Super Beginner Slide Guitar Lesson

[@snogglemonkey]

This is a good lesson especially because it's in standard tuning. A lot of people (even experienced players) will quit playing slide because the moment they start because it usually sounds so awful at first - like an asthmatic cat. What a lot of players don't know is that it doesn't take a whole lot of practice before you can basically sound passable on slide. I like that the teacher here is talking about right-hand muting too- which is a really critical component when playing in standard tuning. Great beginner lesson.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Maybe it's a good "beginner" lesson for experienced guitar players. I'm new to guitar and this is way over my head. Does anyone teach slide for actual beginners?

[@Gadingy]

@@positivelynegative9149: This is very basic, absolute beginner slide. You aren't ready to slide if you don't know how to play yet. Learn to play, put in your time, then advance to slide. One does not learn to play guitar using a slide.

[@positivelynegative9149]

@@Gadingy I quit. My fingers are too fat.

[@none.of_ur.business-L]

​@@positivelynegative9149aw😭

[@mauricemain3463]

Had a bit of a mate many moons ago who was one of the best slide players in the world, but he mostly played it for himself. Professionally he played more of almost every other style, than slide, even the old goanna would get more of a run. Sitting in his lounge listening to him just playing for himself was a massive privilege because while he was great at everything, his slide was something else, plus he never played anything to show off, only employed maestroship if it improved the musicality.

[@CARLOSVSCARLOS]

Been playing for 24 years now and barely picking up slide. Dude, really great lesson. I’ve watched a good handful of other lesson vids, but this one has easily been the most helpful, and practical.

[@ZockerBruderschaft]

Got myself a slider. Pulled it over my ring finger didnt get it off anymore and panicked lol

[@vhego]

dude you must have the biggest ring finger or the smallest slide ever

[@matteoandritoiu9759]

Me too man, i know that feeling

[@eldren1841]

some guys slides with their pinky

[@jebro]

a sign that you have to play and learn slide all day. i have mine on my finger all day while cooking dinner.

[@ericko416]

@SKITT L3Z beside true or not what he said, im really sure that he doesnt type that with his ring fingers 🤣🤣🤣

[@dibbo9264]

I bought a slide for my guitar I hope it works cause I bought it cause I Have cerebral palsy which affects the Ability to use my left hand to play guitar i certainly hope a slide can help me out cause cause for the last 2,years all I've wanted to do is play guitar I mean cause its can be played on one string I can play the smoke on the water intro but that's it so I hope a slide can help me get better at guitar

[@messer81]

That's awesome! Take a look at something called an E bow, that might work too :)

[@colinwgraham]

I am switching to slide from normal playing due to health issues with my hands. If I can do it, so can you. It will take work and lots of practice but you can do it. And remember, you don't ever have to become Derek Trucks, you can have fun just making sounds and tunes that you enjoy making. Most importantly, remember that we ALL get frustrated at some point (I play normal guitar but slide is frustrating me right now) but that frustration is no reason to give up...just keep working at it and you will progress at some point. Good luck.

[@BallistaBomber]

that's the best thing I've heard all day, you can do it i know it, I'd love to see a blues guitar player go on tour with cerebral palsy and make a name for his/her self. keep on playing- random guy in youtube

[@colek.r5280]

As CW put it, we ALL do get frustrated, even the best of the best still do. That's the fun of it - in the end, when you finally overcome the frustration, you will realize it is SO worth it. Good luck man.

[@hottinroof2346]

Have you tried tuning your guitar to open E or open G for playing slide guitar yet? Open E is my favourite. This video is great but most people use alternate tunings for playing slide. Open E is great because the root note is always on the low E string and when you slide up to the 5th and 7th frets you have your A and B chords.

[@sayshuh]

It took me a lifetime to get good at guitar, and slide is just another great part of the journey. Don't give up. Oh yeah, you're local music store sells slides...

[@inn3r_p3ac3]

I’ve only started learning for over a year, how long have you been playing?

[@sayshuh]

@@inn3r_p3ac3, I am 67 and started when I was 12 . Then I got serious about guitar and included slide in my learning around 15 years old.

