How I Learned Slide Guitar
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- The first of many longer-form videos from me! I should note that despite having the word "learned" in the past tense in the title, the learning never stops and I'll always strive to improve myself as a slide guitarist and a musician as a whole. Also sorry about the voiceover audio, made a rookie mistake in editing and had to use my phone camera's audio.
Also also the Statesboro Blues clip is in Open E, the caption somehow didn’t make it into the final video
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Funky Slidin’
00:36 - Overview
01:24 - Beginnings
04:57 - Digging into Derek
08:25 - Berklee, Tronzo, and Finding my Voice
13:24 - Outro
Check out my socials where I post slide and non-slide videos alike! (But mostly slide)
Instagram: / dylanadamsguitar
TikTok: / dylanadamsguitar - เพลง
Hey just a heads up everyone, if an account who looks like me replies to your comment about winning a prize, it’s not me. I’ve reported it, don’t fall for spam!
Hey Dylan- what's the Les Paul?
I literally came here to mention that, happened to me but was an obvious scam. These f***** people, for f**** sake
@@brianjhutto it’s a custom shop R8 Aged in a limited “sweet cherry” color!
Oh man ! So im not really getting a Free Guitar !? 😁🤟
That's what I thought! Thanks, Dylan, you rock .....
Starting my slide journey at 63. Thanks for inspiring me. Duane Allman and Brothers all time best.
Funny, fellow 63er here starting slide myself. Ears and eyes blown away!
David Tronzo ! Yes. Dylan I have been playing slide guitar for 50 years and have followed a path with people like Albert Ayler for his vibrato , trombone players like Albert Mangelsdorf ,lap slide players like Bob Dunn, Delta Blues players and many others . Thanks for the great video !
You're probably one of the best slide players I've ever heard
Dylan Adams, you and I have been down the same path to learning our craft. I met Derek Trucks when he was 19 years old, that was completely inspired by his work.
And we were all inspired by Duane Allman.
I saw Muddy Waters play slide guitar 1971, and I wanted to learn how to do it.
Thanks for the smile on my face
Exact same story here with Statesboro. I was playing online chess and looking at music recommendations when I heard their first album. I liked it enough to try another and put on the deluxe version of Fillmore East. Duane’s slide sound connected with me like nothing else ever had. You can feel his energy and his voice so clearly. You know what I mean. Then I looped Statesboro, TNM, DKMW, DSW, and Stormy Monday for about 6 months. That was May 2020 and I still listen to Fillmore east almost every day.
So happy to hear a mention of Tronzo! He's one of my heroes and when I moved to NYC in the 90s I would catch him live every chance I got! I particularly loved his 'Slow Poke' band with Kenny Wollesen, Tonny Scherr, and Michael Blake. Anyways, he isn't mentioned enough in the slide world. Also, you sound amazing!
Yesss Slow Poke, not many peeps in the know but yes a stand out combo & a soulful side of Tronzo
Ry Cooder Get Rhythm is my favorite slide album. His open D slide riff after Steve vai’s bad horsie riff in crossroads is one of the baddest things I’ve ever heard
Berklee? Yup, that makes sense. Excellent starting point for talking to camera btw, not rushing or flubbing, and only going to get more natural.
Tronzo is absolutely amazing! I had the great fortune of studying with him around 2002 in NYC
Thanks for sharing your journey. I’m learning to play the guitar at 62 (4 years in now) and love the blues and the sound of slide. I’m glad your video popped up in my recommended feed!
Thanks for sharing, Dylan. I'm glad to hear David Tronzo's name - what a unique and amazing player, and it makes sense hearing you that you studied with him AFTER the immersion in Allman and Trucks. It all makes sense. You've taken all of that and blended it into something that is entirely your own, really tuneful and exciting with a lot of subtlety. Beautiful stuff!
Lovely stuff!
Keep it coming Dylan !
This was awesome! Thanks Dylan!!
Thanks For this Dylan! I Can't wait for your tutorials!
Man this was great! Keep them coming!
Looking forward to seeing the channel progress Dylan!
Finally! What I have been waiting for! Thank you and I still want much more to come!!!
thanks for the video Dylan! you're amazing!
Great! Looking forward to the next videos.
Awesome seeing you take advantage of the situation you’re in, and opening up to the camera. Can’t wait for more videos
Fantastic video and I love how honest you are about there being no short cuts. Can’t wait to see more🤘
man you're a monster player, those horn lines totally shine through. Can't wait to hear more.
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing that with us, and I look forward to hearing more from you as time passes. 🎶
I appreciate you sharing your journey as well as the tips to your approach. Looking forward to watching more from you!
You are an inspiration Dylan. Can’t wait for the rest of your vids. Keep em coming. Your playing is insanely good
Great video Dylan! Thank you. Looking forward to seeing your channel grow.
You are so insanely good, it's crazy. Good job, man!
Thanks for your time ! Keep them coming, kid!
Love it, I'm looking forward to more content from you. I hope you have a ton of success!
Good job on your first video! Gonna love watching you and this channel grow.
Thank you very much for sharing!
