# Slide Guitar: A Lesson on How It's Done **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 12, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-guitar-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/485568 "2009-02-12T18:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-guitar-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/485568/81 "2009-06-01T16:55:15Z")
So wait! Those aren’t sound holes! That’s the knobs and equalizer slide pots for the electric circuit. That’s the first time I’ve seen a guitar with an XLR audio connection too. Thanks for the link to the website. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-guitar-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/485568/82 "2009-06-12T13:19:28Z")
Just a quick update - I don’t think this thread is zombie material yet… [Gibson.com](http://Gibson.com) just put [this Arlen Roth slide guitar lesson](http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Lessons/Lesson-Of-The-Day/slide-guitar-block-damp-611/)on their website. It’s all about how to use both hands to block and damp strings so only the sounds you want to hear are heard. This is something I stress a lot in how I approach the guitar, so am pleased to see it as an explicit topic. And Roth’s slide playing - of which there are ample examples during the lesson - is just stellar… ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-guitar-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/485568/83 "2009-06-12T17:07:58Z")
Bless you, bless you all! Perfect scratch for my itch, thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slide-guitar-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/485568.md?page=4)