[@inn3r_p3ac3]

Wow a lifetime for sure! Love your dedication.

[@gordongroft]

I'm so glad you mentioned Mud Slide slides. The woman who makes them, Teri Lambert, is a friend of mine. She is super cool and makes a great guitar slide. I use them all the time. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@avayarborough9960]

Absolutely obsessed and in love with the way the glass makes the guitar sound. Ive been trying to figure out what made those kinds of sounds because any song with it in there im automatically hooked!

[@secretdaisy6484]

You make this look easy. I can’t wait to get a slide & try this. I like watching Bonnie Raitt play slide. She makes it look easy. I don’t think it’s as difficult as I always thought.

[@davecombs5220]

Like how you say notes, I’ve played for over 20 years and the slide has always been a challenge, but I never practiced it. I love the sound and I feel I’m ready to tackle this technique. Starting from the beginning is always my favorite when it comes to new techniques.

[@minstrelofMir]

your lucky 46 years and i cannot put a finger striaght enough,but then only my left hand opens from playing so much as a kid ;-(

[@annahettemakrieger5417]

whah this ad just popped up, it said that she was a beginner but tell me: what beginner has a les paul sunburst 1970

[@swiftlessons]

Haha, that's a good question Anna, I guess some people are super rich, and they buy their dream guitars right out the gate.

[@rockstarlpl]

@@swiftlessons yeah but thats a waste of money you really have to datacate yourself to play guitar of not you just spent $3,000 for nothing my opion is get a cheap but good one so that case if you quit then you only lost $60 thats what i did

[@firstnamelastname9534]

daddy's money

[@richardervins]

rockstarlpl86 145 If you buy a cheap guitar as a beginner, chances are high that you won‘t really latch on to playing, because you not only have to conquer new terrain, but you also have to compensate for the shortcomings of your instrument all the time. I own 50 different instruments. Some of them I frequently play on stage. But it‘s not just the common ones like guitar, sax, drums, or piano that need a steady amount of attention. The more exotic ones like pedal steel, panflute, steel drums, banjo, kalimba etc. also have to be played at least once every week for me to stay proficient enough to perform on them in the band setting or solo. And guess what. The cheaper ones stay behind. Not because they suck entirely - they‘re all playable - and not because I don‘t want to master them. They just don‘t feel right. And probably because I instinctively shunn the time they would steal. Taking that experience, I can only recommend not to buy cheap instruments, but to go for the best you can get and afford. I‘m sure you will not regret this move. Oh, and yes - I still play the Les Paul that my parents bought me way back in the summer of 69 and I still love it. Without it, I probably wouldn‘t be playing anything today. 🙂

[@miles_ani]

Yui Hirasawa has xD

[@chrisbushman718]

this is awesome. I bought a glass slide years ago and barely used it. Its high time i got around to learning how, and this gave me some important techniques that I was missing before

[@christianwiseman3952]

I hate advertisements so much but honestly bro I'm happy your videos have them, you're a good teacher and seem like a genuine dude, I'm glad you're experiencing success bro!

[@daceves12]

In 10 years I've learned how to sweep, slap guitar, alternate and economy pick, as well as different kinds of fingering techniques but the slide is my kryptonite ahh. Well time to practice 🤟

[@yahshuashemuelnichols6551]

Same...

[@elwulfo666]

This is really annoying. I'm playing guitar for 8 years now and learning slide guitar is like starting all over again... :D

[@ShamayaDevi]

elwulfo666 i play for more then 10 years... and i feel the same. 😑😂

[@YounesDaoud00]

I feel you bro

[@MadelnMachines]

I'm shit anyway. Wouldn't make a difference 😁

[@michaelvessel4604]

EXACTUALLY. I pretty much have to forget all that I know about guitar.

[@alanlambert5534]

Agreed. I feel like I dont even know how to play a guitar when I use a slide. Plus I cant figure out if I prefer my ring finger or pinky

[@ronaldothomejunior3702]

The slide proves that you don't need to be a shredder to play difficult;)

[@ceolsen2884]

Oh god the Late Danny Gatton could shred with a slide and he wouldn't even put it on his finger, he had some 5 or 6 inch slide and just held it with his hand over the top of neck, he could do trills lightening fast as well as other runs. But he was on a different level, or from a different planet.

