Slide Guitar 101: Basics and Where To Start

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thank you so much for watching everybody, I’m blown away by the response to this one!! But once again a bot account has been created in my name, if an account with my picture replies “let’s talk” or something similarly sketchy on your comment, please ignore or report it.

[@chrisquick9219]

Your pitch is NUTS man. I’m gonna try a hand at the hybrid slide style you’re doing. I love how Greg Koch uses his bird finger for the slide, but how you manage with the pinky is awesome!

[@eliadamsmusicfc]

Nice job, cuzzo!

[@gordonholland3406]

I’m DEFINITELY going to rewatch this video with an open D tuned guitar in my hand. Super great info! Love the shout outs to many great slide players as well! Thanks, Gord.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

@@chrisquick9219 He has another video where he talks about a slide teacher he had who made them use the pinky for the slide as a requirement, and how he realized the advantages and stuck with it. I've been testing it out and man, it's been a ton of fun and I feel like I already have decent control.

[@ronniewall492]

I HOLD SLIDE BETWEEN PALM AND LITTLE FINGER IN PICK HAND I CAN GET A LOT OF SOUNDS. NICE SOUND.

[@colineastwood1357]

You are certainly fit to call your self a Tutor. Your whole instruction is well thought through. Speaking as someone who was playing a guitar a long while before you were born - reaching 55 years experience now - and also a guy who has rarely bothered with slide-guitar, I can tell you, You KNOW your stuff. Thank you. I am learning a lot here.

[@allansamilow728]

By far, the best "nuts and bolts" video on playing side.

[@annfitzpatrick7526]

Great help for a beginner like me❤

[@MrSvtcobraman]

That intro was BAD ASS!!!!! Gives me chills.

[@haroldpinteresque4460]

Dylan, for the first time, my thumb is discovering a home on the neck. Have been playing off and on (more off than on) for years, and my thumb was flailing. I have a long way to go, but I can already feel the heightened control of the slide for a smoother sound. You are the first I have heard speak so eloquently on the subject, and I can feel the difference. Thank you!

[@Bodyguard240]

I'm all in. What a world we live in. To get this quality of teaching for free? Thank you my brother! Godspeed!

[@LeashMechanic]

What a world where “we” can get teaching like this for free? Speak for yourself bud. Yeah! Isn’t it great how society has evolved a gig economy where things run on the honor system but also allows freeloaders easier ways to take advantage!? You can bet that Dylan here didn’t wake up one day only to realize that his life’s calling was to give away all his knowledge and hard work for free to people such as yourself. You’re that guy who was proud of ripping off musicians on Napster back in the day because you could, and you’re the guy who’ll say, “Isn’t this a great world where “we” can get high quality restaurant food delivered right to our house and not have to tip!” What a DB thing to say to an artist and his nearly 12k subscribers, honestly smh. Oh but after absorbing his content and learning from him you did take a moment to type him a Godspeed, I’m sure he considers that the equitable trade of value that makes this all worth it!

[@wfwfwfwfwfwf]

​@@LeashMechanic chill out. Dylan can perfectly decide for himself if he wants to give this lesson away for free and there are many reasons for this, from altruistic to commercial. Enjoying this doesn't make you a freerider.

[@andrewatarantino]

​@@LeashMechanicYou good bro?

[@edgytryhard]

​@@LeashMechanic lmao you are a mental patient

[@mark.guitar]

As an old fogey guitarist who has never been able to nail slide, I have to say "nIce lesson"! Subbed so I don't have to search for your excellent content. Cheers Dylan.

[@pawpatina]

10:15 broooooooooooo the smile that came across my face.... my guitar arrives Sunday. THANK YOU!!!!

[@sundaynightdrunk]

As I get older (I'm 55), guitar is becoming tougher and tougher on my hands after years of abuse. I've been getting into slide, specifically standard-tuning slide using my pinky, and you've been my inspiration. Really enjoying it so far, and it's so much easier on my fingers to play this way (I haven't done much behind-the-slide fingering, though). Great stuff and I look forward to more. Rhett made a hell of a find in you.

[@johnnyglass7611]

When I started playing slide full time, the one thing that bled into my fretted playing was intonation. I was shocked after 2 years of slide playing how much cleaner my notes sounded when I wasn't playing slide. If you can get your intonation really good with slide, it makes the rest of your playing better.

