Congrats on an excellent choice: the blues! Like they say, it takes a weekend to learn the blues, and a lifetime to master them. So you're in the for the long haul.
Who are your fave blues artists? Which direction are you headed in the blues?
With the closure of my last band, I've had a few weeks to think about what I want to do, and I have arrived at a decision. I'm going to dive into the blues and learn slide while I'm at it. I need a challenge to to continue growing as a player, and love the blues.
This will mean some extended time in the woodshed, but I'm up for it. It's time for a change.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
Congrats on an excellent choice: the blues! Like they say, it takes a weekend to learn the blues, and a lifetime to master them. So you're in the for the long haul.
Who are your fave blues artists? Which direction are you headed in the blues?
Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
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Strings: Darco 10's
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Yea inquiring minds want to know.........
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
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You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
I'm a Jim Thackery fan.......................he's going to be my inspiration.
He has a an edge I really like.
Slide............................I'm just going to wing it until I get it right.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
Gonna start playing slide, eh? You know what this means. It's time for a Gibson Robot Les Paul so you can change tunings on the fly. JUST BUY IT!
Patrick
Originally Posted by hubberjub
No sir.........................I'm too old school and I'll do it myself.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
Cool project Spanker...
Look at this guy lessons if you feel for it ...he is got it right..
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Cool! Thanks, Blaze!
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
This is so cool that you've decided to do this. It's a great way to explore new territory. I've been wanting to myself but just never made the time. You may have just inspired me to finally do some exploring of my own.
Good luck on your journey Spanky.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Slide is next on my list to study, but first I have to get fingerstyle blues under my belt.
I pick a moon dog.
That will absolutely help in this case..............
"I love being alive and I will be the best man I possibly can. I will take love wherever I find it and offer it to whoever will take it... seek knowledge from those wiser and teach those who wish to learn from me."
"Develop your talent, man, and leave the world something. Records are really gifts from people. To think that an artist would love you enough to share his music with anyone is a beautiful thing."
Duane Skydog Allman
You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself." - Evel Knievel
[QUOTE=Plank_Spanker]With the closure of my last band, I've had a few weeks to think about what I want to do, and I have arrived at a decision. I'm going to dive into the blues and learn slide while I'm at it. I need a challenge
AMEN! Plank,now your talkin' and Jimmy Thackery is one of my favs also,Check out an album he did with David Raitt ( Bonnie's brother) called
That's It. Sumi
Almost forgot Andy Aledort has a great DVD on slide and all his teaching is done from a blues base.
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Slide is an ART unto itself. And to speed that process along, David Hamburger has a bunch of YouTube tutorials on how to get that fabulous tone. It's MOSTLY in the picking hand damping....much more needed than in fingerstyle blues.Originally Posted by Plank_Spanker
Plank Spanker,
One of the best things you can do as a musician is try a new direction like this, and force yourself to grow, whether it's by learning slide, or some new style, etc. Music is one of those things where you have to keep it fresh to stay into it. Playing the same stuff all the time is kind of like having the same food everyday. After a while you just need a change of pace. If I don't find new things to work on every now and then, I get really bored of my playing.
Follow your gut. If learning slide is that new direction for you then follow it!
I've tried to get some slide technique over the past year or so. I'm still a hack at it. It really helps if you quit using a pick and use your fingers instead. This was the major turning point for me. The other thing that helped me was using a glass slide instead of metal. Glass seems to have more or that Duane Alman sound that I like.
Good luck with the new direction. Make some recordings of your stuff!
--Jim
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Thanks for the kind words, guys. I've needed a challenge for quite a while now and I'm in no mood to launch another band playing the same old, same old. I've always paid lip service to learning slide, so now's a good time to make it happen. I also love the blues and have the perfect gear for it, so there is no excuse for me not to dig into it.
I just might cry on a few shoulders here as I go along................
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
The finger style blues slide is what I intend to pursue. Thanks for the tutorial links!Originally Posted by piebaldpython
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
I've never heard of Jim Thackery. I checked out his MySpace and I like him a lot! Great choice for the style you want to learn.
Jim covers it all from old school to melt your face style electric blus. He's a killer musician.Originally Posted by BluesHowler
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
He's playing the Little Bear Saloon in Evergreen Colorado November 15th!
One of my favorite music bars and I'll definitely be there. The song "Cool Guitars" is fricken awesome. I love the line "I'll sell the b!tches car and buy a cool guitar". I want to paint that on my guitar case.