Video Lesson: An Intro to Bottleneck Blues
Learn the basics of acoustic slide guitar
Slide Guitar
Getting Started with Slide Guitar
The focus of this month’s series is how to play slide guitar—an approach that first became popular through blues guitarists like Robert Johnson and Son House and Hawaiian musicians such as Sol Hoopii.
Video Lesson: Learn Jontavious Willis’ Take on “Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home”
Here's an open-G arrangement of the traditional blues tune "Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home"
Guitar Lesson: Simple Acoustic-Blues Tips That Can Improve Your Bottleneck-Slide Technique
From the March 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSENTHE PROBLEMYou find that you can’t get a powerful sound playing bottleneck slide—your tone is thi... Read More...
Great Acoustics: Bukka White’s 1933 National Duolian
From the May/June 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Greg OlwellFrom his first records for Victor in 1930, Bukka White—who preferr... Read More...
Slide Masters: 6 Guitarists Who Play Bottleneck Style in Fresh and Unexpected Ways
From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY ADAM PERLMUTTERIt’s not possible to know the exact specifics, but at some po... Read More...
Video Lesson: How to Play Bottleneck in a Range of Styles
From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSENSlide/bottleneck guitar can evoke flavors ethereal and lyrical or aggressive and bombas... Read More...
Gear Review: MagSlide Magnesium Guitar Slide
From the July/August 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY PETE MADSENThe most common materials for bottleneck slides are steel, brass, glass, and ceramic. I... Read More...
Throwback Thursday: Southern Slide Guitar Demons Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes Play ‘Old Friend’
Here at the mag we're finishin' up the next issue, which is going to include a couple of articles about different approaches to playing slide guitar. Well, that... Read More...
Rory Block Slides Into a New Tribute Series: Power Women of the Blues
From the November 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY BLAIR JACKSONGuitarist, singer, and songwriter Rory Block has been one of the country’s preeminent bl... Read More...