Distinct guitar playing?

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If you listen to the songs Wicket Games by Chris Isaak, and Cheer Down by George Harrison there is a very distinct way the guitar is played in these songs. I think what they do is they slide something down the neck of the guitar to make that distinct sound. What method is that called and do you know of any other songs that have this method of playing?

Thanks in advance friends!

Robert J · Answer

A bottleneck is sometimes used, but specifically in "Wicked Game", it is/can be played just using normal sliding of notes plus a tremolo bar.

See the video here for a live performance, clearly showing the guitar technique:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOjTweUPt3Q

By comparison, Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird. This demonstrates "slide guitar" using a bottleneck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr3dWscslo8

The third variation is a "Pedal Steel Guitar", a very differently built instrument that looks almost like a keyboard, from a distance:
https://youtu.be/ztXiyTEpjfc?t=32

Use the links above when yahoo's thumbnail videos are broken..

MsBittner · Answer

Guitarists use a glass or metal "bottle" (originally a literal bottle) to press the strings down as they slide it over the frets. It produces a unique sound often used in blues, called slide guitar.

? · Answer

NO its not a slide, its a bend, been playing both for 20 years

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