Nice debut video. Your slide work is fantastic, but I find myself watching your right hand just as often.
Rockin it bro! Can’t wait to watch your journey! Stay humble and you’ll do great things!!
I love hearing your backstory. There are some great musicians in this world and you are one of them! I appreciate the power of social media and how it enables us to experience a much broader spectrum of them. I was one of the people who saw Rhett's review of your playing @RhettShull. I think it is a great example of the community supporting the community. I look forward to being a part of your evolution in this space. Much Respect! 👏👏👏
Super interesting video. I´ll catch the next one too. Thanks for sharing ✌🏻
Glad to get to know the history behind such an amazing musician. Can’t wait to watch more videos on slide 🤘
Good to know about your journey Dylan. Got to be something in the water in Jacksonville. Keep it up!!! The world of a musician is a bumpy one. But can be a most rewarding one. Never lose sight. You have to have tunnel vision.
Such great playing!! Great video too!
This is great! I'm so excited for this.
@dylanadamsguitar I'm assuming this isn't real
All of this makes me smile so wide :-) Hooray for Dave Tronzo, my hero!!!
Look forward to your channel and success ✌🏻
Well done, Dylan! This was a good summary of your journey. Looking forward to hearing more about some of the technical parts of your playing. Keep on rockin'! \m/
So cool that you’re sharing your journey - I for one will be following along from here on out!😊
Great video content. Appreciate you sharing with us your slide journey to where you are now. Looking forward to future videos. Congrats on a growing TH-cam channel.
Oh, and please put your solo on “The Weight” on TH-cam so we can share it more effectively. It's one of the best I've ever heard. So flowing.
Dang I thought I had already but guess I forgot to. Might have to upload the full song…
I want to hear that too :)
Great video, you're incredibly talented. I look forward to seeing more content from you as you continue your journey. Best of luck!!
You got another sub, my friend. Love your stuff on TT and IG.
great first video Dylan and really great playing ! Looking forward to your future video's. Regards from Belgium
Man, I relate to your story so much! I can’t tell you how refreshing it is to hear someone talk about all the things that inspired/influenced me growing up and playing. I am nowhere near your level, but people like you help me stay on the path to where you and my other heroes are. It will be a long journey, but a beautiful one. Like Emerson said, “I’ve got miles to go before I sleep. Miles to go before I sleep.” Lookin forward to learning more about you in your future videos, brotha!
THis is so exciting... feels like getting in on the beginning of something that is going to be great
Man, you are already legendary type of guitarist. It's exciting to witness your talent, and your rise to stardom. All the best to you.
I look forward to seeing a lot more of you on your channel Dylan - anything I've seen of you already I really like a lot and I wish you lots of luck on your musical journey. Best wishes to you from Ireland and keep the videos coming - I'm sure I can learn a lot from you!
Gotta learn it.
Great playing 👍
Dude! Keep it coming. We need more people like you talking about their journey…and teaching me more about slide!
Hello Dylan, love your Playing! So glad you’re doing videos now, wishing you all the best and looking forward to your next video production, thank you
So glad you're on youtube now!!! I'm subscribed and the bell is clicked!!! Great video man!!!
Thanks Dylan, an awesome first post! Love your playing and your journey. Rhett was right your a real talent, and you come across very well, look forward to your future posts!
Amazing dude. So glad I came across your playing.
Thanks for sharing your journey into slide playing. I always find it interesting what inspires and motivates people in their various disciplines, particularly players of your caliber. I am greatly looking forward to your future videos.
This is super inspiring to pick up slide again!
Thanks for sharing your process, on the journey myself and it's always helpful to meet another traveler who's lived it.
Nice playing man, those were some smooth licks at 8:23! Watch out Derek!
Wow! Massive fan of Duane Allman, massive fan of Derek Trucks, now I’ve added Dylan Adams to my list! Fantastic slide work 👍🏻🎸❤️🎶
So glad you are posting on TH-cam. Definitely a different vibe than Instagram or other platforms. People really get into the detailed analysis with these longer videos.
That was an extremely interesting video. I'm so glad I have got in on the ground floor of this channel because I think it's going to get big. There are so many things you can do with it. Videos like this, tutorials, gear that you like and review new stuff, cover songs, new songs, introduce us to your band, interview musician friends, explain the depth of your understanding of music theory. I look forward to every video.
Thanks so much man, I hope to do videos on all of those topics and more!!
I second the commenter above... would love some deeper dives into theory and your application to creating such interesting solos. Cheers!
Thanks for Sharing! looking forward to you bringing more great stuff to you tube.
Good first video. Cool to hear how you started and your inspirations.
Dear Dylan, I'm so glad to find young players like you, diggin' into this artform so soulful and skillful! One little advice from an old man on steel would be - Try to keep down distortion as much as possible, because it flattens out your expression and articulation, an even deeper feel would be the result. "Your tone" needs clarity. Forgive me that word please.