[@ricstormwolf]

I heard the song "I don't care" by Stevie Nicks and decided to learn slide guitar. I love the melody at the end of this video. It sounds kind of like "Leader of the Pack."

[@wimblopimpli7672]

I literally got an ad telling me not to watch a guitar lessons on KZbin

[@H.E.M.]

That’s because they want you to go to their shitty app thats wants $10 a month from your wallet for wrong written tabs.

[@reb6453]

Samr

[@benjackson1077]

Yeah I just ignore those. They can shove it

[@pinkspeeder]

Same here

[@romanabereneth5683]

it's hysterical

[@les2008]

GREAT VID!! honestly I've lived in canada my whole life and never heard an accent like this. Actually scrolled down to the comments to see if it was Cali or something. Nope! Just a fellow Canadian!

[@swiftlessons]

Hey Leslie, so glad you enjoyed this lesson. I’m often mistaken as Canadian, but I’m actually from Southern New Jersey.

[@PlanktoniusRex]

It sounds very much like a North Carolina/Northern Virginia/DC accent to me. Very hard to get used to.

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

@@swiftlessons Linguistically the same nyeh?

[@MajorGRecording]

Watch out for those ded newts!

[@lesd2633]

Oh yes I’ll run right down to my local glass blower. Lol

[@rhodayackez9570]

Lol. Weird thing is I actually know one... haaaaahaha

[@jacksongatens2419]

Yeah round here in the Philadelphia area we actually have quite a bit of glass blowers

[@dannyoneil5058]

@@jacksongatens2419 YOUR RIGHT FISHTOWN

[@QuikdethDeviantart]

This is a five star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 🌟 comment thread!!

[@veerlon5507]

this comment :'D

[@evanesqueda8496]

nice vid bro you opened up a whole new chapter on guitar thanks to you. cool that you have ads gives you a big boost. I consider you a friend

[@swiftlessons]

Hey Evan, thanks for the positive feedback. Learning slide did the same thing for me, so many possibilities!

[@jordanballou3865]

Man, I love the positivity of this comment. so wholesome!

[@michaelglendinning1738]

Thank you. Just bought a slider. Your video was my first lesson. Thank you sir!

[@larryhall2805]

Hey! You're the guy that taught me how to play "Everybody's Talking". That's coming along nicely. These slide guitar tips are immediately useful.

[@schaddalton]

This is a great lesson for me, a novice who bought a cheap electric resonator guitar on a whim during my honeymoon road trip this past Fall. I haven't had much chance to really sit down and practice slide, but I was happy to see you talk about the pyramid posture because I just went to that by default. I didn't know it was a certified technique; it just felt like it gave me better control of the slide while keeping my index finger as my string muting backstop. I'm also thankful you did this in standard tuning since I tend to play the resonator more traditionally when writing songs and don't want to have to keep changing the tunings.

[@jacko717]

Ditch the pick!? Holy shit bro, 20 years experience just vanished!😂

[@ryan0150]

I barely use a pick and ive benn playing about 9 years 😂

[@Sullaban]

Jacko717 Or as Bob Dylan put it" . . twenty years of schoolin' and they put you on the day shift." I give you a link to something I put on line hope you find it interesting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpqUl5ihnKeKbLM

[@ドリューローズゴールド]

@@ryan0150 yea i use thumb picks so i’m good

[@Abenson1983]

@@ドリューローズゴールド same

[@chriscoughs5774]

One of my friends used a slider to almost perfectly recreate the Chicago tornado siren on his Electric guitar. Edit: The more that I think about it, the more it becomes one of the most inspiring things for me. Of all things to really motivate me to get good at guitar, it's my friend with 2 years of experience making his guitar sound intentionally horrible.

[@Adamjpx]

I love this

[@Ceogr]

Hhahaha thats a pretty funny story

[@MasteringSilence]

I’ve been playing guitar for a few years now, I’d say I’m at an average level. When I first tried slide today I felt like a beginner again. Lol. Thanks for the video, it helped a lot!

