As we know, Mick Taylor used to be one of the best slideguitar players in the 70's.
He played in standard tuning which is rare and made his sound unique. Who else do you like playing slideguitar?



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Elmore James

Good old George Harrison comes to mind-- he played some pretty tasty slide....

Duane Allman was another one

Hound Dog Taylor

Don't forget Jeremy Spencer:

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Blind Willie Johnson

let me use this opportunity to give my annual plug to ex-nighthawk jimmy thackery....one of the greatest players ever...slide or otherwise.

Ben Harper

Johnny Winter

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talkcheap
As we know, Mick Taylor used to be one of the best slideguitar players in the 70's.
He played in standard tuning which is rare and made his sound unique. Who else do you like playing slideguitar?

I'm pretty certain he's not in standard tuning for this one (which I think is the first song Taylor played onstage with the Stones. Sounds like he's tuned to a chord to me, but I may be wrong.

Keith - LIB album in particular

duane allman

and for pure rawness, hound dog taylor

Ry Cooder
Ron Wood

Robbie Krieger is hugely underrated and is often overlooked whenever any aspect of guitar playing is discussed.







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Bonnie Raitt.

X2 on Hound Dog! And what was said about Robbie Krieger.

And I nominate Lowell George.

Ronnie Wood is far surperior to Mick Taylor on slide guitar. It is a Ronnie forte.

A couple of lesser known slidemen
Dave Kelly (The Blues Band)
Peter Wells (Rose Tattoo)
Glen Ross Campbell (The Misunderstood,Juicy Lucy)
Oh,and someone you might know, Rory Gallagher!

i second lowell george

Ronnie Wood is far surperior to Mick Taylor on slide guitar. It is a Ronnie forte.

- no. not even close. you can't even compare woody to taylor on slide, really. not fairly, at least. listen to woody's 78 live 'love in vain' and compare to taylor's live in 72 version, for example, or 78 live all down the line (woodys solo makes me cringe) compared to taylor in 72. not even close. woody is way choppier. nothing wrong with that i guess if you dig it.

but taylor was in duayne allman territory. although he could do both, he was a wizard in standard tuning slide work. and you can tell taylor does not really think about scaling when playing slide; he listens to chord undercurrents, he plays lots of major chord triads, and cool effects he puts in like using major 7th's a semitone down. lots of pull off's with the slide, too. totally differnt style then woody. and is obviously a BB King fan. you can hear it in his timing.

woodys best slide work was pre stones anyway, like with faces.



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It's not rare, playing slide in standard tuning.

There are lots of slide players on both Wood's and Taylor's level:

Duane Allman
Ry Cooder
George Harrison

@ pinkdloydthe barber:

The lap steel and steel guitar work of Ronnie (Far Away Eyes among others) is often above Taylor's level:

If Wood's slide solos make you cringe (Hey Negrita), you better get your ears checked.

That said, Taylor was a fantastic slide guitarist. However, he changed his style - not so much for the better, imo.

Harrison's slide playing is a thing of beauty. It's one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard. I actually prefer Wood's slide playing to Taylor, as it's more rougher. Actually, they both have their own "sounds" playing slide. They're two totally different players, and I don't know we have to compare the two all the time.

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Harrison's slide playing is a thing of beauty. It's one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard.

What songs are you specifically referring to? :-)

You got the Sun, You got the Moon,
and you've got
The Rolling Stones

This is a beauty:

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Derek Trucks
Warren Haynes

Ry Cooder
Derek Trucks
Brian Jones


Ron Wood?! No way.

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stonehearted
Robbie Krieger is hugely underrated and is often overlooked whenever any aspect of guitar playing is discussed.

Agreed.Love his slide on "Little Red Rooster" and "Moonlight Drive" from "Alive, She Cried". Real spooky.

Keith's slide on Love In Vain (the studio recording) is some of the most simple, yet beautiful slide work I've ever heard. Deserves a mention here, imo.

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TippyToe
Johnny Winter

great choice !