :)

Thanks guys!

[HALOMAN11]

Allman used the bridge pickup on most live performances, and in the studio for Layla. I got that info from the liner notes of the deluxe reissue of Eat a Peach

[BomaMetalhead]

I've an sg too, but with a metal slide, a low action and small strings (the high E is an 009) playing slide guitar mode is a disaster. even if I mute perfectly with right hand, I can't play one string per time cause, for example, if I'm playing B string I can hear A & G string harmonics made by rubbing. I tried to make pressure just on the interested string, but I hear the note I want plus different harmonics ruin the sound. What size of string do you wear? glass is really better than metal?

[nmcclure79]

I am just starting to play slide guitar. I would love to sound that good.

[MrChrisguitar]

Dereck Trucks always uses the neck pickup but Haynes sometimes uses the neck pickup and sometimes he uses both neck/bridge. Playing without a pick always gives a warmth tone!!!