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Originally Posted by Johnny Guitar
I think you are really on to something here. When you are starting out, there are just too many ways to sound bad. Damping behind the slide will eliminate a number of problems like the distraction harmonics from behind the slide as well as noise when the slide is not pressed hard enough against the strings.
I know that I don't always dampen behind the slide anymore, but that's good because it has become one of the many unconscious things that happen as one develops skill: doing it when it needs to be done, but not being aware that one is doing it.
I think this is related to your answer in another thread about the difference between fingerpicking and fingerpicking and dampeing (right hand) for slide. There are clearly different techniques for each, but developing a rudimentary skill (like I need to do) for fingerstyle guitar will get you a good start in developing the similar skills for slide.
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Thanks for your support on this.
I still maintain anything that works for you is fine. Mastering slide seems to be very much a self-taught learning experience anyway, and thats what makes for diversity. How boring if we all sounded the same!
But beginners need all the help and encouragement they can get to sound good from the starting block.
I picked up a slide many many times over the years, and got disgusted and put it down because I didn't have anyone around to show me the basics. Finally I picked up a couple of pretty good instructional videos- Arlen Roth's and Roy Rogers. Between the two of them I got it together, but good damping technique had a lot to do with it, and it was certainly covered in both of those videos.