New slide clip

[firebirdV]

I record a lot of the stuff I play, including when I'm messing around. Today I felt like making a clip, so here it is. Recorded with a gateway mic, bare fingerpicking with a dunlop glass slide on a plywood Hamox Japanese guitar.

It's a bit sloppy, but I think it sounds alright. I figured the first song out about three days ago and I learned amazing grace last weekend (after listening to Rod Stewart).

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=629332

Any critique will be appreciated, but please understand that since I've entered college, my playing has tapered off a bit.


*Edit
BTW, I have a tendancy to simplify the songs I play. Don't know why, but that's how they end up (in case you were wondering)

 

[VTM Mike]

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Hey man that's some totally greasy swamp music! I love it. I felt like I was in that movie "Southern Comfort". Very cool.

 

[firebirdV]

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Hey man that's some totally greasy swamp music! I love it. I felt like I was in that movie "Southern Comfort". Very cool.

Thanks. I've been working on not being aware of the mic by recording everything I do (this is an example of me just kind of playing). Unfortunately I still get a bit self conscious mid performance.

BTW, I'm from minnesota :laugh2:

 

[VTM Mike]

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I like the warmup clip, too. Are you doing open tunings? Sounds very cool.

 

[Wattage]

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Very nice!

 

[firebirdV]

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I like the warmup clip, too. Are you doing open tunings? Sounds very cool.

Thanks,
I'm better at open tunings than I am at standard, so my clips are generally in open tunings. The warming up clip is actually me going at a Johnny Winter song Evil On My Mind from the album Third Degree and is in open G. The newest clip is in a minor tuning similar to open D except there is an F instead of an F#.

Very nice!

Thanks, slide is what got me into music.

 

[Cory_Dylan]

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Man I really need to learn how to play slide. How did you learn? Just fiddling around?

 

[Wattage]

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Cory find some local blues guys that play slide and watch them for a few gigs, seeing and hearing it in peron makes a huge difference in trying to learn it. Then find a slide you are comfortable with and practice getting some good clear, simple phrases togheter.

I had a lot of success using an open D tuning when learning but whatver makes sense to you.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Sweet feel and tone man
Love slide guitar....

 

[daemon barbeque]

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Sounds really great.I like the soul in it ,and the "hidden" tempo is amazing!I like the rythm parts as well!great job bro!

 

[firebirdV]

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Thanks guys

I listened to my own clip and decided that amazing grace wasn't too good and redid it :smack:

Anyway, I appreciate the positive feedback but don't be afraid to criticize either.

As far as learning, I don't really know. I learned through listening a lot. I've even had tableture in front of me and videos in front of me and the thing that I learned from was the audio. Actually, the Cypress Grove song is my take from a DVD by Bob Brozman. The DVDs were supposed to be instructional, but I ended up listening to the songs and learning by ear and not really watching them as much.

 

[Bludave]

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Great stuff!

 

[firebirdV]

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Thanks