I've been trying to use the slide but just canna make it work.

as you may know I had frets fitted and this seem to interfering.

so it look like I'm going to have to use my fingers.

most you tubes instructions use's slides as fingers.

is there any tutorials on here??

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You will need a high action on your strings to be able to play slide. I am sure that there are tutorials on this site.

Hi John, I'm very much a beginner myself and have picked up so much just messing around. Here are a couple of lesson attempts I did a while ago.

http://youtu.be/K-08hcXHiI8

http://youtu.be/na_tSMFBKK4

Maybe something here will get you started.
Keep on with it

You DO NOT need high action to play slide..what you need is practice. Having heavy strings and a fairly high tension on the strings will help - 042, 032, 024 gauge strings,  tuned G D G will get you in the right ball park. Having the action slightly higher than a standard guitar can help, but by that I mean about 1mm at the 1st fret, 3-4mm absolute max at the 12th fret..there's no need and no benefit to have it any higher. If you have really low action and slack strings, then hitting  the frets with the slide  will be a consequence.

Once your guitar is set up with the correct gauge strings and action, you need to work with the slide...you need to use just enough pressure to stop the string rattling against the slide, but not so much that the strings are pressed down to the frets. Give it another 15 years and you'll probably get there....but seriously, it won't happen instantly, like any musical technique, it needs practice.

John, ma man, seems you're fretting over slides, and not sliding over frets. Ah know this statement is not helpful, but ya gotta admit its quite clever and a propos (whatever THAT means).  ;)

On a serious note, watch a few vids, raise yer action, as Yellowbelly says, and don't try to hard. It (slide)  will come eventually , and you'll wonder what all the fuss was about :)

The guitar is set up ok for slide John, just practice..lots of tutorials here from CB John and Keni Lee Burgess on YouTube :-)

when I got the cbg the string were to soft so to speak.

now dont get me wrong steve ,I'm not knocking your set up.

I've still got a lot to learn.

the strings 32g,24g and 16g now I don't know what difference these strings make or indeed others.

it could be that I've set it up wrong on my tuner.

its an old one that I bought years ago.its an Korg chromatic ca- 30.

now what gets me is the HZ ,CAL UP AND DOWN  so what do I need this set on as it seem to alter the setting of cords or notes if I set it higher and lower.

so like a bright spark I just set the gdg with out thinking blah blah so I might have set it wrong.

on the gauge it has two symbols b red . green . # red.

and I'm not going to give up.

I'm sure once the penny dropped I'll get the hang of it.

I think also having a smaller 10amp may not be helping me in hearing the sound clearly even though I've got head phones on.

may I should try the in the ear phones.

thanks for helping this ol fool out ,I'm sure I'll get there in the end. john

i usually make guitars wth the beginner n mind so 32 24 17 is a compromise,  change the strings for thicker ones if you wishbut it will.be a little harder to fret as they will be a little tighter, sliding will.be a little easier but try to get used to how it is before changing,  there are online tuners available, don tighten them.up toohigh!

ok my 2 peneth you don't need super high action chances are you are pushing down on the string as if you were trying to fret it . you don't need to do this just a touch is enough.

I play cbg and regular 6 strings on the slide and my action is not high yes a bit higher than normal but still very playable so I can fret notes as normal . you mention string gauges and not being able to get it in tune? remember that all these tuning are in essence the same be it D'A'D / the most common or BFB it doesn't mater the incriments are the same .I use my tuner in cromactic mode and not set for guitar /bass or violin don't know about your tuner but on mine this is indicated by a little c on the screen as long as the needle is in the middle on the note you require don't matter what colour it is red green pink whatever .

using heavy guage strings will increase the tension on the neck and thus in all probability raise your action but if you wish to also fret notes its gonna hurt your fingers especially as I understand you are a beginner I wouldn't recommend that.

stick with the gauge you have its a good starting point get used to the feel of the strings stick with it its all about feel

I'm not bothering with the slide on the cbg that I bought off slowpaw.

I've been using ma fingers to shane speal's advice on you tube and so far so good.

what I'm not so keen is the sound ,a bit tinny for me.

so I will change the  strings to 42,32,24 gauge,they should give a tone more to my liking.

beside string gauges  do having pick up make the difference in sounds.bought one off c/bonejohn a BC Rich singlecoil pickup suppose to give a nice warm sound.

I suppose any wound pickups would be better than piezo?

 

You'll find that singlecoil pickup will give you a lot warmer more controllable sound than the piezo..generally electro magnetic p'ups will do that for you.

thanks john.

have you discovered joe cribb yet,he is putting some really good tutorials an he isn't a shouty american 

cheers btb

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