[@ChrisLT]

The technique section was exactly what I needed, thanks!

[@lewisknudsen1]

This is awesome! So much good stuff in one video, just what I was looking for!

[@bmorshep]

Great lesson! Just starting to mess around with slide guitar and this was very helpful. Thanks! Also going to try my hand at making the wine bottle slide. Definitely a few wine bottles around here lol.

[@precisionbrown6829]

I’ve been playing over 25 years and couldn’t get the knack of it Thanks for the slide technique

[@bradi5050]

Your Realy good teacher the way you explain as you play makes it more understanding

[@mfalcon4343]

this is the first video on slides to make any sense. thank you

[@dougreed9843]

That's one of the best lessens on slide I've seen, thank you

[@monag.769]

This is so helpful, thank you! I still have uncertainty about how much or little presssure to apply with the slide on the strings. But l guess I will find that out while practicing ;-) Happy Holidays to all of you✨

[@polythene5166]

This is my first guitar slide video... And since I couldn't find a bottle.. I try to play a little with a glass... BTW your lessons have helped me a lot... Thank you so much..

[@polythene5166]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXraZaqYlM5jbpY

[@jamesleblanc7437]

So a combination of the “pyramid” on the fretting hand and muting on the plucking hand. Thanks, buddy!

[@1982pencil]

Thanks!! This was awesome. I’ve always wanted to learn slide and you made it really easy!!

[@FreshStarter]

I know I'm real late to finding your videos but it was mad helpful and of course it felt like home hearing a Philly accent in the world!

[@rayana4250]

I too have a Les Paul Studio! I too removed the bottom screw of the truss rod cover to make it "slide open". Mine is wine red finish tho.

[@multicoloredcheese7936]

I just recently bought a les Paul studio in wine red haha

[@jamiemorgan4146]

Yours is an Epiphone..

[@jasonerhart5791]

Thanks for sharing this information with us. You just answered at least twenty questions I have had, including why the hell I couldn't get the same sounds as others doing what I thought I was doing. I wasn't aware that my fingers weren't in the pyramid position. The moment I learned that the whole thing is rather easy. Thanks again.

[@Martyn0001]

Always wanted to play guitar. I’ve bought the wine bottle and as soon as it’s empty I’m going to make that slider. Then, I’m going to buy a guitar.

[@mussie302]

Brilliant! 😁

[@kennethplayer4169]

Funny 👍🎸

[@johntrojan9653]

HAVE JUST TAKEN THE WORDS RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH BRODAH !!!!!!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃

[@iamrodtaylor]

Don't rush into anything. Buy another bottle so that you'll have time to consider the brand and model of guitar -- and also have a spare slider.

[@michael.cschrubbe5879]

Genius! Sounds like a plan!

[@Cigarsnguitars]

Good info not only on how to get a solid pitch but also how to keep from playing other notes than the intended one. This isn’t rocket surgery but you do have to pay close attention and you need to take it slow and steady and not throw your slide at a moving vehicle. Great job. 🤘 I really like Canada. Friendly people and my favorite sport, ice hockey.

[@PhilFeedback]

Great lesson video! Thank you 👍

[@lilian896]

Love using the brass Jetslide. Great video.

[@Chris_OConnor]

Crossroads brought me here! 2020 and I'm in love with it!! What a great movie this is! To sad Time changes everything, also type of movies and type of meaningful impressions... Don't know how to explain what I mean exactly couse my English is not the best I'm from Germany... But still a very good movie!!!

[@PlanktoniusRex]

Yeah some sweet guitar in that movie. Ry Cooder and Steve Vai went to town!

[@fernandopaiva85]

05:00 Smooooooooth . You nailed it, man! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@brucemillar]

Just rewatched this. Great lesson Robert, thanks so much. 👍

[@ianwheeler8764]

Good lesson, but one thing you left out is hard you should press down on the strings with the slide. Don't press the sting down like you're fretting a note with your fingers. It's a light touch. The string really shouldn't be pressed down on the fret wire.

[@t-bone3306]

Answered my question - thank you!

