MUSICLAB - with Sonny Landreth

MUSICLAB is a series of creative music educational content. This episode - on "Bottleneck Slide Guitar" - features slide guitar master Sonny Landreth. It is hosted by bassist Gerald Veasley.

[@johnthomas-km2bf]

Too cool!! What a neat guy Sonny is. Mr. Veasley certainly did a wonderful job as host here too.

[@kylermosely8118]

What an awesome & informative enjoyable piece...after seeing Sonny numerous times over the last 36 years, I am so happy that we have him headlining GABBA FEST 2024in Macon GA 9/28/24 Y'all join us!

[@stephenedwardleemusic8997]

Sonny is an absolute treasure to so many of us musicians!!

[@richardcasey4439]

Saw Sonny live several times. Really great

[@goodun6081]

Wow. Awesom! Vibrato and harmonics are one thing, I expect those from a slide player, but all those tremolo effects and volume swells that I thought were being switched on or off with footpedals and electronic effects turn out to be done strictly with hands, head, and heart. Funny too how it turns out that he started as a trumpet player; I have been listening to his solo work ever since Hiatt's Slow Turning album and tour so many years ago but I did not know that. I am not a big fan of brass instruments but many of my favorite---- and the most iconoclastic---- pickers seem to think like horn players, Jeff Beck being another example who has talked about this. "You can't be the best, you can only be a good 'un". Muddy Waters

[@SusanHeaton]

"Watching Sonny play, is like getting an Algebra lesson"- Vince Gill

[@WilliamMusicEater]

Ay! Sweet memories thnx for sharing w/ the Fans Studio Jams

[@dirtyrottensinnermusic3212]

What year was this filmed? 😇👍

[@ecarteringram]

Mesmerizing playing. Gerald is an awesome host. Thank you

[@winkiened2]

The Slydeco King . Very Nice (2005) Music-documentary Thx for sharing

[@ChiliMcFly1]

Great show, Thx !

[@danosullivan7239]

I want to hear this as I die

[@danosullivan7239]

😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@elgiacomo]

None better than Sonny.

[@Cymbaline713]

1:42 How is that even possible? He dampens the strings with the edge of his hand, and they vibrate again?? WTF?

[@gerogudo]

Cymbaline713 ; 1. He uses heavy 013-056 strings and it makes longer sustain. 2. He does it with a slide on 12th fret to make harmonics also. 3. He probably uses compressor and overdrive in good matching for additional sustain. 4. Above 1+2+3, and good pulling off with his right palm on around 24th fret (Strat does not have but anyway 3/4 point of the strings :-) enables him to make this magical tremolo sound. Yes, I have ever tried to emulate his technique and “basically” I have found we can do it. Easy? Haha, of course not! But I enjoy it to feel I AM SONNY LANDRETH...NOT! THX.

[@billyben66]

Awesome awesome