NSD/New Slide Day

[Tricone]

Got a new slide today. I have spent the last few hours testing it out and am very pleased. My new slide is a:

It is a Rockslide Joey Landreth brass slide. All Landreth slides are size small but have a 1/4" more playing surface than the regular small slides.
The weight is great and extra length enables full chord slides. Fits my pinky great helping to improve technique. I believe it is a keeper.

 

[WingedWords]

I do like a new slide day and that looks good. Thicker and heavier than their standard maybe? Too small for me though.

A plug for a too little known UK maker

About

About Ben,s bars and slides.

bensbarsandslides.weebly.com

Up there with my favourite DaddySlides (from Germany) and very reasonably priced - from £18 plus postage.

 

[KeithDavies 100]

I do like a new slide day and that looks good. Thicker and heavier than their standard maybe? Too small for me though.

A plug for a too little known UK maker

About

About Ben,s bars and slides.

bensbarsandslides.weebly.com

Up there with my favourite DaddySlides (from Germany) and very reasonably priced - from £18 plus postage.

Thanks for that link. I'm not sure how I keep losing slides but I do, and I never seem to be able to find a good one!

 

[WingedWords]

Thanks for that link. I'm not sure how I keep losing slides but I do, and I never seem to be able to find a good one!

Other people like Ben's work too.

https://michaelmesser.proboards.com/thread/13088/bens-bars-slides

And for glass there's only one choice!

Acoustic and Electric Custom-made Glass and Bottleneck Guitar Slides - Diamond Bottlenecks : Home Page

Diamond Bottlenecks - the most comprehensive range of glass bottleneck guitar slides, lead crystal glass guitar slides, lap and pedal steel glass guitar slides and custom glass guitar slides available anywhere in the world

www.diamondbottlenecks.com

I did treat myself to a couple of Wolfram's more budget slides; beautiful but stupid prices - don't go losing them!

Wolfram Slides

Wolfram Website

wolframslides.com

 

[KeithDavies 100]

Oh, you star! Thanks very much for all that.

 

[Tricone]

I do like a new slide day and that looks good. Thicker and heavier than their standard maybe? Too small for me though.

A plug for a too little known UK maker

About

About Ben,s bars and slides.

bensbarsandslides.weebly.com

Up there with my favourite DaddySlides (from Germany) and very reasonably priced - from £18 plus postage.

Hello WW. Yes, they are a little heavier than regular small. If small is too little, the regular medium is same length as the JL model.
I have used the regular small for years and love it, just not quite long enough for chordal work.

Thanks for the links, I will check them out.

 

[richiek65]

Hopefully it makes you play like Joey Landreth - let me know if it does please!!!!

 

[bgmacaw]

I have the Ariel Posen signature slide, also from Rock Slide, that I've really liked. I've found it especially useful for playing slide in standard tuning. I also play with the slide on my pinky and it works well there.

 

[WingedWords]

Hello WW. Yes, they are a little heavier than regular small. If small is too little, the regular medium is same length as the JL model.
I have used the regular small for years and love it, just not quite long enough for chordal work.

Thanks for the links, I will check them out.

I've got a medium size standard version in their swampy finish to match the Mule, but I don't get on with the various cutouts and prefer something a bit heavier so it tends to stay on the shelf.

 

[sloppychops]

I've got a medium size standard version in their swampy finish to match the Mule, but I don't get on with the various cutouts and prefer something a bit heavier so it tends to stay on the shelf.

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What is the purpose of that cutout visible on the end of the slide that's resting on the guitar?

 

[WingedWords]

What is the purpose of that cutout visible on the end of the slide that's resting on the guitar?

It's for the adjacent finger to rest in.
I find the edges of both cutouts a bit sharp and the idea a bit unnecessary and I have other slides I prefer for weight and length. But @Tricone likes his, so it's a very personal thing.

 

[Tricone]

Hopefully it makes you play like Joey Landreth - let me know if it does please!!!!

Lol. Man, I have a hard enough time playing me.

 

[Tricone]

I have the Ariel Posen signature slide, also from Rock Slide, that I've really liked. I've found it especially useful for playing slide in standard tuning. I also play with the slide on my pinky and it works well there.

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Ariel Posen gets some nice tones with his Mulecaster. Good player.

I really like the bullet end slides. I use mine like a tone bar "over hand" when playing "free jazz." It works great for that. BTW, Go Dawgs!!

 

[Tricone]

It's for the adjacent finger to rest in. View attachment 1013728
I find the edges of both cutouts a bit sharp and the idea a bit unnecessary and I have other slides I prefer for weight and length. But @Tricone likes his, so it's a very personal thing.

Getting ready to order a Diamond Ultimate Ruby Prism, tapered interior, 7mm wall. I have to decide on length.
Thanks @WingedWords for the head's up. I have been looking for a nice,heavy piece of glass. This might do I think.

 

[Tricone]

Here is a pic of my standard rockslide small and the Landreth. You can see the difference in playing face length. I like the patina of my old one, looked just like the new one. After 3yrs. daily use.

Gotta say I love slides and the tones you can get with them. Finding a new one that you really like is akin to finding a new color you never saw before. Good stuff.

 

[stratoman1]

I've never found one that was comfortable. I'd like to see something like a glass slide cut in half, maybe a little less, lengthwise with a couple of elastic bands to hold it in place. Or something like that

 

[WingedWords]

Getting ready to order a Diamond Ultimate Ruby Prism, tapered interior, 7mm wall. I have to decide on length.
Thanks @WingedWords for the head's up. I have been looking for a nice,heavy piece of glass. This might do I think.

Hope you like it - I'm sure you will. A NSD post when it arrives.

Some people get hooked - this is a festive pic of one addict's collection from Diamond's Facebook

 

[Tricone]

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[Tricone]

I've never found one that was comfortable. I'd like to see something like a glass slide cut in half, maybe a little less, lengthwise with a couple of elastic bands to hold it in place. Or something like that

Took me years to find my fit. Boney fingers I guess. That is one thing I like about the Rockslide, the interior is tapered and doesn't roll around when playing.

 

[NoTeleBob]

It's for the adjacent finger to rest in. View attachment 1013728
I find the edges of both cutouts a bit sharp and the idea a bit unnecessary and I have other slides I prefer for weight and length. But @Tricone likes his, so it's a very personal thing.

I won't suggest you should like the slide, as we all have preferences. But those sharp edges could be cured in a few minutes with a file and some sandpaper.