Yeah ! Dylan wicked that you posted here, loving your posts and this video is awesome and yeah it was Rhett that turned me on to you. Thanks it’s great stuff
Slide game is crazy, Dylan. Hope to see you post more content, like this and more, here on the tube. Peace and blessings, friend✌🏼
Subscribed. KILLER playing dude!
Hey Dylan. it’s always mesmerizing to listen and watch you play brother.
Hi, great opening video. Keep 'em comin'. It's the commitment. The investment. You're a great player. Thanks for paying it forward.
Very interesting story, your channel is going to kick ass. Looking forward to seeing where you take it. I love the slide focus. I’m so weak at slide but I love listening to it.
Really an interesting journey to get where you are now. Your playing is just amazing. The playing behind the slide part is so over my pay grade, it's hard to compute that. Thanks for this new type of video, hope to see more in the future.
Best of luck Dylan. I’ve been a fan of yours for years, up here in Nova Scotia, Canada. Statesboro Blues hooked me too! Interesting how you’ve come full circle back to standard tuning. I look forward to more gear and technique videos. 6:31
Cool, thanks, looking forward to more from you.
Thanks for doing this video series, really impressed after seeing some of your videos and would love to get to understand your approach to fretting behind the slide in open tuning and anything I could start to practice to build up control of the slide.
Same here man ! Statesboro blues hooked me as well . Great video 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Great video! Looking forward to all your new content and maybe copping some of your slide knowledge for my own playing 😁 God bless and rock on 👍🎸
Thanks Dylan, love your playing! I am a late slide learner, for me it was Derek the one that rocked my world. And then I heard Duane and Ry and Joey and Ariel, etc haha I'm still trying to absorb it. It's an amazing journey. I try to play in standard too, not easy and man you are great at it. Love jazz so I really can't wait to see more content from you!
I was watching rhett shull's video on you and halfway throught I stopped It and searched "how to slide guitar for beginners".
Glad this popped out immediatly
Thanks for the insight. Watched some of your playing in other videos, in a word...awesome, keep up the great work, & the Rick Nielsen hat angle! 👍
Hey Dylan! I really enjoy your music.
Great way to start off your channel. I started playing with a pinky about five years ago, and I’ve always played in standard tuning! After a while, it sounds like you’re playing in the opens!
Looking forward to this journey with your upcoming content. Thank you, and honestly don’t get wrapped up in the expensive professional video thing. This was just fine. Your guidance will be priceless for most all of us anyway it turns out Thanx.
Dylan is now my favorite slide guitar player !!! Hopefully you'll come up to New England sometime so I can see you play !!
I really enjoyed hearing about your journey to date. The Duane and Derek influences are clear and I love them too. I've particularly enjoyed when you've slowed down and wandered some less commonly traveled musical paths, as Trucks often does with his unrushed intros. It's great to hear something which sets a mood and transports the listener to an unexpected place. I appreciate how you keep it interesting and engaging. Shredders are a dime a dozen, unlike great musicians who have something to say. Finally, if you could share more about your motivation for playing slide in standard tuning, besides setting you apart from the crowd, I'd love to hear about it.
Thank You so much Dylan.
It is very possible that by sharing your journey many new journeys will begin (at least mine is).
I’m late… but just ringed the bell here and in instagram… this playing is incredible 😮
Man there must be something in the Jax water that makes for good slide players, between you and Derek Trucks. 😃 Great video and awesome playing, I enjoyed learning more about you. Its inspired me to pick up my slide again, probably more in standard tuning. Looking forward to more videos!
Hi Mr Adam's.just wanted say thanks for the video.i play too and also found the Joy's of the 5e3 circuit,especially for slide.you are so inspiring.really glad to have come across your videos!!
Statesboro blues blew my mind as well. And also at age 15. Lol. I dabbled with trying to learn slide around that time but ended up giving up. It’s hard af! Haha but this video is definitely inspiring me to pick it up again. I like the idea of just starting by learning solos from my fav songs.
Subscribing! Thanks for sharing! Keep doin it! Lookin forward to watching more
Love your playing. Congratulations on developing a unique sound and playing style. l anxiously await your further content. I may pick up slide again for the 3rd time in my 52 years of playing. BTW We share ABB as favorite band and also the start of a lifelong love affair that began with the FIllmore album (only I got to do it real time at the age of 11!). Thanks!
Great video and thanks for talking about David Tronzo.
You’ve got great tone! Thanks for sharing
I live here in Jax and we produce great slide guitarists! Great job, can’t wait to come see you in person.
Dylan, thank you for sharing. Your past is so close to mine. Bought my first electric guitar, Gretch Country Gentleman, when I was 14 from a 21 year old guy in my neighborhood. He had a Marshall and a 57 Goldtop and could play ANYTHING on slide. Duane Allman clone. Summer of 71 he took me to see ABB in Chicago to see the original ABB. Duane was incredible live. I only play in Standard so I can play other songs without transposing on the fly. Play on the ring finger with a Coricidin bottle. Used to be able to buy them in the drug store. Get them from Dunlop now. Got into a lot of great bands because I could play slide and do the Duane thing. Took jazz guitar lessons in my teens. Helped me so much. Looking forward to more videos.