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Post by christoph on Aug 17, 2016 10:20:56 GMT
I have a copper pipe left from the old water tank, anyways my pinky finger fits inside it, so I was wondering if it would make for a great slide or not, or would I be better with the neck of a bottle please
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Post by MartinS on Aug 17, 2016 14:38:17 GMT
I would think copper would be a bit soft, but why not try it?
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Post by christoph on Aug 17, 2016 17:16:27 GMT
That's a point forgot about the soft issue, maybe the bear bottle idea would be better
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Post by mandovark on Aug 17, 2016 19:00:00 GMT
Really only one way to find out. Give it a try and see what happens.
Different materials will give you different sounds. The thickness of the slide has a big effect too. It's worth trying different options to see what works for you.
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Post by earthbalm on Aug 17, 2016 20:56:04 GMT
In my yoof, my Dad made me a copper slide - too soft by a mile. There was almost no sustain I seem to remember.
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Post by leitrimnick on Aug 18, 2016 11:54:55 GMT
In my yoof, my Dad made me a copper slide - too soft by a mile. There was almost no sustain I seem to remember. I had exactly the same experience...a long, long time ago.
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Post by gillinghamrover on Aug 18, 2016 17:25:33 GMT
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Post by christoph on Aug 19, 2016 8:30:17 GMT
I'm about to order a Jim Dunlop brass slide, it will look and sound lovely. I hear they have a warm sound, how can sound be warm though?
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Post by ianlp59 on Aug 20, 2016 14:00:42 GMT
The best slides out there Wolfram Slides. The top of the line slide is the solid tungsten carbide model. Very, very expensive but totally unmatched by anything else. I've tried some of the other slides in the Wolfram range and they are all very good. Cheers, Ian
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Post by andy3sheds on Aug 21, 2016 0:35:50 GMT
Surely playing Bottleneck style can be accomplished with the neck of a bottle
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Post by vikingblues on Aug 21, 2016 6:53:37 GMT
Hubert Sumlin recalled that when Howling Wolf couldn’t find his slide in the studio, he broke off the neck of a bottle and used it instead. Early Delta bluesmen did just that of course and it's why the style was originally called “bottleneck”.
I recall hearing that the Wolf did this quite often and it would sometimes have the added nuance of blood all over his guitar from the sharp ends of the glass. That's what I call dedication to playing guitar!
Mark
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Post by Riverman on Aug 21, 2016 11:28:44 GMT
I recall hearing that the Wolf did this quite often and it would sometimes have the added nuance of blood all over his guitar from the sharp ends of the glass. That's what I call dedication to playing guitar! Mark For reasons some here will understand, I've just gone...
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Post by slidingwolf on Aug 26, 2016 15:14:01 GMT
Never got on with copper as a slide myself but Son House used a copper pipe at some stage and he was rather successful with it.
You can use whatever you like as a slide. Glass, pyrex, proper bottlenecks, pill bottles, stainless steel, brass, chrome plated brass, sockets from Wallmart, cut throat razors, jack-knives. The list of materials is endless. And I've tried most of them.
And which ever is "the best" is entirely personal choice. It depends what sort of sound you want to make and what weight feels comfortable. You can pay a fortune and get a very clean sound, if that's what you want, but I was recently talking to a slide player who gets a really great, "dirty" sound by sandpapering a brass slide. Each to his own. Me, personally, I like a bit of grit in the oyster.
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Post by cottonopolis on Aug 26, 2016 20:06:34 GMT
Here`s Mance, knife guitar and a bandaged finger. Class.
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