philo426 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Rough but interesting. (clic the pic to view the clip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Off to a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Playing slide can be a lot of fun. I'm no expert but I recommend keeping your fingers on the strings behind the slide. This keeps the extraneous noises dampened so you can more clearly hear the notes you are trying to play. Keep it up if you are just starting. There are a bunch of different tunings to play around with that sound great with a slide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 Thanks for the tip!I'll give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Keep it up Phillip. Hopefully you'll get it down good enough to play like Duane Allman did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Are you playing standard or open tuning slide? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Your video is 95% empty neck... no hands! Better camera placement... a little further away so we can see both your hands! Sounds cool, though. I like the sound of slide guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Share Posted September 15, 2013 I dropped the High and Low E to D.I have to get one of those cameras that let you see what the camera sees!I do have trouble with that! I want to get a metal cone resonator guitar,but funds are tight due to the kids going back to school.Thanks for the comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Lectro Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Sounds pretty good, Philip! I used to spend a bit of time messing with a slide on my electric guitar. I never got to be very good at it, but man, could it be a lot of fun. I used to tune to DADFAD, low to high, which I think equates to a D minor. I would use the three D strings to play most of the melodies, and throw in some double-stops with the fifths, inverted fifths and minor thirds to bring in some noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I want to get a metal cone resonator guitar... I'm not a musician, so pardon the dumb question, but is that like the guitar Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits uses? It's like all silver, right? Those are really cool. Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillyb1 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Yes, Harry, that's what he's talking about. They are generically known as resonator guitars but often lumped under the Dobro name (derived from the family name of the inventor of such guitars when he and his brothers formed a company to manufacture them: Dopyera Brothers).They are easy to play but difficult to master. Other open tunings that are common and fun: DGDGBD, DADGAD, DADF#AD. Try 'em, you'll like 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yes I was surprised how cool it sounded when i put the slide over the 12th fret.it really rang put!Yes that is the type of guitar I want but I will settle for a wooden Dobro or Gretsch with the metal resonator cones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yes, Harry, that's what he's talking about. They are generically known as resonator guitars but often lumped under the Dobro name (derived from the family name of the inventor of such guitars when he and his brothers formed a company to manufacture them: Dopyera Brothers).They are easy to play but difficult to master. Other open tunings that are common and fun: DGDGBD, DADGAD, DADF#AD. Try 'em, you'll like 'em. I knew they were called Dobros, but never knew why. Now I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 They are easy to play but difficult to master. Go to youtube, search Asylum Street Spankers / "If I had Possession Over Judgement Day" to see a master at work. (Guy Forsyth) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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