[@ayoitscat]

The sound of a slide is so deeply nostalgic

[@kamehamenah]

I'm that guy who laughed at the line "Check out my G-string." 😂

[@cheese9580]

Just made a slide from a beer bottle neck. It's working, but seems long. Might try making a shorter one soon. Thx for the lesson! Your opening eyes man to this style.

[@JavaoftheLava]

Slide is fun if you've never played it before. How fun will it be once you get better at it! Love the vid ♥️

[@Moon-nf5fr]

I don't understand why people give these videos a thumbs down. It's such a wanker thing to do.

LOSERS!!!!!!!

[@denis.l4194]

Because it's played in standard tuning :) :) :)

[@shreyanskota]

They r haters bro XD

[@Sullaban]

@@denis.l4194 Joe Walsh recommends tuning the guitar to a chord like E for example. I give you a link to something of mine kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpqUl5ihnKeKbLM

[@tullcat]

Excellent lesson, thorough and understandable. Thanks!

[@zenphysician]

As someone whose struggled to learn guitar traditionally this seems so much easier for some reason..

[@CensureAsylum]

Admiration - For playing slide guitare: the bottle neck is better than store bought. What you should consider is finding the right bottle and removing the neck safety May require work smoothing down thw sharp jagged edges, but woth it since the bottle neck covers more strings at once and achives a better sound.

[@stephenkennedy1576]

Great lesson. It's Day #1 for me but I;m keeping an eye on "Beggars and Hangers" on by Slash... wow that's my goal!!!

[@boatbikeandbeyond1376]

My inspiration for learning slide: “Lipstick Sunset” by John Hiatt, featuring Ry Cooder on electric slide guitar.

[@cernaruka]

I use the neck of an old beer bottle for already 40 years, my favourite tune is Dark is the Night

[@michaelmorgan9289]

Good lesson covering the basics plus tricks of the trade. About the right length too. Thanks.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Can't wait to test this out.

[@mikec3777]

Advice on open tunings is just as important as what type of slide to use.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

Drop D tuning and a metric fuckton of distortion, and you can play Slide-Metal :)

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Thanks for the very helpful tutorial. Perhaps you will share some tips about playing melodies that include the need to angle the glass slider, such as E5 note (9th fret) with C6 (8th fret). I'm thinking about using a second guitar with a flat and higher saddle, just for use in the recording studio for slide parts; since I play an acoustic instrument. Wouldn't the flat contour of strings reduce the artifact produced by wound strings with a curved saddle?

[@joconnor8795]

Single note and dyads are not the limits for slide. I use a slide to create every diatonic chord up to 13th. Here's how. I have an 8 string guitar tuned to Emaj 13. The tuning is in 3rds rather than 4ths. E G# B D# F# A C# E. That's 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 1 in E. Emaj 13 or E Ionian scale over 2 octaves. Move up 3 frets and it's E Aeolian b3 5 b7 2 4 b6 1 b3. 2 more and it's E Mixolydian 4 6 1 3 5 b7 2 4, etc. I use a custom ceramic extra long slide. I also use a B Bender to raise the A string to A#. That shifts the tuning to Emaj13/#11, the Lydian mode, and provides a second position for all the chords and scales. Flatten the G# string to G and the tuning is E 1 b3 5 7 9 11 13 1, the E Melodic Minor, or Jazz scale, with its 7 modes. The Mixolydian mode for Melodic Minor is a favorite - 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7. I tend to think outside the box. Actually, the box and I are often in different zip codes.

[@danterebolledo7248]

Thank you so much for this lesson! I was almost quitting slide guitar ´til I saw your video :D

[@13thAMG]

I wish I'd seen this tutorial before now. Have played in open tuning with minimal success but have always admired anyone who can play slide in standard tuning. I have a Jay Turser and would love to master slide. So your video here is very helpful and makes plain sense. Thank you, Sir. Really good clear instruction. All the best to you.

[@damham5689]

I do believe great slide guitarist like Lowell George from Little Feat used a craftsman deep well socket. You didnt touch on any metal slides. I use brass, steel, glass and even have one turned from a chunk of 100 year old hard as hell black ebony. I have a friend who jumps off stage and uses ashtrays, beer bottles, bic lighters, anything hard enough he can slide with it.

