The best accessories for Blues, Country & Bluegrass

Here, we have put together some highlights that accompany every Blues, Country or Bluegrass instrument. These 20 accessories will make life easier for you or the person you give them to as a gift 😉 

Jetslide JSB-08 Brass 60

Slides are to blues like snow is to winter. The only annoying and tricky about them is switching gracefully between slide playing and normal fingering. Where do you put the slide, drop it on the stage floor? This Jetslide product is the perfect solution because of its smart design. It remains on your ring finger and when you’re ready to use the slide you simply put your pinky finger over the metal tab and away you go!

Harley Benton Bottleneck/Slides Set Metal

A piece of metal pipe and a guitar is all you need for some classic blues. These two slides are made of high-gloss stainless steel and come in two different lengths, the shorter one often being used more for soloing and the longer one for full fretboard open tunings. Listen to that classic and smooth tone!

Shubb SP-2 Slide

For squareneck and roundneck lapsteel guitars, a Tonebar is the ultimate and compulsory accessory. This Shubb slide has a relatively heavy weight, which is important for a rich sound and smooth control. Now another set of heavy gauge strings and you’re on your way.

Göldo ASNUT Slide Saddle

Anyone who has ever tried a lapsteel guitar but doesn’t want to spend money on one can hereby convert an existing guitar to one. With this slide saddle, the strings’ action is raised making it usable even with a heavy tonebar. Works on both acoustic and electric guitars!

K&M 164/15 Mundharmonika-Halter

A harmonica solo with guitar accompaniment is a welcome change for both the musician and the audience. As a solo musician, of course, you don’t have a free hand to do this! This harmonica holder holds every popular harmonica in the right playing position – it’s even wide enough to hold two blues harps next to each other!

Harley Benton Fingerpick Set

If you want to play more loudly, you have to make sure that the energy is transferred to the string with the right grip. These fingerpicks increase the volume efficiently, without the need for more power. Using a hair dryer, they can be easily moulded to fit each of your fingers.

G7th Nashville Western

This capo is far more than just a tool for quick key changes. It gives the sound a fresh, inspiring quality. It can be moved quickly and has a nice, firm grip which avoids string buzz. Incidentally, it can be used on a wide variety of instruments – including the banjo!

Dunlop 3040T Daumenring Metall

Especially for bluegrass, a crisp tone on guitar, lapsteel or banjo is in demand. That’s no problem with this thumb pick. Thanks to the ergonomic shape, it remains comfortable even after many hours of playing. It keeps the hand position more relaxed allowing the banjo rolls to really keep rolling!

dAndrea Guitar Care Kit Deluxe

Although some musicians swear by dirty instruments, most of us want to see our guitars in all their shiny glory. This care set contains a paint-preserving polish, a string cleaner, which can significantly extend the life of the strings, and a fresh-smelling lemon oil for cleaning the fretboard.

GHS Fast Fret Pflegeöl

This little can has turned many guitarists’ fingers into Olympic athletes! The special liquid, which cleans the strings and neck, makes for a tremendous reduction in friction, so that the speed on the fretboard increases significantly. Nice bonus: It keeps strings from corroding, even in humid environments.

Big Bends Nut Sauce 0.5 cc

Broken strings, tuning problems, and bad moods are often caused by friction. Especially in the saddle, the strings tend to jam, but the nut can also be a point of conflict. After a little blob of this remedy you will be surprised how well the guitar stays in tune.

Planet Waves 50PLB06 Guitar Strap Tweed

Dropping your guitar on stage is a problem of the past! This strap is equipped with a clever lock system that works especially well with smaller strap knobs. The length can be easily adjusted and the tweed aesthetic fits excellently with acoustic instruments and is a real eye-catcher!

Fender Monogramm Strap BYB

This strap is certainly one of the most distinctive and timeless accessories in all Rock and Pop history – during a period it was seen on virtually every instrument. It is fully adjustable and fits all instruments, styles and ages.

Harley Benton Guitar Strap Padded Black

With a width of 7.5 centimetres, this strap is wide enough to comfortably hold even heavier instruments, but narrow enough not to choke you. The length adjustment takes place via a loop system that offers enough fine gradations. It’s made from the best material, leather, and comes in the best colour, black (of course)!

Hal Leonard 200 Country Licks-Guitar Licks

If you want to shake up your country licks, you need practice – and optimal instructions. This DVD reduces the time spent by showing each fingering separately – in slow motion and at regular speed. When you have these four hours of lessons behind you, you’re ready for any duel!

Ortega ANNAlog Stomp Box

Country blues and similar styles are fed by a pounding rhythm that the musician maintains on the stage floor with his or her foot. With this box you can preserve this special spirit even in larger clubs and amplify it using this box. Bonus points: It does not need a battery.

Vox Amplug 2 Blues

Without practice one does not get better, but sometimes your relationship with the neighbour suffers. This headphone amplifier helps. Connecting it to your favourite electric guitar, allows for undisturbed and unobtrusive practice with a rich blues sound. The amp has an additional input for your mobile phone / mp3 player that provides you with mp3 playback, if needed.

Cherub WST-910 Universal Tuner

This professional tuner covers a range between E0 and D8 with an accuracy of 0.5 cents. The result are shown on two different displays. So that you are prepared for demanding tasks the tuner also features a calibration function and several voice modes.

Thomann CTG-10 Clip Tuner

This device is just right for quick tuning between songs. It is so inconspicuous that it can remain firmly on your instrument throughout the whole set. The display not only shows your tuning, but also changes colour so that you know, from the corner of your eye, when it’s time to tune!

Strad Pad Chinrest Cushion BK

A diligent violinist can be recognised by the violin’s mark on his neck – respectable but not a pleasant sight! With this pad, the chin rest is padded so that such painful appearances are avoided. Nevertheless, the position of the violin remains stable, so even challenging passages can be easily mastered.

We hope that this list will make your playing experience a little more enjoyable! 
Do you have any other accessories that you would recommend? Please let us know in the comments below!

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Joe has been singing since he can remember and started playing guitar when he was 10. He's been using it as a songwriting tool ever since. He is passionate about melody and harmony and admires musicians who create these in unique ways. Check out his alternative / indie projects Best of Feelings and Zef Raček.

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