LazerBeakShiek
It is a life preserver
Anybody try the Black MOuntain Ring slide that is one size fits all spring loaded? You can play guitar with your fingers normal. Then slide when you want on a string or two.
Papanate
Well-known member
I haven’t used one - but it looks pretty handy to have - but what the hell are they thinking with the price?
LazerBeakShiek
It is a life preserver
Yeah, charging the same $ price for the small as the large. That is a poor marketing strategy.
60's guy
Well-known member
I have a Black Mountain Slide Ring. It's a handy tool. $45 is a bargain in comparison to Blue Chip guitar picks.
Does Trojan charge more for XXL Condoms?
LazerBeakShiek
It is a life preserver
I think they just have fewer in a package.
What do I use as a picker some may ask. Well Beak has some bullshit for the masses. stainless steel has the least deflection. Then it comes down to thickness and ergonomics. There is a lot there to discuss. Softer options are slick cellulite, or soft torex if you like metal picks, you'd gravitate towards the softer metals than stainless, like zinc or nickel. Don't leave out the ergonomics, like a depression for your thumb and forefinger tip. Sand paper. Grip tape. Printed or pressed grooves for stability and tight gripping control. Stylus? forgetaboutit. Pick technology has come a long way. $45 bones don't scare me.
What do I use as a picker some may ask. Well Beak has some bullshit for the masses. stainless steel has the least deflection. Then it comes down to thickness and ergonomics. There is a lot there to discuss. Softer options are slick cellulite, or soft torex if you like metal picks, you'd gravitate towards the softer metals than stainless, like zinc or nickel. Don't leave out the ergonomics, like a depression for your thumb and forefinger tip. Sand paper. Grip tape. Printed or pressed grooves for stability and tight gripping control. Stylus? forgetaboutit. Pick technology has come a long way. $45 bones don't scare me.
60's guy
Well-known member
DrewPeterson7
Sage of the Order
I have a Black Mountain Slide Ring. It's a handy tool. $45 is a bargain in comparison to Blue Chip guitar picks.
Does Trojan charge more for XXL Condoms?
No.
DrewPeterson7
Sage of the Order
But, kidding aside, I'm a shitty slide player and naturally bought a whole bunch of slides over the years figuring THAT was the problem, and this is the one I've settled on:
therockslide.com
Fits well, the little cutoffs and whatnot may be a little gimmicky and honestly if it didn't have them I'd still be fine... but it's a tight, controlled fit, and the asymmetrical shape actually works really well, with the thickness varying over the slide's length.
The Rock Slide | Joey Landreth Signature Guitar Slides
therockslide.com
Fits well, the little cutoffs and whatnot may be a little gimmicky and honestly if it didn't have them I'd still be fine... but it's a tight, controlled fit, and the asymmetrical shape actually works really well, with the thickness varying over the slide's length.
