Wilco Guitarist Gives Away His Secrets

Posted on Jun 27th 2007 2:30PM by Jeff Miller
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Wilco guitarist Nels Cline's been getting a lot of the credit for the otherworldly noises on the band's latest album, 'Sky Blue Sky.' But some of the phenomenal guitarist's secrets are a bit closer to home.

When Spinner asked Cline at Bonnaroo how he makes the dissonant scraping sounds on live versions of songs like 'Spiders (Kidsmoke),' he suggested buying an inch-thick screw to play as a slide. Does he buy it from guitar center? "Ace Hardware," he says.