Slide Along Side

(Recommneded to play the video while reading for max effect) :)

SLIDES......

Have you used them before? Tried one in your fingers? sliding them on your strings?

If i ask 10 guitarist here in Melaka, almost all of them are strangers to slide. Yes they knew what it is, what does it do and stuffs but not many seems to know how to use it. Heck i don't think they even own 1. 

The method used in playing slides are very different from the normal finger fretting way of common guitar playing. You fret a note play it and you have fingerings to remember and chords in standard tuning. Ok here's the catch, most guitarist here are lazy and afraid to tune their guitar to open tuning. Again , i don't think most of them know about open tuning. Open D, open G , coz most folks here don't know. Ignorant? I don't wanna answer that, i'll just say "hey, they just not expose to that". In playing slides, you now need to be on the fret not between anymore, the phrasing would need to change coz your sliding not fretting.  It's more organic here,   if you wanna play by books it's difficult coz now you need to use your ears just like a violin player.. Haha pawned, for the average guitarist that have years depending on the frets to tell them which note they are on. They can't seems to do it, then they choose to forget it and close it. For us in MSA, we actually teach slide guitar playing .... coz we can..(and i know they are slides player out there but unknown)

And i'm talking about playing slides to the songs of Elmore James, Muddy Waters and other great blues musician that started off playing with slides.

We have different type of slides to choose from, all differ from how they produce the tone. Steel slides, Ceramic slide, glass slides and the famous medicine bottle slides. Many more materials in producing slides. Lap steel guitar? That's too far for explanation, i don't think we have one in Melaka...LOL

FOr you guys who are interested in slide guitar playing , i would recommend to hear Derek trucks from Allman bros and also Warren Haynes. Elmore James, Muddy Waters and they will led you to more great slide guitar players.

We are selling also, the medicine bottle slide at RM25/=

Come get one and SLIDE ALONG SIDES!!!!

Wanna Update on Our MSA since it's now

4 MONTHS old... HURRAY!!!!!

Yes, we sold off our amps and guitars and now we are waiting for new stuffs to come in. More and more students and Later we are holding guitar forums!!!! Stay Tune!!!!!