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  • GuitarStv
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    Originally posted by rammer69 View Post
    the easy way to check your finger size is to stick your finger into a socket or a open end wrench, works for me
    Sockets are my second favourite slides right after heavy brass ones. :P

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  • rammer69
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    Originally posted by jeremy View Post
    nice. ill have to see if that 3/4" size works, for $15 its worth a try as long as it fits.
    the easy way to check your finger size is to stick your finger into a socket or a open end wrench, works for me

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  • rammer69
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    i just spoke with Vinny, & i was correct in the thickness , he can not get the material for the thick ones 1/4'' the ones he sells now is 1/8'' thick, lucky i called , he hads one 1/4'' thick one left , only it was 2 1/4 '' long instead of 2 1/2 '' length, it is on its way here, i am glad i read this thread today,

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  • jeremy
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    nice. ill have to see if that 3/4" size works, for $15 its worth a try as long as it fits.

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  • rammer69
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    mine is really thick, i think i ordered a large (fat fingers) & i had to ream it out some with a wornout flapper wheel, for some reason , the ones shone on the website the dont look as thick , i guess i will call Vinny..

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  • Securb
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    Originally posted by jeremy View Post
    does v pick still make slides?
    Yep and they are not priced ridiculously

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  • jeremy
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    does v pick still make slides?

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  • rammer69
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    i used to drop & break my glass ones , i purchased a V pick slide over 10 yrs ago , has not broke yet, it just bounce's even on concrete i use it on ring finger...

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  • zionstrat
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    I love slide.. but I don't play it everyday so it takes me at least a couple of sessions before I get back up to speed.

    Practically all of my guitars like different slides.. my strats tend to use nines and 10s and like full thickness glass. The glass doesn't push too hard on the strings and gives a delicate kind of tone.

    At the opposite end of the spectrum, my Parker night fly has 12s and it loves the big fat thick fender brass slide. The heavy strings and relative heavy action easily support that monster mass, and combined with those heavy strings, it growls like a Sasquatch.

    And smack in the middle, my Reverend likes a heavy Chrome plated steel slide and the tone also falls right in the middle.

    I play slide and chords on all my guitars and practically always play in standard tuning with a lot of muting going on.

    As far as fingers, I switch back and forth between three and four pretty regularly. I use the pinky when I've got a lot of cording to do but I tend to favor the third finger for muting purposes. Honestly I never think about it, it just feels right on the correct finger on the specific song.

    Big hint for beginners or those who have fought slides in the past.. it's all about muting. Run major and minor scales completely staccato until you can do it in your sleep. Once muting is automatic, it's easy to open up for the big legato glissandos and then tighten the mutes back up to avoid the slop on the detail stuff.

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  • Securb
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    This thread has me wanting to go back to glass but I know I am going to break the frigging slide sooner or later. I love the glass slide I have now it is slightly shorter and has a thick wall. It is much lighter and easier to control than brass. I also feel it sounds better.



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  • jeremy
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    i used to use glass for electric and brass for acoustic but ive gone to glass for everything these days

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  • Wattage
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    I am reasonably functional

    I like glass for electric and I have an aluminum on that I like for the rare acoustic slide venture

    Ring finger

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  • eclecticsynergy
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    Got into the habit of using it on my middle finger years ago.
    It gives good control and still allows power chords / blues-rock rhythm.
    I prefer fairly heavy glass but usually keep brass around too, for backup.

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  • playas
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    Another here who is not especially gifted at slide , bit I try.

    Thick glass, ring finger. I never could gel with using my pinky, and I can't stand brass in general. Not just as a slide material.

    I prefer using open tunings wherever possible as it seems to avoid strange artefacts and have learned to also take advantage of damping with the right hand and as a result usually finger-pick.

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  • jeremy
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    i have a bunch of slides in all sorts of materials and always on my ring finger. i like glass for the most part but always have a brass one with me just in case of breakage. i worked with the real bottlenecking company (rip) years ago to get the bottle that i really wanted, medium heavy real glass bottle with just the right size opening. i had four. broke two, one was stolen, and i have one left so i dont gig with it. ive been using a silica sound slide as my main slide for a while now, but i wear it with the tapered part around my finger. not perfect but close enough for now.

    i play slide a fair amount and switch back and forth between slide and fretting without much thought, basically always in std tuning.
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