Sliders

[Rocknwolf]

I want to buy a slide.
Need some advice.
I've got 2 ESP (MII and Horizon)
I play almost everything from blues-soul to black metal.

Steel, chromed, glass, tube, bottle of beer?

 

[Bass Freak]

i read about this guy, that was like crippled and blind and his hand was gimped and he was trampled and died but before all that happend he played the blues....


and he used a spood for a slide, cause his hand was gimped and thats what he held on to. so just get one and try and see what you like



freak

 

[64Firebird]

Slides are cheap, so you can buy a few and see what you like. When I first started playing slide, I used a craftsman spark-plug socket.

Things to conceder are:

The fit, You want it to fit tightly enough so that it won't fall off.
The weight, If you guitar has a low action, you'll want a slide that is somewhat light, so you won't "fret out." I like to play with a heavy slide, but I have one guitar set up for slide with a high action.

The length, it needs to be long enough to reach across all the strings, unless you plan on playing a lot in standard tuning. If you are, you could get a short one like Muddy Waters used.

These days you can buy slides made from brass, glass, ceramics and they make some that are chromed as well. The metal ones sound a little brighter, while the glass ones sound a little warmer.

Also, if you are just starting out I'd like to recommend a video for you to watch. Click here.

 

[64Firebird]

And one more thing, put the slide on your little finger.