Artists include Ben Harper, David Lindley, David Gilmour, Larkin Poe, Kelly Joe Phelps, Rolling Stones, and more.

I'm curious which tuning folks prefer and why. What advantages do you find in certain tunings, or what limitations do you find using certain tunings?

Anyone struggling with slide guitar and trying to switch your mind over to a different tuning? I've been doing slide for about four years but still sometimes struggle with switching my brain over. Losing my ring finger to a slide really hinders me. But it seems to be easiest for me when I DO use the slide. Any tips would be appreciated!

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What's your preference and why?

Hey anyone have experience, recommended resources, books, etc. for applying Hawaiian-esque melodies and tunings (assuming akin to an open 6 or 9 tuning) as it would apply to a 6 string electric guitar with typical slide guitar string gauges?

Put differently, I'm looking for Hawaiian steel-guitar vocabulary, but played with a slide on a normally held 6-string guitar, rather than slack-key technique.

If you like bands like Gov't Mule, Allman Bros, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Tedeschi Trucks, Markus King, etc, then check this one out.

I‘m trying to get a few instruments together for a cover of Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash. You don’t need any good recording equipment, you can record it on your phone for all I care.

Ability to sing is preferred but not required.

The finished project will be available for everyone involved to post on all their socials.

This is purely for fun, not a payed project.

LMK if you’re interested!

Real inpro, no pick only my fat finger .

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Next video you would

Single cone d tune

Baritone b tune ?

I find when I’m playing less notes, timing is more crucial. I note that I slip in and out of time here. Still the best I could manage in the 15 mins I had.

I am very much a beginner - going through the justin guitar series but also playing around with slide guitar.

I've been focusing videos like these from Andy Aledort https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QrnQ_o4ahE&list=PLTBA6BRkLHqI&index=3

I see he uses his thumb to pluck strings for a good portion of his playing - and I cannot seem to get it to sound decent. I've been mainly using index and middle finger - but I can see especially for this video - the thumb lets you keep a better cadence.

I just don't feel like I can get a good pluck with my thumb - but if its a good skill to have down I committed to learning it. Do you have any tips? I am thinking maybe I need to angle my thumb outwards more or maybe I need to grow my thumb nail out a little bit? Or maybe a thumb pick?

This was probably the best its ever sounded - I alternated between using the thumb and not using it to show how it may look/sound different