[@iamkatethe3rd251]

Been using my NJOY as a slide it works just fine

[@Apoll022]

I absolutely love this blokes accent!!!! Endearing to say the least!!

[@enjoeymusic]

This is all I was looking for. Thank you man

[@sykesvilleroy9845]

Very good lesson, simple and direct.

[@ronny96khongsai21]

nouts..

[@00xanawolf00]

Six minutes, twenty-seven seconds in, and KZbin has already hit me with FOUR ADS. Love the video, but it's being interrupted so often that I can't really watch it.

[@steevmsteevm]

Yeah, I'll be avoiding vids from this channel.

[@ChefClary60]

Yuotube Red is worth it IMHO

[@ReeferSmoker]

@@ChefClary60 or just get ad blocker?

[@LuxuriousInterior]

Just started picking up guitar after not touching it for 4 years, decided to give it another try after watching videos of Blind Owl of Canned Heat playing at Woodstock

[@maurocoimbra9624]

Thank you so, so much for this amazing explanation. Very useful!

[@eldesgraciado6690]

Thank you for this. I'm going to have to finish a bottle so to make my slide.

[@jimbradley727]

Nice basic lesson...been playing long time with pick. 5 years ago made real effort to finger pick...now it's time to spend time with the slide again.. 1st vid...yours...Thanks for the details to make fine sounds...and as other noted in standard tune...There's something about pulling the tone out of a guitar with your fingers...and a slide.. Use wah alot to express.. Not as organic tho...

[@unknownpleasures_nic]

Thanks man, had no idea of the right hand technique

[@antonioogando4705]

Very nice video! Im learnig how to use it!!! Lets go ahead!!! 71 yo retired !!!

[@richardlionhardt4134]

Try a steel slide on nickel wound .16 ghs dobro strings on a lap steel tuned to open G or open E. Forget about playing slide on regular gauge strings on a typical electric guitar. And use a vintage tube amp turned up to 11 for maximum distortion/square waves. Overdrive the preamp by turning up both the volume and tone on the lap steel for a truly scary slide guitar sound.

[@arthurblackhistoric]

You've just brought home to me the degree of difficulty I face in having to re-learn all I've forgotten about slide playing, not having done it since the 1970s. I've gone from bring one of Australia's best Blues-Rock guitarists to being almost completely unable to play guitar at all because of a condition called ridiculopathy. Yeah, that's actually a thing. The nerves that come off the spinal chord and go to the hands are the Radial and Ulna nerves. So far my ring finger and pinky on my left hand are completely useless. Those nerves have been severely curtailed by the worn and bulging discs between my neck vertebrae. It's just started in my right hand. I'm extremely right handed and it looks like my only option when it comes to playing guitar is to become a decent slide guitarist. Even simple finger-picking is hard for me due to the thickness of my fingers. I can't get my finger into the neck of a wine bottle, more's the pity. So I have to make do with using my trusty pick. Thanks for sharing this lesson. Even though it's aimed at beginners, I still learned something I didn't know before. Hey! Nutbush City Limits just came on my radio here. I used to duplicate Ike's theremin solo using my slide with my old Tele back in the day.

[@Paleoman]

i have the exact same thing ( i think ) with my dominant left hand. I started playing in 1980. One day about 10 years ago i discovered i couldnt make chord shapes any more. I first noticed it fishing, I couldnt use a bait casting type reel. i recently started trying to play again. everything has to be based on an A chord. I went to a Dr and was seen by a P.A. who diagnosed it as carpal tunnel which was absolute bullshit since i had surgery on both wrists for that and it has never come back. is there any cure forvthis syndrome?

[@arthurblackhistoric]

@@Paleoman . . I dunno yet. It all depends on the results of the MRI I had last evening at my local hospital. My musculo-skeletal doctor should have the results by tomorrow (Friday) so I'll call his office tomorrow as he requested to let him know they're coming in via email. The he's gonna phone me for a telephone consult, probably next Thursday with his take on the MRI results. Then I suppose the ball is in his court. He's pretty good with a cortisone needle, and I'm really hoping that cortisone will once again become my new best friend. I sold one of my Gibson ES-355s the other week and with some of the money I got a Gretsch Electromatic double cutaway in gleaming white, and that's gonna be my main slide guitar. If all I can play is slide, may as well play it on a great looking guitar!

