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Sliding techniques????

#2
Are you talking about the doublestops?
@0:42 looks like he's playing an "B" (9th fret/D-string) w/ a D# (8th fret/G-string).
Earlier he played something up higher-
"D" (12th fret/D-string) w/ a G# (13th fret/G-string)?

Both of those doublestops work in an ambiguous "E" groove (is it Major? Minor? Dominant?).

Check out this '70-era Pointer Sisters classic...this may be one of the first times I heard this thing in a tune.
How Long (Betcha Got a Chick On the Side) Pointer Sisters - YouTube

Chuck Rainey is a master at this.
Quincy Jones - I Heard That 1976 - YouTube
Check out "Josie" by Steely Dan for a more popular example.
 
#5
I don't believe OP was asking about the double stops. His title, and initial post, say sliding. At 0:42 he starts sliding up from below some of the notes he's playing. In case there's any confusion 760, double stops have nothing to do with slides. A double stop is playing two notes simultaneously. I think JimK simply misunderstood the question.

I'm not very good at teaching, but I'll try. What he's doing is striking a note below the root, sliding quickly up to the root, and popping the octave.
If you read tab, I'll show an example. ^ = slide up. S = slap. P = pop. x = muted

Code: 
G|-----5-----4---4-----4-------9-----9---9-----9-||
D|-----------------------------------------------||
A|-2^3---x-3---2---x-2----2-^7---x-7---7---x-7---||
E|-----------------------------------------------||
   s   p s s p s p s s p  s    p s s p s p s s p

Notice that the note that's slid into, is not slapped. It's much like a hammer-on, in that your left hand is articulating the note alone.

I hope that helps. If not hopefully someone else can explain it a bit better.

Shane
 
#6
No...didn't misunderstand.

The youtube guy slid into the doublestops.
I did not see/hear anything @0:42 that sounded confusing about a slide...the doublestop occurred at that time. Was speculating the OP may have been asking about that.
 
#7
Idk if wat he did at 0:42 is called a double stop, but wen he slides down the next and lands at 0:42, how did he do that sounds like he hits three notes at the same time? Wat is that called a double stop? And how does one perform that slide to the stop?
 

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