[@dylanadamsguitar]

That’s really interesting, I never thought of that but makes perfect sense! You become really aware of micro changes in pitch while playing slide

[@pauleddy5146]

Difficult to teach in short form, but well thought out and expressed. Kudos. Slide is linear, like piano, if that helps anyone coming from keys. Especially in open tunings. The thought pattern is transferable.

[@markmarsh27]

That was a VERY impressive lesson Dylan. After more than 40 years playing I still haven't developed any real slide skill because I just didn't know how. Now I feel like I do! Glad I found you, GIMME MORE!!

[@GUITARSGIZMOS]

Thanks so much for this Dylan. All these years I've been struggling to get a consistent tone when using a slide, but the trick you showed here with curling your finger inside the slide was such an epiphany for me. Game changer! My tones are already sounding better and I can go for the notes with confidence. Thanks a million! Cheers from Norway, Thor (PS! New subscriber of course).

[@dylanadamsguitar]

So glad to hear that!! I remember having that same epiphany by watching Derek Trucks, it immediately made a huge difference with my consistency and intonation. Best of luck and I hope to come visit Norway sometime!

[@austincampbellmusic]

I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years and have avoided slide like the plague. Now I’m trying to gig in Nashville and this is pretty much a requirement. So here I am. Thank you sir, there was so much gold in this video.

[@ChrisBourgeois-b8z]

I like the way you explain using open tunings to start with, but then progress to standard tuning uses for slide.

[@thegolfingmusician6345]

What an excellent lesson Dylan. I’ve been a Prog/shred player all my life but now venturing into serious slide. Always used slide as more of an effect in parts of my own compositions, ala David Gilmour. Really enjoying your playing buddy.

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thanks so much man!! Glad to hear you got something from the video and are digging deeper into slide. Nothing wrong with using it as an effect, but there’s a whole other world to explore with it 🤙🏻

[@jamesfetherston1190]

IMHO Gilmour used slide as far more than effect, especially when on lap steel.

[@kjpowa98367]

Thank you Dylan. I just found this vid and wanted to tell you that I have been struggling with slide, in all tunings to make music and you just gave me a couple of great keys to fun playing. My practice guitar was already in open G, my favorite slide, a brass closed-end model at hand, and your explanation and demonstration of why fingers on strings and thumb on back are important along with "the box" have given me hours of pleasure and a new beginning. Again, thank you.

[@michaelmalkosky4580]

Dylan, I picked up slide a few months ago and you have totally helped me with so many things. I play only in standard as well and use a “preachin pipe”. I’m sure you know what it is, but if you don’t, it’s a nicely weighted tapered brass slide. I’ve tried open tunings, but standard is great because I’ve learned SO much about the fret board. I’m finding notes all over the place now. Thanks man.

[@geoboggs3897]

Have watch a lot of lessons and not just on how to play slide. This is right up in top 10 of all time. Super organized, concise and laden with experience. Thanks

[@yevgenlevdansky3527]

Isbell is hugely underappreciated as a guitarist but he is a real beast indeed! Who has very little attention is Isbell's guitarist - Sadler Vader. And as much as Jason Isbell is a superb slide player, Sadler IMHO is twice as much. Saw both of them at Wolf Trap and it was such a treat. Thanks for this superb 101 tutorial, really appreciated!

[@dogsneck23]

I can't t thank you enough for this. I hope this becomes a series. Your advice is greatly appreciated.

[@cody8804]

I agree with everything you said. Majority of people go with their ring finger bc of Duane allman and Derek trucks and bc at the very beginning it seems like you have a little bit more precision and comfort zone but if you literally just give it a day or two you get very used to having it on the pinkie finger and that makes muting the strings with your index finger so much more comfortable and easy .

[@caseylockwood5512]

Honestly watching your videos inspired me to try some slide playing, and I was struggling with pretty much everything you covered in this video. Excellent job covering everything in a simple and succinct manner. Very grateful that you are so willing to share your experience and knowledge!

[@jdashfordarts]

Hey man , that was very useful. I've been playing for 20 years but just now I'm tryna get to refining my sounds and techniques. Thank you.

