Egg rolling downhill sound

[mid_life_crisis]

My teacher is trying to get me using alternating fingers to strum a string and get a sound he describes as "like an egg rolling downhill". I think I understand what he's talking about, and I certainly can hear it when he does it, but as soon as I leave the lesson, I can't remember the exact sound.
Does anybody know a link to a good example of this effect?

[mambo4]

it's sounds like he's talking abut a basic shuffle/swing feel, as opposed to a straight ahead feel. There must be millions of examples....

here's a you tube guitar shuffle blues lesson, just listen to the rhythm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-vhdGQjqNQ

is that the kind of feel he is talking about?

[mid_life_crisis]

Originally Posted by mambo4

it's sounds like he's talking abut a basic shuffle/swing feel, as opposed to a straight ahead feel. There must be millions of examples....

here's a you tube guitar shuffle blues lesson, just listen to the rhythm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-vhdGQjqNQ

is that the kind of feel he is talking about?

I think that's it. Hearing it as part of a song as opposed to just plucking the same string trying to imitate a rhythm is a lot better.
Thank you.

[Setebos]

Suggest you record your next lesson and clarify the issue with your teacher. That way when you go back home you can listen to his explanation and the specific sound/effect he wants you to get.

[mambo4]

The next time he hits you with a strange methaphor for something, you might also want to ask "what's the commonly used term form that?" Makes it easier to google.