The Epic Slide Thread

[Securb]

I am wondering what you slide players use, and what finger you pit your slide on. I prefer glass but I break them all the time. They take a tumble off the amp and if there is a hard floor in the club the slide is gone. I typically use a brass slide on my pinky finger. I like being able to fret chords with the first three fingers. I don't play a lot of slide but there are a couple of songs we do that call for it.

[JOLLY]

I'm not a slide player by any means, but I prefer brass for my resonator, and glass for electric. I use my ring finger.

[GuitarStv]

Tried glass and ceramic ones, which are fine . . . but I like heavy brass slides the best. Always use my pinky because I want to be able to chord or occasionally play some single note lines.

[PFDarkside]

I’ve got one of these that I use on acoustic and electric. I’m horrible at slide, but at least it gives me a fighting chance.

https://www.bigheartslide.com/legacy.html

[ErikH]

I've got all the different materials; glass, steel, brass, porcelain. I like the porcelain followed by brass. Depending on what I'm using the slide for depends on the finger. I get better control with it on the ring finger. For a mix between chords and slide, the pinky. Ultimate control is with it on the middle finger. Slide is not a strong technique of mine but I keep working at it.

[Blille]

Steel, a few times brass. Middle finger. It allows me to control the slide and mute better.

[Securb]

I’ve got one of these that I use on acoustic and electric. I’m horrible at slide, but at least it gives me a fighting chance.

Not my strongest technique either. The reason I have slide on my mind is my bass player asked me if we could do a couple of songs with slide in them. I told him I could do it but if he is expecting Gary Rossington or Duane Allman he is going to be greatly disappointed.

[Mincer]

Steel, and I use my ring finger. I am not much of a slide player, since I didn't grow up listening to that stuff, but it is fun.

[PFDarkside]

Not my strongest technique either. The reason I have slide on my mind is my bass player asked me if we could do a couple of songs with slide in them. I told him I could do it but if he is expecting Gary Rossington or Duane Allman he is going to be greatly disappointed.

The heft of the brass gives me the best shot at getting a good tone and I heavily mute with my picking hand fingers.

[LLL]

I use brass. pinky or ring. You get good at it just like with anything else: with practice.

[Securb]

The heft of the brass gives me the best shot at getting a good tone and I heavily mute with my picking hand fingers.

Love the heft of the brass on my acoustic but my electrics are all low action so I need to manage the slide a lot more on those guitars.

[solspirit]

I use brass. pinky or ring.

Well. . . .

Pinky or ring?

I Think I can hear that it was pinky here.

[LLL]

Well. . . .

Pinky or ring?

I Think I can hear that it was pinky here.

Haha! Them's some good ears.

Honestly, I don't remember which.

[GuitarStv]

Love the heft of the brass on my acoustic but my electrics are all low action so I need to manage the slide a lot more on those guitars.

I have that super lightweight Johnny Winter slide that works great on the pinky and is perfect for low action light gauge strings. Only issue you might run into is that you need to have a skinny pinky finger to fit it.

[LLL]

It was (perhaps surprisingly) Mr. Blackmore that got me into the slide thang.

But it's more a side job for me; once in a blue moon.