[@tohaason]

I've never really figured out how to play slide in any useful way, so I've stuck to "normal" playing for all my life. In this video you are covering so many of the questions usually completely glossed over elsewhere, like actually talking about the finger/slide fit itself, something I've *never* seen before. It's always at best "find one which fits you". But here, finally.. I already knew that the ones I bought in the past were useless, but I had also never found any good explanation of how to pick one (at most it was about glass vs brass vs whatever - and that doesn't help anyone). Thanks a lot! And all the other useful tips. I'll give it another try now. Subscribed.

[@hrzjr]

Excellent video. As a professional guitarist for 35+ years I am just delving into slide. Been banging out Louisiana/Texas Blues and rock as well in the US and overseas for many years. I don’t travel near as much anymore and wanted to challenge myself with something I have been putting off for WAY too long . Especially with Duane Allman being one of my favorites over the years. Just played a festival in October with Sonny Landreth and he’s an absolute monster. But I tend to gravitate a bit to Duane’s style. Funny you mentioned the Dreams solo, which I am working on at the moment as my first “real” attempt at learning to play slide well enough to play it out live. Very well laid out video and I will certainly watch more of your videos as I progress. Thanks again and well done. HRZ.

[@mattmanley7118]

Discovering your videos now wowza this is incredible! So nice to see someone new covering this niche way of playing. I play a Strat style guitar on my lap but getting consistent pressure on those lower strings is maddening!! All I get is buzzing despite my action raised up

[@iwritethehooks]

I've been playing blues for 30 years. I think it's time to learn slide. You're now my slide guru. Subscribed

[@kites4121]

Killer lesson. I think im going to stick with standard tuning because it has the major AND minor triads. I like to do a lot of “chords over chords” so I need that minor triad to for example play the relative minor 5 of a dominant chord (playing a G minor over a C dominant gives you the 5, b7, and 9 of the chord). I will try out open E as well because it is faster to tune to. Thanks for getting me super pumped to play my guitar. Once you’ve been playing guitar for a while, doing the same old tricks, it’s stuff like this that keeps the romance going

[@mobilemechanix1]

Thanks!

[@jackx4311]

Thank you, Dylan - I've been in love with the sound and effects of slide guitar for over 50 years, but never had a glimmering of how you can even make a start. Your presentation was very clear, covered all the details which I'd never have given a second thought - such as, which finger do you put the slide on! - and provided all that the most novice guitarists need to make a start.

[@DickenKrr]

It’s crazy to see your slide on scale so intune dead on! I learned so much from this video thank you so much!

[@larrypower8659]

Right (or left)) hand muting is tough to master if you’re used to playing with a pick. Old school bottleneck players (such as the ones you mentioned) didn’t worry about that so much. Duane Allman introduced the guitar world to pick hand muting. He didn’t jangle it like Elmore James or Muddy Waters, etc. Duane was surely the Father of Modern Slide Guitar. He played single notes and two-note combinations for a more melody-oriented sound. I saw the original Allman Brothers two months prior to his death, and Duane was on fire. There is still a place for old school, bottleneck slide. Depends how you want to express yourself. Very nice tutorial, btw. Well explained and very well played! I’m a pinky-slide guy myself, also play mainly standard tuning like yourself. It’s a different animal. I think a lot of it is how and why you play that style, and what you’re most comfortable with. Nice job!

[@jakeboynz]

Probably one of the BEST slide guitar instructionals out there. Practical and to the point where I'm actually inspired to pickup my guitar and start learning some slide guitar... God bless you brother 🎸

[@brandnewyou5254]

You my friend or a natural born teacher I know you worked hard to figure out the editing and all but nobody ever sees that so I'm just going to you know tell you this video great man so nice to learn from somebody that teaches the way you do

[@8MinuteAxe]

Hey Dylan. Thanks so much for this video. My slide playing is awful at best and this video answered a lot of questions. I discovered your channel about 3 months ago and whenever any of my viewers asks me about slide playing I send them the link to your channel. Take care. Mark

[@bmoraga01]

Dylan, that opening sent shivers down my spine, put sweat on my brow and gave me an attitude. Now I'm looking for a bottle to break and a face to cut. Go get 'em bro'!

[@murraymeadowfield3981]

Excellent advice Dylan. For others: I use my little finger, crooked as Dylan does, and still find using a small piece of foam inside the slide between the back of my little finger and the slide very helpful for a secure feeling. Anything soft and pliable would do: a small, folded section of paper towel for example has served me well in the past.

