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!?
Originally published by
MusicRadar
Sadler Vaden, from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, shared his unique approach to playing slide guitar. He described a method of imagining unusual substances, like mud or syrup, on his guitar's fretboard to alter his playing style. This imaginative technique, he suggests, can significantly change the way a musician approaches the instrument. Originally reported by MusicRadar.