IN THE MOVIES, CGI STANDS for “computer-generated imagery.” But, here, it stands for a “computer-generated instrument” that relates to slide guitar.
Yes, I can play slide. And I can play keyboards—sort of. (If my keyboard technique was a car, it would be a Yugo). But, for the studio, here’s a variant on slide guitar that combines guitar and minimal keyboard skills. Although traditional slide allows for far more nuanced playing, the keyboard-meets-slide approach produces unique sounds that recall steel and slide guitar.
To hear what this sounds like, go to https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/craiganderton, and click on the free preview of the song, “Play the Game, Spygirl.” (The solo at the end is a real guitar, by the way—keyboards can’t do that.)
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