[@meeno_the_man]

Such a great and straightforward primer. once you get all this stuff in your head and do your fingers it all really makes sense and then the music just comes flowing out.

[@pawpatina]

White Stripes Under blackpool lights Death Letter.... gives me chills even thinking about it... the intro, he makes that guitar SPEAK.... "Oooooh little darlin" Slide will always have a place in my heart

[@morganellieification]

tennis elbow has hampered my guitar playing ability the last month or so but learning slide the last couple of weeks has been liberating for me with zero pain, currenly only guitar with non-low action is my danelctro 12 string. Thanks so much for this, really need to get my head around exactly what note im playing in relation to the 1/4/5 notes etc but loving it

[@MrBstriz]

After the intro of this I’m already hooked. Awesome playing man

[@nigelwilliams3311]

Thanks Dylan. I had to start learning a bit of slide when I snapped the tendon on the middle finger of my fretting hand (mallet finger injury, you can bend the finger but you can't straighten it)). I had to have the finger splinted dead straight for 2 months, and it was still stiff for a long time after. Slide was the only way I could continue to play. You mentioned raising the action slightly. I have always found that the problem area is the first few frets because the strings are all closer to the frets than they are higher up, and raising the action at the bridge does not help the lower positions. I have found it much better to raise the nut, so i knock the nut out and slip a strip of thin plastic underneath. 8-12/1000" or 0.2-0.3mm can make a huge difference. I use strips from old plastic membership cards etc (like credit cards but much thinner and floppy). It doesn't pay to overdo it because it will change the intonation when fretting notes on the lower positions, but raising the nut very slightly can make slide a lot easier, and often means it is not necessary to raise the bridge saddles at all.

[@MrBstriz]

Also the fact that you recommend musicians and different players is really helpful, keep it up :P

[@frankieu2598]

I’m a self taught wanna be guitarist and after watching this vid I’m going out to a music center and try and find a couple of “pinky fitting” slides like you’ve demonstrated. Thanks for sharing. What a gift! Appreciate your kind offering. (I’ll gift back. $)

[@ksharpe10]

My Ear in the mid 70's was so in Tune with all the Slide songs and Artists back then, I could listen to a record and tell you what type of slide a player was using. we did so many of those bands music back then that I had to adapt to what the Artist was doing. A Glass/coricidan bottle has it's sound, the chrome plated ones have theirs too, I could also tell in your video that you were using a brass slide, it has a slightly duller sound than the Chrome slide. I used to rotate between the ring and pinkie finger, mainly liked the ring finger, if I needed to chord more it was on the pinky finger. You had 1 for sure tip that I need to utilize now to play slide again WELL, the bend in the finger so the Touch will be there. Right now my Touch is what is messing me up. Tone is Everything in Slide playing for sure. Artists that were big in early/mid 70's. Foghat, Allman Bros, lynyrd skynyrd, Outlaws, Uriah Heep, Bad Company, James Gang. Of course all the Blues musicians that came before, this is where you have to listen carefully, because alot of them used cut off Bottles, I had made a couple of those, and other items. But ultimately the coricidan bottle and the chrome dunlop's are the ones I used. I have also used old pocket knives, and even tried a shot gun shell casing, now try Plastic, boy what a different sound that is, really Yucky. The pocket knife between the fingers is an interesting one, I heard or remember reading J. Hendrix used a Cigarette lighter. I was in standard tuning, and did alot of slide off's and slide on's depending on the songs. Oh one of the most unique slide players style wise, George Harrison, you could tell it was HIM on the records he was on.

[@The-End-Of-The-Line]

Dylan that was a excellent lesson. I’ve been trying for a while to get comfortable on slide and not getting far. I especially liked your explanation of the pros and cons of open versus tuning. I think I that is where I was aimlessly exploring but not moving forward. You provided me with a clearer path than I have seen before. Thank you so much!

[@titussardonicus338]

Thanks!

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thanks so much!!

[@aliceborealis]

You really laid out a good roadmap for somebody wanted to get started. I've been messing around with slide for years, but you still gave me some stuff to think about. Well done!

[@ElDami]

I'm learning slide now because of this video. I mean, Derek Trucks, Chris Rea, obviously. But this video pushed me to take it seriously and bought a metal slide, and tuned my Tele to open D. I hope this channel explodes with followers and that you keep this teaching path. Thank you very much for this!

