Industry May 14, 2026
Sadler Vaden on Slide Guitar Technique
Don't sweat the action, keep it in standard tuning and just pretend you're a trapeze artist with syrup on the fingerboard... Wait, what!?
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MusicRadar
Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, shared his unique approach to playing slide guitar. He described a method that involves unconventional imagery to influence his playing style.
Vaden suggests imagining that the guitar's fretboard is covered in mud or syrup. He stated that this imaginative exercise can alter the way one plays the instrument. Originally reported by MusicRadar.
Vaden suggests imagining that the guitar's fretboard is covered in mud or syrup. He stated that this imaginative exercise can alter the way one plays the instrument. Originally reported by MusicRadar.