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Originally Posted by allthumbs
Maybe it's the heavy slide or heavy strings, but I also don't have to pay much attention to damping behind the slide. I remember I used to in the old days of using a full slide with open tunings. Now with a dropped D slide in standard or Dropped D, I don't seem to think about it at all. |
Kind of supports my point, dontcha think?
Beginners may need the extra contol that damping affords. As you get more advanced, your touch improves and you can relax more.
I really can't get behind the idea of a 'special drop D slide , or that any particular tuning or lack thereof, will change your ability to control touch, intonation, or tone. Its all about facility, usually coming from practice or experience.
I'm really surprised that veteran slide players would not support the idea that beginners should learn damping techniques. As an experiment, I tried to consciously NOT dampen behind the slide. I could clearly hear oppositional reverse overtones that I would find distracting and unpleasant if I had to listen to someone else playing that way constantly.
But, admittedly- I dont think too much about damping behind the slide anymore- its pretty automatic, and light.