When you're demonstrating the "G to C lick with slide" you're actually doing a hammer on and not a slide. I've also noticed you sometimes doing hammer-ons where Earl might be doing a slide (like JD would often do).

Do you consider these interchangeable in your mind? Do you always hammer a 2-3 "slide"?

LouieChee yes I use them somewhat interchangeably, and apparently unconsciously as I demonstrate in the video, sorry!

You're correct that Earl more often slid, and J.D. more often hammered-on. I'll do one or the other if I'm trying to give more of and Earl or Crowe flavor, but my tendency generally is to hammer-on.

Nice, the little things do matter a lot. A reminder that the ultimate model for phrasing is the human voice, and the more “vocal” you can make your playing, the more emotional impact you’re going to project. That little bend before the 2-3 sounds like singing.

We get bogged down at times trying to imitate Earl's right hand. We must remember that much of his "sound" is in fact due to the left hand!! I have come to the conclusion that it's every bit as important as the right hand. The little tricks, and they are NOT tricks at all - The slides, the manner in which the finger moves to the string, and the manner in which the finger "leaves" the string!! - the chokes, the bends, the hammer ons, pull offs, and so many of the other little nuances', these are the things that separate the OBVIOUS pros from beginners and amateurs.... or the Men from the Boys if you will....

@Eli Gilbert
Nicely done vid on an important, but subtle, topic. I occasionally find myself doing things like this subconsciously when I'm in the zone. My head and my hands sometimes do unexpected (and sometimes appropriate!) inventions without any forethought. It's like responding to a whisper of a thought.

As pointed out by Laurence Diehl, these small things help to imitate the emotion of the human voice. A good fiddler brings this out.

Bill Emerson once told me to imagine how a fiddler would play a phrase, and mimic that tone and timing.