[@bobbyfernandez5715]

I have been waiting for years that kind of content. I've always loved slide guitar but found it to daunting and now i'm gonna try myself at it and be patient. Thank you Dylan you're the man!!

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

Dude I’ve played for at least 30 years. Grew up learning in the 80’s Shred days so that’s where I landed. Big fan of Joe Banamasa and just happened to sit and watch the slide player sitting in with him. Bought a slide the next day. So yeah that slide defeated me rather quickly. All 30 years of guitar playing reversed as soon as I put the giant wobbly slide on my finger and attempted to slide in between each fret, in standard tuning , on an ESP Snakebyte if you can imagine that. So thank you for this, I’ve seen people comment the next few words and I’ve never ever put them down myself. You’ve taught me more in this video than you’ll ever know. Thank you.

[@dianakesl1814]

I've been playing guitar 60 years but never played much slide. I always had trouble because the guitars I play have very low action. I decided to buy a cheap guitar to just try it out with raised strings and heavier gauge strings. I bought a Chinese Epiphone for $195. What a world of difference it made. Also changed the strings . The 1st string was a 10.5 . Don't have the package anymore but made by D'Addario you can look for them that start with a 10.5 they are awesome strings for slide. The sound is so much better and such a dream to play after trying to play slide on my Tele. I'm a JB fan too sure you've heard it but kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKfEn2yseZl9qbs Take care (Rusty)

[@Tatted-ne7tu]

@@dianakesl1814 Hey there Rusty, Well that is a great idea. Hadn't thought of gettin a cheapie for just slide. I guess one of the reasons I never get much into it is like yourself my guitars are set up low action and for something totally different. So not a bad idea to get a beater and raise the action and open tune it and just set it on the wall for practice. Big fan of JB, Jared James and my all time fave Gary Moore. Hell really I dig all good players, I can find something to envy about anyone that plays. Have a good one man.

[@fly1327]

Some finger style in open tunings, a bit of slide. You are a natural teacher Dylan, thanks!

[@jaygallamore562]

Thank you! Discovered you thanks to Rhett Schull. Looking forward to watching your journey; stay grounded and enjoy the ride, I predict big things for you. I am an older, intermediate level player just starting to learn slide so the timing is perfect for me. Please keep the instructional stuff coming. This video is a big help - thanks again.

[@jhnel13]

Thanks

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thank you so much Johan!! Best of luck on your slide guitar journey!

[@ajkroll]

Danke!

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thank you so much!!

[@abder1349]

Thanks for this! I’ve been struggling with slide on and off for ages. This is an amazing reset and I already feel more confident. First task now is to buy a slightly looser slide. The one I have is a little too tight. Thanks again !

[@frankwebster9110]

Thanks for the no-nonsense quick start guide. I have picked up and put down the slide a couple of times in my life. Gonna pick it up again and I feel like I have a better understanding of the basics that I didn't before.

[@jackoo666]

damnnn youre so rad. Ive been playing slide for like 10 years and I thought I was pretty good, but after watching that intro I realized I can learn a lot from you

[@bsharporbflat8378]

I wear it on my pinky . I like the option to fret notes behind and play chords. I play in standard tuning mostly and this allows me to make minor chords easier with my index right behind. I also use steel slides and stick a magnet on my guitar to keep it close when needed and quicker to get it off…it’s a little loose on my finger so I just stick it on the magnet and pull my finger out.

[@albertarguelles3262]

Dylan, You are a great slide player but you can really cook on regular guitar too! Man I''m so happy I found your channel.Thx for the great videos.

[@UnitedEffect]

Thanks for a great video on approaching slide guitar. At 62 I find myself with some left hand injuries that have made it impossible to play full-time guitar the way I have for about 45+ years. I'm hoping to get some relief by seeing a good chiropractor. But if I can't start playing long enough every day to get back in shape again, then I won't have much choice other than to play slide guitar. I'd miss a lot of chord voicings and voice leading which I love working on, however slide will open some new avenues to explore. Guess I may find myself playing some other instruments too. Ideally I'm hoping to have some success with the chiropractor AND start exploring more slide as well. Thanks again, Dylan!

[@zazoomatt]

Yep I have been thinking Slide....again 25 years ago I bought a glass slide from GC and never tried. Great video for a great start. Thanks Dylan !