[@Paleoman]

@@arthurblackhistoric You have an awesome attitude facing such a battle. Any way wanted to wish you the best. I have tried every kind of exercise under the sun to get those 2 fingers to function but to no avail. Its been 8 years i think. As far as i know i dont have any disc issues in my neck so I think mine is due to having a stroke. If I didnt have such shitty medical coverage i would see a doctor but so far that has been a ridiculous fucking waste of time. One doesnt even see a dr. One see's a P.A. who doesn't know squat. Cest la vie. Saw some of your videos, you rock brother!

[@arthurblackhistoric]

@@Paleoman . . Firstly, thanks for your kind compliment. I went from that ability to not even being able to play a chord on the guitar virtually overnight. I can't even roll spaghetti on my fork with my left hand now. Now . . I think you'd be able to tell if you did have disc issues in your neck. When I turn my head to the left or right, especially if I've been facing straight ahead for a little while, my neck makes sounds in my head like someone trying to open a packet of potato chips! As for the stroke . . have you had a stroke? Or is it that you think you may have had what is known as a silent stroke? Back in late 1999 I caught one of those flu bugs that knocked me flat on my back for a whole week. I'd wake up in the morning, go for a pee, and have to go back to bed because I had no energy left. After I recovered I noticed something peculiar happening. I began tripping over nothing.It seemed that if someone to my left called me to come over there, there'd be no problem. But if someone to my right called me to come over there, I'd be tripping over nothing trying to do that. Also going up and down stairs became dangerous. My right foot used to catch on the step my left foot was on. That caused me to fall down the entire flight of the front steps at my mother's place one day and I landed on my AC joint in my left shoulder which created a whole other set of problems we won't go into here. My doctor back then, who was also qualified as a chiropractor, tried giving me manipulation which had no effect at all. Then he got me a CT scan of my pelvis to see if there was something happening in my lower back or my hips, which came back all clear. That was when he said the most likely cause was a silent stroke. With my feeling so awful with the flu I wouldn't have likely noticed any stroke symptoms. I eventually kinda-sorta recovered, but to this day I don't like walking while carrying something out in front of me. I always take care walking up, and especially *down* stairs and always use the hand rail. I look down when walking to see where I'm putting my feet, just to be safe. I don't feel safe wearing bike boots if I have to go up or down steps. The inch-high heels catch on steps going down if I'm not super careful. That walking and falling thing, combined with my AC injury made life extremely hard going for the first half of 2000. I'd started getting busier with work, and lugging my PA and stuff into and out of venues became pretty difficult. I bought myself a trolley with two extra castor wheels to steer it while using it horizontally with the handle vertical. That came in particularly handy when I scored the best gig in Brisbane in 2000. Every Saturday at the Plough Inn at Southbank, Brisbane's premiere tourist spot! I had to park in the underground car park and go up in the elevator, then wheel my trolley piled with gear through the packed Saturday markets to the beer garden. Two such trips was all it took with that trolley. Best $80 I ever spent.

[@Paleoman]

