Looking to buy a slide for a 4 string CBG. Not sure if I will be using it on pinky or ring finger. I'll probably have to get a few to try out. Thinking either glass, ceramic, bone or ??? other than metal. Not sure if I should get a short/stubby one or not. Anyways any suggestions? There's no guitar shop near where I live so I gotta shoot in the dark here.
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It’s a start. At one point u should try your hand at cutting a bottle neck slide? You can find information using the search bar, I believe there’s some how to videos. I suggest trying a ceramic slide from Dave Lynas or Stubbyslide. Cheers, have fun, we’re always here to help
I like different ones for different reasons... BUT... the ceramic ones from Janis Wilson Hughes are awesome! Yes, Stubby sockets are great, as are glass slides... you have to choose what you like.
Here’s a link to a simple video
http://soundboxguitars.com/how-to-2/make-a-bottle-neck-slide/
So I've been working with the glass slide I bought. Not sure if it's guitar's setup or merely technique but I find that I have to execute a lot of control in order for my slides to not sound horrendous. Like I watch videos and it sounds so smooth and rich and I'm struggling to not have this horrible clanking sound. I change my pressure and position and it's a lot of work, A LOT, to get the sound to be smooth and precise. I see videos of others play slide and I seriously wonder what I'm doing wrong. I try to get the pressure just right across all strings right over the fret but it seems to require a huge effort in precision.
It shouldn’t be about pressure, it should just be sliding over the fret evenly. Takes some practice getting used to getting clear notes, shouldn’t be much work like you’re saying. Maybe if you posted a video, you’ll get some feedback? Good luck
Hi, what find is that if the outside strings are too far in from the edge of the fingerboard, then there is more chance of hitting fret ends with the slide.
Raising the action helps as mentioned. Raise at both ends, set intonation for fingering, which for me is mainly at the nut end. I adjust my slide positioning over the high end frets, for correct intonation up higher.
Dont try to stop over the fret. Developed a wrist action that keeps the slide moving very slightly back and forth over the fret, but maintains the note you want. I think one has to develope ones hearing, as well as techniques.
Also try heavier strings.
And.....don't try to play too fast too soon, get it right and move on.
Good luck, Taff
I got a stubby king slide from Shane a while back and it and my trusty homemade copper are my go tos . My first slide was from a Thunderbird bottle, still hade the ring from the screw on top.
Think it might be a combo of string height and that perhaps not all strings are level with each other.
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