Hi,
what are flared slides all about please? - have only just discovered these on googling for a new slide, not seen these before though
http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page ... ucts/picks
thanks
Ric
La.Blue wrote:My understanding is that the flared end follows the arch of the strings on a radiased fingerboard. I've used on of the Harris Slides for several years and like it pretty well. It gives a big fat note. You can hear it here at about 3:15 into the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YCbTJW4Vtc
La.Blue wrote:Glad you found it helpful. The guitar is a Guild X-150D. It was my do everything guitar until I started getting interested in resonator guitars. Now I'm beginning to develop a bad case of GAS for a National.
La.Blue wrote:That'll be great. We'll all looking forward to that.
kr236rk wrote:what are flared slides all about please?
La.Blue wrote:I suspect that you're right about most sliders. And manufacturers do have to convince the public that they have the newest, best invention in the world. Something that we certainly can't do without.
Some sliders do play the lower pitched strings, though. Here's a couple of examples.
Of course, neither of them would really be called strictly blues player.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5Ee6YFuKuA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxzk46iToo4
La.Blue wrote:I guess it's all in what you become accustomed to.
ricochet wrote:And you can collect all sorts of slides to use as the spirit moves you.
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