Anybody use one of those little slides?

TelZilla · February 22nd, 2008, 08:51 AM

Good Friday, eh-

Some of what I play (typically Open G/Exile on Main Street kinda stuff) requires both use of all 4 fingers and a slide. So I'm looking for a solution to the old "hang on a minute while I put on my slide" pause.

So does anybody use one of those slide that allows you to switch without taking anything on or off?

A couple of examples:
Dunlop Shy Slide:

Shubb Axys:

Dunlop Hoolahan:

Jetslide:

Anybody use any of these? What do you think? Are there other options I'm missing?

TheGoodTexan · February 22nd, 2008, 09:18 AM

I can't make any of those little slides work for me. They just don't have enough mass to allow me to use the same technique as using a full slide. You really do have to develop an entirely new technique when using some of those hybrid slides.

I almost always use a full brass slide. When I do us a glass slide for acoustic, I've got one with a couple of quarters superglued to the top of it, to give me the extra mass.

frank4001 · February 22nd, 2008, 09:19 AM

I just tried the Jetslide and it didn't work for me...felt floppy and kind of annoying....The vids sure look like they work though and I'm sure they do for some folks...The owner of the company is very cool too by the way.

TelZilla · February 22nd, 2008, 09:30 AM

I think the Shubb thing is intriguing.

Apparently, that little white plastic sleeve doesn't move, but the brass rotates. It would also allow me to use my ring finger, which I always feel like I have better control of.

Also, I saw the moooney Suzuiki last year, and their player was kicking arse with one of those dunlop shy slides (on a crappy old Gibson Mauraduer , no less). He had the full Ronnie Wood going.

charlie chitlin · February 22nd, 2008, 09:57 AM

+1 on the mass issue.
I need a big chunk of glass or steel.
Those liddo things sound like the little tube from your toilet paper holder.
C'mon...admit you've tried it.

Pickalittle · February 22nd, 2008, 10:00 AM

Uh, no...I actually haven't.

serialsteve · February 22nd, 2008, 10:24 AM

I have the Dunlop. In theory, it looks like a great thing (looks like a big honking ring on your finger and doesn't impede playing), but it's not that easy to turn around and I have to agree on the mass issue-a lot of slide relies on the weight/mass of the slide to evenly pressure strings.

I might pull it out at tonight's gig and give it another shot though.

woodman · February 22nd, 2008, 10:32 AM

i tried the Will Ray slide ring, couldn't get anything done with it -- it would take me another lifetime to develop the touch for it. but i suck at slide in the first place.

TeleBrew · February 22nd, 2008, 11:38 AM

I have one and monkey with it from time to time. I like my ceramic slide best of all, but the little steel one comes in handy from time to time, no pun intended

Stevie 202 · February 22nd, 2008, 12:09 PM

I use a standard dunlop glass slide on my pinky, standard tuning. The trick is to palm it in your picking hand when you ain't using it. Then play a riff, hit a note with your index finger and hold it....stick up yer pinky and slip in on.
When yer done, do it in reverse. Gets easy with a little practice.

That's what I saw Johnny Winter doing (when he plays in standard tuning). I was always amazed by the fact that his slide sometimes seemed to appear and disappear magically so I kept a close eye on him and ......viola!

jussishow · February 22nd, 2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by serialsteve

I have the Dunlop. In theory, it looks like a great thing (looks like a big honking ring on your finger and doesn't impede playing), but it's not that easy to turn around and I have to agree on the mass issue-a lot of slide relies on the weight/mass of the slide to evenly pressure strings.

+1 ... I've got one too (a Dunlop Hoolahan)... OK for the occasional slide riff, but too light for any "serious" stuff and not as practical as it looks ...

bilpfeiffer · February 22nd, 2008, 12:21 PM

The Will Ray hipshot slide works well for two strings at a time, but I find that I have to think too hard to use it much, probably a lack of practice with it. Bil

chabby · February 22nd, 2008, 01:30 PM

I have one but it would take a long time if you could ever perfect its use.
It invariably gets caught between strings and catches on them even with a light touch. The one I have is only wide enough to fully deal with two strings at a time , but too wide to not hit a 3rd string or catch.

Add to that its too large for my finger and slides all over. I think if it fit tightly and I worked with it long enough to perfect it, it would be a very cool tool for playing slide in standard tuning only, where you really only slide on two strings most the time anyway.

Strat62 · February 22nd, 2008, 01:53 PM

I use a 1/2" X 2" piece of copper tubing; fit over the first joint of my little finger, Johnny Winter style. It's the only way I've ever played slide.

