Most every guitarist is constantly looking for that elusive ‘perfect’ tone. Great debates and occasional fistfights erupt over digital multi-effects units vs. analog stompboxes. What is the real truth? How can a guitarist get the perfect tone? Well, I can’t answer those questions for you but I can tell you about my search and hopefully you can learn from my mistakes and my infrequent triumphs.
To play a show in the park…or at a festival, a band normally needs to play about 1 hour. To play in a night club or other similar venue, a band needs 4-5 hours of material minimum. Most bands play 45 minute sets with 15-20 minute breaks in between. Songs vary in length but a good rule of thumb is about 10 songs per 45-minute set. So in order to get a gig in the local pub which hires bands to play from 9:30pm until 2am, you’re going to need about 50 songs. __(’Read the rest of this entry »’)
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The “wiggle” or vibrato in playing slide guitar is very important! The “wiggle” can make the difference between a sterile, almost out of tune note and a note that almost has a singing quality to it! __(’Read the rest of this entry »’)
For many years, I just used standard tuning on my guitar when I played slide. E-A-D-G-B-E. I mainly used the slide to play the slide-lead guitar part of a song, playing chords during the rhythm parts with my other three fingers or just putting on the slide right before the lead. __(’Read the rest of this entry »’)