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Originally Posted by Kirk
Pleased to meet you, Gregory, thanks for joining. It's a pretty quiet forum these days, but don't be shy about asking any questions.
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Thanks for the reply Kirk - I was starting to feel a little lonely! Been working with the
slide a bit lately - more challenging in standard tuning than straight tuning, but it certainly lends itself to more options. Bought a couple of Rockslides... they certainly are nicer than the plexiglass Dunlop I was using - much better tone.
Do you use any compression when you play? I've heard that helps a bit.
As nice as slide sounds on my regular guitars, I think it'll sound better on a dedicated slide guitar. My regular guitars are strung fairly high with 11's, but I think I'll have better luck if I get a an Esquire/Tele type guitar strung with 13's (this will match my acoustics).
Anywho, I have a gig in a couple weeks and I might try to introduce slide on ONE song. We play Leopardskin Pillbox Hat - a sloppy, bluesy Dylan tune. Since my slide playing is fairly sloppy at this time, this will be a great chance to give it a go. Will let you know how it turns out!