February 22nd, 2008, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
TelZilla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 38 Posts: 1,833 6 Photos	Anybody use one of those little slides? Good Friday, eh- Some of what I play (typically Open G/Exile on Main Street kinda stuff) requires both use of all 4 fingers and a slide. So I'm looking for a solution to the old "hang on a minute while I put on my slide" pause. So does anybody use one of those slide that allows you to switch without taking anything on or off? A couple of examples: Dunlop Shy Slide: Shubb Axys: Dunlop Hoolahan: Jetslide: Anybody use any of these? What do you think? Are there other options I'm missing? __________________ Thanks,Nick Nec Aspera Terrent

February 22nd, 2008, 09:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
TelZilla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 38 Posts: 1,833 6 Photos	I think the Shubb thing is intriguing. Apparently, that little white plastic sleeve doesn't move, but the brass rotates. It would also allow me to use my ring finger, which I always feel like I have better control of. Also, I saw the moooney Suzuiki last year, and their player was kicking arse with one of those dunlop shy slides (on a crappy old Gibson Mauraduer , no less). He had the full Ronnie Wood going. __________________ Thanks,Nick Nec Aspera Terrent

February 22nd, 2008, 09:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucktown, Pa Age: 46 Posts: 2,171	+1 on the mass issue. I need a big chunk of glass or steel. Those liddo things sound like the little tube from your toilet paper holder. C'mon...admit you've tried it. __________________ Nil illigitimi carborundum http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-bf3537901a07

February 22nd, 2008, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pickalittle Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Age: 56 Posts: 250	Uh, no...I actually haven't. __________________ Don't die with the music still in you! Psalm 150

February 22nd, 2008, 10:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 62 Posts: 5,801	i tried the Will Ray slide ring, couldn't get anything done with it -- it would take me another lifetime to develop the touch for it. but i suck at slide in the first place. __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/woodymitchellmusic BAND PAGES: www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Stragglers - Western Swing) www.myspace.com/loafersgloryband (Loafers Glory - '70s country-rock)

February 22nd, 2008, 09:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
frank4001 Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 131	I just tried the Jetslide and it didn't work for me...felt floppy and kind of annoying....The vids sure look like they work though and I'm sure they do for some folks...The owner of the company is very cool too by the way.

February 22nd, 2008, 10:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
serialsteve Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 640	I have the Dunlop. In theory, it looks like a great thing (looks like a big honking ring on your finger and doesn't impede playing), but it's not that easy to turn around and I have to agree on the mass issue-a lot of slide relies on the weight/mass of the slide to evenly pressure strings. I might pull it out at tonight's gig and give it another shot though.

February 22nd, 2008, 11:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
TeleBrew Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kittredge, Colorado Age: 36 Posts: 863	I have one and monkey with it from time to time. I like my ceramic slide best of all, but the little steel one comes in handy from time to time, no pun intended __________________ "Where do you fit in pthtttpt magazine?" - Pete Townshend

February 22nd, 2008, 12:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Stevie 202 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ottawa Age: 53 Posts: 351	I use a standard dunlop glass slide on my pinky, standard tuning. The trick is to palm it in your picking hand when you ain't using it. Then play a riff, hit a note with your index finger and hold it....stick up yer pinky and slip in on. When yer done, do it in reverse. Gets easy with a little practice. That's what I saw Johnny Winter doing (when he plays in standard tuning). I was always amazed by the fact that his slide sometimes seemed to appear and disappear magically so I kept a close eye on him and ......viola!

February 22nd, 2008, 12:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
bilpfeiffer TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: hillsborough,NC Age: 54 Posts: 75	The Will Ray hipshot slide works well for two strings at a time, but I find that I have to think too hard to use it much, probably a lack of practice with it. Bil

February 22nd, 2008, 01:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
chabby Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,259	I have one but it would take a long time if you could ever perfect its use. It invariably gets caught between strings and catches on them even with a light touch. The one I have is only wide enough to fully deal with two strings at a time , but too wide to not hit a 3rd string or catch. Add to that its too large for my finger and slides all over. I think if it fit tightly and I worked with it long enough to perfect it, it would be a very cool tool for playing slide in standard tuning only, where you really only slide on two strings most the time anyway.

February 22nd, 2008, 01:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
Strat62 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cambridge Vt. Age: 57 Posts: 75	I use a 1/2" X 2" piece of copper tubing; fit over the first joint of my little finger, Johnny Winter style. It's the only way I've ever played slide.