[@tomemmerson29]

Dylan, thanks for this intro. You’ve given me direction as I start sliding into the blues.

[@jesseginnever8199]

This is incredibly timely for me. I’ve been sparingly playing slide for about 2 year in open E and switched to standard. It was too soon for me. Open E seems a little more accessible for a beginner. You helped confirm that for me. Thanks for the video.

[@geraldaugustus739]

Oof, even just that intro got me hype! Been playing professionally for years and enough country work comin' I finally had to bite the bullet and start learnin. Thanks for the launch pad!

[@whyis45stillalive]

Nice video! Brings back memories. The Allman Brothers, Zz Top, (by extension Elmore James) and Lynyrd Skynyrd got me hooked on slide, when i was about 10 years old. Almost 50 years ago. I tried all the methods. I preferred holding the slide loose, *under* my middle finger, but I learned the pinky because, it made it easier to chord, without having to pocket the slide. (I even tried tying a string around my wrist, attached to the slide. It failed miserably. Lol (I started playing slide very young.) The intonation was flawless, holding the slide. (Since it is supported from all sides; three fingers plus the strings. No string buzz, whatsoever, when lifting, or applying. Muting the peghead side is more natural also. I couldn't find a Coricidin bottle. (Was the early 70's & I was only 10.) I used a chromed steel slide, (It was the base of a mobile. The outside diameter was small. I'd guess 1". The wall thickness was about 1/4". It fit form E to E just right), that fit my 10yo pinky finger perfectly, when crooked, like you mentioned. It really does give a much cleaner sound, when you crook your finger, for a better grip. When playing, in any open tuning, I liked the held slide. It was easier to control, when lifting the slide to minimize extraneous string scraping. It was the cleanest sound. Thumb placement: pinky slide, thumb squarely on the highest part of the radius of the neck. Held slide, more between the radius and the top of the neck. A "free floating thumb" I found quite uncomfortable, for the lack of precise control. When using a pick, you can still mute *any* unwanted strings with a combination of; heel of your hand, ring and pinky fingers (of the picking hand). (If playing only the D string, use the ring finger to mute both the G & B.) When using a held slide, you have the ring, and pinky of the neck hand that can mute too, but it's usually not necessary.

[@timothy-fq9cc]

Wow! Thanks. I been playing open D&E but i learned a great deal of small stuff that is important. I like started to listen to Elmore James & Hound Dog Taylor and I fell in love with the blues. Hard part was going from pick to fingers. Thanks and keep it up!!

[@petedazer3381]

Thanks man! Been playing for 50 years, and finally decided to play slide!

[@judithspies6617]

I loved slide guitar for more than 60 years. Always wanted to be able to play it. Never sounded good. Gave up on it. Started taking guitar lessons again at 68 . Also started messing around with slide. After watching and listening to you, feel that I may have a chance to play something that sounds worthy. Your lesson was totally inspiring for me. I hope that I can do it justice. Finally a lesson that I can understand. Thanks!

[@toddwilliamson2651]

Ritchie Blackmore is my favorite and completely underrated slide player. He holds a steel rod between his pinky and ring finger more like a lap steel player. Great video man I subscribed instantly. I excel at many things on guitar but slide…I suck.

[@itmustbeeric]

Very helpful video, especially the beginning about which finger to use the slide with. I don't know any people where I'm from who play like this, so I've had to rely on the internet for my information.

[@hellermentyton]

Fantastic Lesson !!! You are an inspiration for me to start playing slide again. Thank you for your expertise and skill

[@patmcwilliamsmusic]

You are amazing! You have inspired me to finally learn to play slide. Thank you

[@dylanadamsguitar]

Thank you, that’s so awesome man and best of luck!! 🤘🏻

[@davebraun9350]

Great information, please , in the future, address how to play rhythm/comping when you're not soloing. Thanks!!

[@briandriver301]

Awesome video. I have been playing guitar for years and just started using a slide. Just basic stuff without the "show off stuff " is exactly what I needed.

[@mr9815]

I apologize for the two posts. I don’t know what I’m going lol. Thank you for the reply. I will rewatch the two videos you recommended. Thanks so much Dylan. Mark R

[@Citadel1974]

I've played slide a little and wow. I feel enlightened after 15 minutes of watching this video. I am happy to say I knew some things but you've helped fill in a lot of gaps. 💡

[@rcieszkowski]

Since you did that sesh with Rhett and the boys (mind-blowing BTW) you got into my feed and now it looks like I’m going to learn slide. Subbed! 🤙

[@JERZEYBOB]

I'm a heavy glass guy. Try the Taylor Ebony slide. Just got one. Very muted & very little sustain, but crank up the guitar & have a blast.

