Neal wrote:So, you gonna keep it in standard tuning?
So far I've been playing it in Open G, but I'm sure that I'll eventually get to all the tunings...
Got a slide? Gonna try some bottleneck?
You bet'cha! I've got a couple of slides. My favorite so far is this one...
Don't buy a slide until you talk to us. There are some irritating things people don't think of and spend money on all sorts of crap. We can help. At least I can help, not sure of the others, but there's gotta be a few other savvy bottleneck users around here.
Do tell!
Tune it in D, "vestapool" to start...... if you were going to experiment with different tunings, that is. My opinion only, My desire is that it's not offensive or unwelcome.
Not al all. Thanks!
You can make your own
or buy one of these (pretty expensive but by far my fav)
The slide challenge
http://bigroadblues.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=
Sangemon wrote:
So far I've been playing it in Open G, but I'm sure that I'll eventually get to all the tunings...You bet'cha! I've got a couple of slides. My favorite so far is this one...
Don't buy a slide until you talk to us. There are some irritating things people don't think of and spend money on all sorts of crap. We can help. At least I can help, not sure of the others, but there's gotta be a few other savvy bottleneck users around here.
Do tell!
Tune it in D, "vestapool" to start...... if you were going to experiment with different tunings, that is. My opinion only, My desire is that it's not offensive or unwelcome.
Not at all. Thanks!
The "Do tell!" part, slides are one of the accessories that a lot of guitarists purchase without giving thought to materials or their personal finger size. Sure, a spark plug socket makes a few happy, a piece of broken bottle makes a few think Robert Johnson would simply love this, but if ol' Bobby had his choice, I'm sure he'd get something a little more refined.
The slide should fit your chosen finger snug enough to not fall off when you hang your hand down, but loose enough that if you jerked it slightly, it would fall off. Ideally, it should be as long as your chosen finger, not longer. So there you go, a simple guide to fitting one. Ring size is a good start, check Diamond Bottleneck,
http://www.diamondbottlenecks.com/DB08/index.asp
for a bit more on sizing advice and materials. Freeman mentioned Tribotone, and that's a great, and interesting slide, but there are a few more that make a great bottleneck for a tad less. You can go on to eBay and get a Willy's slide, but it's pretty cheap, and having used one, it is. Not smooth, seam still evident, not very heavy, lots of noise. Some folks like that though, and you may like a primitive slide for that nasty, unrefined and noisy sound.
The Tribotone slides (got 2) have a surface made of a synthetic material that imparts very little noise. Diamond makes a superb glass slide( got 4 or 5), some glass crystal, some very nicely polished bottlenecks, and if you have a bottle that fits your finger, and want something special, send it, they'll make you one out of that. Truly a custom company.
Then there's bim6.
http://myworld.ebay.com/bim6&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX
ELLERID&_trksid=p3984.m1543.l2533
These are very well done. True bottles, well polished, very inexpensive.
All in all, what you're using now, if it fits your finger, will be fine. Looks like a Mudslide? Those are nice slides. I have one, but got mine years ago before I discovered fit, it's about a half inch too long, and to me that's significant now.
Which finger do you intend to use? Little finger is best if you're starting out. Lots of great players use the ring, and a few even use the middle, but if you asked (and you didn't), I'd suggest the pinky. You have 3 other fingers to use, and it's simpler to damp behind the slide, which is necessary to cut down the noise and odd tones.
Other than that, have fun.
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