Hey, what's that sound: Bottleneck slide guitar

Each week, we look at the tools behind the tunes. Today, it's a simple glass tube that conjures the sound of the Mississippi delta in all its shimmering gloryWhat is it? A style of playing that refers to one of the early objects used to produce the sound.Who uses it? Bottleneck slide's early masters were Sylvester Weaver, Blind Willie's Johnson and McTell, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Son House, Robert Johnson, and the Memphis Jug Band. Don't bother much with modern players like the Black Keys or ...

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