[@BasementShopGuy]

God DAMN that was such great playing. And that tone.... wow. Excellent brother!

[@ericdavidwallace]

This was extremely helpful thank you.

[@MrBodoFraggins]

I'm just gettting started on the slide/blues journey. This is a really well done lesson, thanks.

[@SilverPaladin]

A free masterclass on beginning slide guitar! So timely, I was just playing around with my slide last night!

[@radiomindchatter7994]

I've got a Danelectro U2 permanently tuned to open E for precisely this. Good work👍

[@SteelNGuitars926]

This is the first slide lesson I have seen and I’m not sure I need another one until I can get through this info. Wish me luck! Thank you for the quality lesson.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

I’ve played slide in standard tuning for decades never having known what you just showed us here, easily. Time to rework my style/styles as they both obviously have their separate advantages! Thanks 👍👍

[@Robodrummer1]

Great instruction for beginners slide guitar! Gonna save me a lot of time by beginning with right technique

[@broah7536]

Found you on Instagram and love your playing. Thanks for the video!

[@msaintpc]

Now that's some mighty fine guitar playin', my friend.

[@drkrm]

It warms my soul to see such a Duane fan and hear him through your hands. I first saw Duane at Piedmont Park in 1970 and was hooked for the rest of my life. I feel fortunate to see him 5 times. To my question. I play drums and harp and am 70 years old. Lately, I’ve been wanting to learn to play guitar. Obviously , my fingers aren’t what they were. Is it crazy for a nonplayer to be able to learn slide without going through learning all the scales, chords and theory that goes along with traditional guitar? Thank you for your videos and being a Dog lover.

[@dylanadamsguitar]

That means a lot to hear from a Duane fan who actually saw him play, you don’t know how envious I am of you! Just trying to keep his legacy going and make more people aware of the genius of the original band. It’s definitely possible to learn slide without learning any theory. In fact, even for those who do want to learn theory, I think it’s best to learn to play the stuff and get it under your fingers first. Learning some Elmore/Duane licks in the Open D/E “blues box” position that I talk about in this video can get you very far in terms of playing slide, without having to know a lick of theory aside from just knowing what key any given tune is in. Best of luck man!

[@drkrm]

@@dylanadamsguitar Yeah, keys are something I’ll have to figure out. Maybe you could do a video on how to stay in a certain key for beginners, if that would be possible to explain in a video. I’d love to share some Duane stories with you, sometime.

[@songboy40]

You're a good teacher, and a fine player. Thanks for taking the time.

[@ernestocaldwell750]

Hi Dylan, spotted you a couple weeks ago, and you woke up my hunger for slide once again. 101 was great, waiting for the next one. Tnanks and keep on slidin'!

[@HarryStoneDotCom]

Dylan, this video is phenomenal! Thank you so much for making it, so much useful advice here. This should be required watching for anyone starting out with slide guitar. You’re a great teacher.

[@brandnewyou5254]

I'm trying out for a band that needs a slide player and a band that needs a slide player needs a slide player I'm using the guy that does the other guy's job but they need this guitar player so I'm trying to do it and your video instantly is helping me so much thank you

[@FreddyJ120]

Second video of yours I’ve watched - as a newbie just diving into slide, I really appreciate your approach and guidance. You’ve got a new subscriber - thanks for keeping it real! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@effdpaul1815]

Playing technique with a slide is very important, but so is getting a great slide tone out of your rig ... and you do ... great tone Dylan.

[@brianhenry9291]

Good information and to the point. I would like to hear more on right hand muting. This is an area that’s not working well for me. Thanks!

[@TheDustyShed]

Picked up a slide just recently. I feel like you just helped me pass months of the learning curve. Keep doing what you do! You connect.

[@princefan2million]

Dylan - wow. You are a great teacher! I learned a ton. Been playing guitar for some years at this point but didn't spend any of my early days working slide guitar techniques. Now, I am feeling the spirit. Found your video and just got a ton to take away and work with. THANK YOU for taking the time to provide this. Subscribed!