I did this song a number of months ago.

On this I was trying to get raw, low down on the street Blues. I like the quick slide-ups on this one - almost like I'm trying to make a popping slide sound. Neat trick man.

It's a one taker playing my Fender F-210.

No backer - just one guitar. Reverb added with CoolEdit.

Ok, this was TREMENDOUS!! Pure feeling all the way, you bet man! But please, never overrrate (or however it´s spelled) your own playing man, it can ruin your listens. Just a thought, :) BTW, 5 stars from your´s truely!

I love it also! I need to save up and buy one of those things!

i really enjoyed that:thumb: :thumb: What tuning did you use on the guitar??(out of interest)

I really want to get into slide and I think i would like to learn lap steel.....does anyone have any idea how hard it is to play a lap steel...what is it even tuned to etc...I am a newbie

Wow awesome work PJ, I've never tried slide but this really make me want to have a go...lovely stuff. Top marks.:rock:

Ahh always a pleasure to hear a fellow brother playing slide, some excellent playing here m8, lol i really have to get a acoustic:woot: :woot: :boobies:
5 from me :)

Thanks for all the feedback guys!

And thanks for listening too.

This was a song I made for Music Supervisor - a place that sells my guitar music. I get a lot of listens from them, so far no license though.

Ok, this was TREMENDOUS!! Pure feeling all the way, you bet man! But please, never overrrate (or however it´s spelled) your own playing man, it can ruin your listens. Just a thought, :) BTW, 5 stars from your´s truely!

How did I overrate it man? Sorry! :)

i really enjoyed that:thumb: :thumb: What tuning did you use on the guitar??(out of interest)

I really want to get into slide and I think i would like to learn lap steel.....does anyone have any idea how hard it is to play a lap steel...what is it even tuned to etc...I am a newbie

Ya know what macman? I really don't know what tuning it was! Really! I was sort of experimenting - I think it's an open G variant. I was messing around with Open A at the time, but I may have changed it.

I was using Open A - which is nothing more than tuning your guitar to the old Hillbilly A chord at the second fret.

And then Open G would be DGDGBD - but I don't think I was using that on this track.

Lap Steel? Pedal Steel? Those things have 10 strings and are usually tuned to E9th or E7th. A whole other animal.

Wahoo!!
Man that was great!!
Dug the feel and sound, great slidestuff!
Niels

I think it is the open G tuning you're using, actually, cause I can jam along to it nicely with my C harp! Splendid track to jam some harp to, if I may say so.

Sounds great the way it is too. Always love your acoustic slide playing. You've got a great sound.

Mind if I record some harp on this and post it up here some time?

I think it is the open G tuning you're using, actually, cause I can jam along to it nicely with my C harp! Splendid track to jam some harp to, if I may say so.

Sounds great the way it is too. Always love your acoustic slide playing. You've got a great sound.

Mind if I record some harp on this and post it up here some time?

By all means do so - I would love to hear what you come up with Naifuzan.

Please let us all know when you post it - I will be very curious to hear you.

Ya know what? What I think is going on here is this. It IS in the key of G, but tuned to the A chord form. (Hillbilly A Chord at the second fret) Thats what I'm thinking anyway.

Wahoo!!
Man that was great!!
Dug the feel and sound, great slidestuff!
Niels

Thanks a lot Rid!

Thanks for listening!

:thumb:

I think it is the open G tuning you're using, actually, cause I can jam along to it nicely with my C harp!
Yeah man Harp!:thumb: Don't hear that too often! Any fairies dancin around while u play??? Sorry bout that dude that tune was quality i love that sound i've always wanted to fuck around with a slide myself. Bought one years ago but never tried to get it done! U've just got me on it! Excellent:thumb:

Yeah man Harp!:thumb: Don't hear that too often! Any fairies dancin around while u play??? Sorry bout that dude that tune was quality i love that sound i've always wanted to fuck around with a slide myself. Bought one years ago but never tried to get it done! U've just got me on it! Excellent:thumb:

I've heard Naif blow on the harp before - he wails. So I can only imagine what he'll do on this track here. Something great, we know that!

Slide isn't that hard actually. Hell I should make a webcam video of the basics sometime and slap it up here.

What did it for me was a long time ago when EVH was on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine back like 1983 or 84 or something - it was called the "Super Chops Issue" - and in it Johnny Winter listed out all his Open Tunings for Slide Guitar in an article he did. That was like a gold mine to me - and off I went.

It just takes a wee little bit of time to get the feel down is all - so you can get "that sound" of the street Blues.

Slide isn't that hard actually. Hell I should make a webcam video of the basics sometime and slap it up here.



Go for it man i'm sure a lot of people(me) would find it very useful!:D

Go for it man i'm sure a lot of people(me) would find it very useful!:D

Maybe sometime.

No time this weekend - I'm headed up to the great north woods to freeze my ass off.

I think it is the open G tuning you're using, actually, cause I can jam along to it nicely with my C harp! Splendid track to jam some harp to, if I may say so.

Sounds great the way it is too. Always love your acoustic slide playing. You've got a great sound.

Mind if I record some harp on this and post it up here some time?

Hey Naif,

Did you ever record some harp to this yet?

Quality playing, love this kinda stuff.

Ive tried a slide and made some "interesting" noises :lol:. This was great, will have to try it again sometime soon.

Actually, there are many Lap Steels with 6 strings, and you just use the normal open tunings, D, E, A, and G. If you want a sound like old Hank Williams songs, go for open G6 tuning, which is basically open G with the high E string left alone instead of tuning it down to D. And PJ, some nice playing you have going on there.


Ya know what macman? I really don't know what tuning it was! Really! I was sort of experimenting - I think it's an open G variant. I was messing around with Open A at the time, but I may have changed it.

I was using Open A - which is nothing more than tuning your guitar to the old Hillbilly A chord at the second fret.

And then Open G would be DGDGBD - but I don't think I was using that on this track.

Lap Steel? Pedal Steel? Those things have 10 strings and are usually tuned to E9th or E7th. A whole other animal.