@@arthurblackhistoric Your welcome, credit is given to performances such as yours where the performer gives it everything they have and play from the heart. I know exactly where you are coming from when you say you wake one morning to find you canot make the simplest chord. I can not even make an E minor or even the simple bar chord. As to the stroke, first I had what is called an "aortic disection" which is where the lining of your aorta peels off floats off then gets lodged in an artery in your brain. In 80% of cases, its fatal. I was lucky enough to be in the 20% that live. It probably was the result of having high blood pressure for most of my life and n ot being aware of it. Also weighing 300 lbs was not very healthy. I managed to shed 100lbs 20 yrs ago and have been at 200 ever since. I was told I would probably have a series of minor strokes due to the high blood pressure. Its something I dont like thinking about since it could happen again at any time. I just hope it doesnt happen when i am driving. The weird thing about virus is there is so much they dont know about them, where they lodge in your body, long term effects etc. A lot of them wind up residing in the actual nerve fiber itself. An example is Herpes. Both types, simple and venereal reside in the end of the neuron. When the virus is agitated or stimulated it replicates causing blisters to appear that are apparently very painful. This is due to their erupting from the neuron or nerve itself. If this were to happen within a nerve coming off your spinal cord who knows what the side effects might be. Bells Palsy causes half of ones face to be paralyzed. This is from a virus. Shingle's is from the virus that causes Chiken Pox yet it happens 20 to 30 or more years after the initial infection. I cant remember but it too might reside in nerve endings. Seeing how you mention it affected one side of your body and balance it does sound like a stroke of some type. Virus are strange creatures. Not really alive but able to replicate and live on using the host they reside in to perpetuate their existance yet causing all kinds of side effects in doing so. The more I think about it, its possible whatever bug you caught was not the flu but something else. With many different types of virus The inital sickness , the fever and weakness one experiences is your body fighting off the virus. The effe ct of the fever one experiences is to kill the virus or bacterium that has infected you. The fever will either kill you in some cases or you survive and make a recovery. With modern medicine one usually survives but easily 150 years ago it was 50/50. I could ramble on and on about virus but suffice to say there is so much they just dont know about them although with most of them the initial infection is the same; fever and weakness, what comes afterwards varies with what type of virus it is. Lugging gear around sucks especially with Tube amplifiers. I have my tube amp i bought in 1982. it weighsclose to 70 lb. Its an Acoustic Controls corp brand, a heavy beast. I also have a Carvin 100 watt amp that I dont use anymore because its just too loud. The first one I mentioned is only 60 watts but so darn heavy it doesnt move around much. I use a furniture dolly to move it when it needs to be moved which isnt often lol! I hope your Dr is able to pinpoint a cause comes up with a successful treatment plan. To develop such talent as yours and have it disappear through no fault of your own just is n ot right. Having the right attitude is the first step in beating this and that you have. I am hoping for the best outcome. Stay positive blues brother and dont stop rockin!

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[@loraljohnson]

And for you Little Feat fans, Lowell George used a Sears Craftsman 11/16" spark plug socket. He always said if he dropped it and it cracked or broke, he could go to any Sears and they would replace it. Fun fact.

[@willegyed382]

He does a good job teaching.

[@angiesmith4735]

Wow, you are an amazing teacher! I'm just getting into slide and this is the best begginers guide I've seen! Thank you sir 😊

[@victoriatrestrail]

Loved this for making it seem achievable ❤

[@wayoojrsuchiang7808]

Helped me alot..tq buddy n keep up the good work God bless you.

[@savinsavin8387]

Bit of allman brothers band...love it your lesson is just an awesome

[@davidcallaham60]

Awesome great lesson you made it clear for me to work on with Actually knowing what I’m trying to do thanks for making that clear great lesson

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[@MrJaydeep777]

Great lesson on slide basics! Thank you!

[@stevealvarado3464]

I just use a 14mm deep socket

[@geespar1]

Great idea, I’ll give it a try

[@JB12732]

Same

[@Javagonmax]

Impact grade ?

[@dalewetzel773]

If a Craftsman socket is good enough for Lowell George, it’s good enough for me 🎸👍🏼

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@dalewetzel773 more specifically a spark plug socket from Sears Craftsman that LG used

[@jesses.7107]

i use a snapon socket,works great.

[@donutsfood5474]

Woah my dude that is sick, i can't wait to get the hang of this lol

[@nickn1316]

Really enjoyed that - I'll have to drink a few bottles to find a slide thats suits me - sounds like fun 😀

[@Teal_Moon]

I think the slide intro sounds really cool 👍🏻 thanks for the video!

[@fabianocarelli1]

Very Good !! Thank you for the excellent lesson !!

[@iamjtphoto4851]

Thank you! This demystified a lot for me.

[@NickShillitoMusic]

My bro just got me a pair of slides for xmas so I’ve got to learn how to use them now!