playing slide guitar

Slide Guitar Lessons Method 1 and 2 Revised

By John Tuggle on November 4, 2010 Leave a Comment

After nearly 3 years of putting video guitar lessons together, I've decided to go back and put some updates into the very first 2 DVDs I ever made. Now why would I do this? Well I just attended a guitar conference in North Carolina and talked to … [Read more...]

7 Reasons Why You Quit Playing Slide Guitar

By John Tuggle on August 25, 2010 3 Comments

With the rise in popularity of Slide Guitar, partially due to Derek Trucks, many people are now wanting to play the most expressive way of playing the guitar. Playing slide guitar is as close to the human voice as you can get. If you want to play … [Read more...]

Slide Guitar Lesson 3 Month Video Challenge.

By John Tuggle on June 24, 2010 Leave a Comment

I keep saying over and over again about the importance of recording yourself to find out what you need to practice to get better. Well now I'm going to give you a real life example of this in action. A customer of Learning Guitar Now has agreed … [Read more...]

Slide Guitar Lesson: Guitar Setup For Slide

By John Tuggle on April 9, 2010 3 Comments

In this slide guitar lesson, I'm going to show you exactly how I set my action for playing slide guitar. It is really not that hard, but is the first thing you MUST do if you want to get anywhere playing slide guitar. This tutorial is for Gibson … [Read more...]

When I started playing slide guitar….

By John Tuggle on March 9, 2010 7 Comments

You know, I get a lot of email and questions about how to start playing slide guitar. When I answer, I try to remember what it was like way back then when I first started playing. Although it has been about 17 years since I first started, I can … [Read more...]

Playing Slide Guitar Like Duane Allman

By John Tuggle on February 5, 2010 7 Comments

Pretty much if you mention playing slide guitar, you will no doubt hear the name Duane Allman come up. He is considered the innovator of the electric slide guitar. Drawing from Robert Johnson, Elmore James, and Muddy Waters, Duane developed his … [Read more...]

Allman Brothers Slide Guitar Lesson: Duane Allman

By John Tuggle on July 2, 2008 Leave a Comment

So what is the best way to become really good at playing slide guitar? Well, one way is to learn the best slide guitar songs from your favorite players. This will no doubt include the magnificent slide guitar songs from the Allman Brothers Band, … [Read more...]

Developing Slide Guitar Technique: Right hand muting

By John Tuggle on March 20, 2008 Leave a Comment

If you have ever tried to play slide guitar, then you already know that developing a solid, right hand muting technique is the key to sounding good when playing slide guitar. Right hand muting allows you to play single note phrases using the slide … [Read more...]