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April 2019

In this modern blues-rock bottleneck extravaganza Phil Capone reveals everything you ever wanted to know about slide guitar, from the 1960s till now!

- Phil Capone

Slide Soloing

This is a look at modern blues-rock slide so doesn’t feature legends like Elmore James who obviously influenced them all. But whether you love the sound of slide but don’t know where to begin, or want to take your playing to the next level, this feature is for you, as we’re analysing eight celebrated exponents of the art, from the 1960s on.

DUANE ALLMAN.

Legend has it that, following an arm injury in 1968 Allman picked up a bottle of Coricidin pills that he’d been given to ease the pain and instantly started jamming along to a Taj Mahal album. He played in open E tuning with a glass slide on his third finger.

GEORGE HARRISON.

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THE MOODY BLUES

This month Stuart Ryan delves into the picking style of this British prog legend whose acoustic guitar has powered many a Moody Blues song.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

WAYNE KRANTZ

This issue Nick Mellor provides an insight into this brilliant jazz stylist, focusing on his approach to improvising over static chords.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

OPEN G TUNING

Open tunings are great fun and can help create exciting new ideas. Simon Barnard shows how to incorporate open G tuning into your playing.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

RODRIGO GOUVEIA

Last month we featured Mateus Asato, and mentioned the importance of the neo-soul style in his playing. Here we turn to his fellow Brazilian, the master of neo-soul fusion.

time to read

1 min

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

MARK KNOPFLER

Our topic this month is a master craftsman as both guitar player and songwriter. His style is unique and his influence spreads far and wide.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

U2

Martin Cooper checks out the chiming pedal delay tones of this stadium-filling band from Dublin, Ireland, and guitarist The Edge.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

LUTHER ALLISON

It’s blues with a touch of soul this month, as David Gerrish explores the dynamic, expressive style of an often overlooked Chicago bluesman.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

JOHANN KASPAR MERTZ Capriccio

This month Declan Zapala explores the music of Austria at the turn of the Romantic period with a fiery caprice to level up your fingers and unlock your inner virtuoso.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

THE CROSSROADS Michael Landau

John Wheatcroft explores the playing of a session ace _ and blazing blues-rock maestro who graces the top-flight m band of singer-songwriting legend, James Taylor.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

Guitar Techniques

Guitar Techniques

VIDEO MASTERCLASS Troy Redfern

This month GT welcomes this slide guitar virtuoso. If you've been wanting to take your slide playing to the next level then this is one's for you. With Jon Bishop.

time to read

2 mins

December 2024

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