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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The topic says it all.
I have never played slide...
Might wanna give it a try...
Metal or Glass?
Or should I just buy one of each?
Education Please! :confused:
edit-- Brass or Chrome? Thin Glass or Thick? Middle, Ring or Pinky finger? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I prefer glass...I have an original Corricedin Bottle from 1965... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | "Or should I just buy one of each?"
...Or just go out in the alley and look for a Night Train bottle? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | :D :D :D ;) |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Metal ones are a bit harder to break. |
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Location: GA USA | I used an 11/16 craftsman socket until I got a Moonshine ceramic slide. I like the 'shine.
Moonshine slide |
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Location: Scotland | It doesn't really matter if it's glass or metal, the important thing is mass. Thin light slides, glass or metal, produce a thin, light tone. There are plenty of good metal slides around (Try the Bigheart Bronze Bomber or Robert Johnson signature slide) but good heavy glass slides are harder to find. Contact Matt Smith and get a Nunwell. They are among the best glass slides available. |
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Location: CT | Use the mic stand. |
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Location: NJ | I have/use the Moonshine, . . but I LOVE the Nunwell . . . |
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Location: GA USA | The thing I liked about the moonshine is that on the inside it's unglazed ceramic. It grips your finger well, and if it's too snug, you can sand it out a bit. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I use Nunwells on my pinky for acoustic.
I have thinner metal and glass that I use on electric. Paul's right, they do give a thinner sound but with the lighter strings I can get a cleaner tone, and a distortion pedal adds fatness to the sound. I don't use electric much so it's usually the Nunwell on a National or the 2080D. I also use Elixers on the Nationals to cut down string slide noise, the 2080D are just regular EXP lite guage because I play it more without slide and like those strings. |
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Location: Japan | The biggest thing to take into consideration is the tone that you like.
Glass is much mellower sounding and metal slides will have more of a stinging attack to them.
Which is right for you boils down to your personal preference and it would be nice if you could try a couple of each out so you can find what YOU like and not what everyone else likes.
Don't get me wrong; definitely listen to the opinions, but choose for yourself. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | All true.
Also, what kind of songs will you be playing on slide? If you stay with this you'll find you wind up with a bunch of different slides for different uses. |
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Location: closely held secret | I prefer metal slides... kids, playgrounds, and large glass structures just seem like a recipe for carnage. |
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Location: enid, ok | Bic lighter. It was good enough for Hendrix...
Zowie! 100 posts! |
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Location: PDX | Hey Art -- PM me before you go out and put your money down.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The Crossroads Festival is on again, and it starts out with Sonny Landreth playing slide on a Strat, (glass slide, with his ring finger). I really really gotta learn how to do that! |
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Quick Question--- Slides - Metal or Glass?
