What is Guitar Slide?
The basic idea is...
You play a note and then move the slider (bottleneck) up and down on your guitar strings at a fret board. And the result is you get a unique guitar sound.
Your tone is sounded, and movement continued smoothly.
Contents at a Glance
How to play slide technique?
standard technique to play guitar slide
1. Left hand using a Guitar Slide that used in one of the finger, usually pinkie finger
2. Emphasis Slides against guitar strings do not be too hard so not touching fret / fretboard
3. Tones can be played starting from the fret and ends up with tremolo
4. Tone is produced by simply swiping a Slide on guitar strings.
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Dobros / Steel Guitar Slide

There is also several guitarists play this technique in other ways, commonly known as Dobros or Lap steel.
This Techniques, require special guitar called Resophonic or resonator guitars that played by putting the guitar in a horizontal position.
Sound of resonator guitars produced by a hollow body, a special bridge transfers the vibrations from the strings to a metal cone placed inside the body.
Best Slide Resonator Guitar and Gear
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Rogue Classic Brass Body Resonator Guitar

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Johnson Swamp Stomper Resonator Guitar with Pickup
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Hardwood and Stainless Steel Dobro Bar
Hardwood and Stainless Steel Dobro Bar
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~ Hardwood Handle
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~ Stainless Steel Playing Surface
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Golden Gate F-3304 Stevens Steel Slide (Sqareneck Dobro Guitar)
Golden Gate F-3304 Stevens Steel Slide (Sqareneck Dobro Guitar)
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~ Popular "steel" for squareneck dobro, lap and pedal steel
~ Sculpted, nickel-plated brass
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Martin M130 Silk & Steel Folk Guitar Strings, Light
Martin M130 Silk & Steel Folk Guitar Strings, Light
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Gauges:
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One of the most important thing that you need to place the Guitar Slide directly over the fret bar to produce a note that you need. Placing the slide between the frets where you usually use to put your fingers will make the note flat or sharp and of course, out of tune.

Play slide technique it is need very high accuracy.
For a clear tone, we must play it exactly on the above fret bar, then get used to using vibrato-a classical style. Sliding "slide" from right to left, it is useful while looking for the perfect tone during we play it, because it is hard things to obtain distinguished tone pitch if we are using slides.
Then we have to play vibrato..
Same case, like playing the violin, that there is no fret.
In generally, you're used the slide in your 3rd finger and the 1st and 2nd finger it is serves as a damper.
So just note that we have slide that read, while other strings muted.
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Electric guitar
Classical and Acoustic Guitar
Open tuning
Example, open E tuning;
- String (6) E in the standard on E string
- String (5) A in the standard was changed to B (up 1 octave)
- String (4) D in the standard was changed to E (up 1 octave)
- String (3) G in the standard was changed to G # (up by 1 / 2 octave)
- String (2) fixed.
- String (1) fixed.
With that tuning when we pick the loss strings, directly sound E Chord.
Best Guitar Slide
Jim Dunlop
Jim Dunlop 220 Dun Chrom Steel Slide Med
Jim Dunlop 220 Dun Chrom Steel Slide Med
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Choose Dunlop chromed steel slides for a clean, bright cutting tone with great sustain. Produces the brightest tone of any slide. These slides are lightweight and perfect for electric guitars. Slide Dimensions are 19mm x 22mm x 60mm and fits ring size 9.
Jim Dunlop 210 Dunlop Bottleneck Slide Med
Jim Dunlop 210 Dunlop Bottleneck Slide Med
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~ Size: 20 x 25 x 60mm, Fits Ring Size 11
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Jim Dunlop 243 Moonshine Slide - Med
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Product Features:
~ Rich, Full, Resonating Tone
~ Individually Hand Formed
~ Interior Absorbs Finger Moisture
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Dunlop Guitar Slide
Dunlop Joe Perry Boneyard Signature Guitar Slide Small/Short
Dunlop Joe Perry Boneyard Signature Guitar Slide Small/Short
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Product Description;
16mm x 27mm x 51mm
US Ring Size 5-3/8
Dunlop Derek Trucks Signature Glass Bottle Slide
Dunlop Derek Trucks Signature Glass Bottle Slide
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Derek's constant companion on this musical journey--a medicine bottle slide--has been replicated as the Derek Trucks Signature Slide. this classic slide delivers Derek's fluid and vocal style with a bright, cutting, and crisp tone.
Pickboy Slide
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Rocky Mountain Slides
Monarch Shorty Small Diameter Guitar Slide Bayou Blue
Rocky Mountain Slides Monarch Shorty Small Diameter Guitar Slide Bayou Blue
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The Monarch Guitar Slide is the first model designed specifically for women and features a larger outer diameter and slightly larger inner diameter. This slide is hand-cut and hand-worked, so internal diameter ranges between 16 and 20mm and length between 43 and 45mm.
Ernie Ball Pinky Slider
Ernie Ball 4234 Pinky Slide Chrome Plated Brass Size: 3/4" x 1-7/8" (1.9 x 4.8 cm)
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The Ernie Ball Pinky Slider is designed to fit your pinky and is made of chrome-plated brass. The Pinky Slider has machine-turned edges for comfort and is buffed to a shine.
Dimensions: 3/4" x 1-7/8"
BigHeart Guitar Slide
Glass Double Cut Bottleneck
BigHeart Glass Double Cut Bottleneck Guitar Slide
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Nothing beats glass for high end overtones and a very clean but emotionally resonant sound. Made from recycled wine bottles, Flame-polished edgesDouble cut for consistency
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Damping

Damping is prevent unwanted strings went rings.
It is the hard part, but it is important for the slide guitar technique.
This technique is played by either bringing the pick into the string you just played, causing it to be dampened, or by letting the thumb (or other finger) to come in contact with the string.
For the whole damping, keeping the heel of your hand placed on a string picking, light, somewhere near the bridge.
Do we need a pick?
Did you choose to use the Guitar Pick?
the advantages of using Picks is that you probably know how, and therefore convenient for you, and also attack from the plastic on metal is loud and clear.
However, if you are not careful in Pick the strings can cause unwanted noise
Without a Pick, strings tend to have a warm tone and will allow for maximum control.
downside is you may have to spend time learning a new approach to the right-hand.
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Hope this gives useful information for you
Thanks for stopping by
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Richard3331
Dec 18, 2011 @ 4:56 pm | delete
- always wanted to be able to do that - cheers
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tcmliving
Nov 9, 2011 @ 7:29 am | delete
- Great Lens.
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Rushani
Jun 2, 2011 @ 7:24 am | delete
- i play the piano :) i wnt a guitar nw an electric one :P send me one for my birthday btw add me on facebook
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lizziehumphreys May 29, 2011 @ 10:07 am | delete
- Wow, this is interesting! I tried playing the guitar once, but I play the piano as well so it got a bit too much hard work trying to keep them both up!
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cok666
May 31, 2011 @ 6:03 am | delete
- I don't know about piano, I've never learn it T_T
Would you teach me? lol
but I agree with you,
need a bit of hard work to learn two musical instruments.
I had also to learn guitar in addition to to learn drums ...
very tiresome. ^ _ ^
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