V-slide

[tot_Ou_tard]

Did you know that Vinnie now makes a slide out of the same material as his picks.

http://www.v-picks.com/Slides.html

I just got mine in the mail.

I plan on working on slide playing later this year & thought that such a lightweight slide would be perfect for learning. Especially since I won't want to change the action on my guitars.

If his picks are any indication it should sound great.

I also thought about getting this cool keychain pick holder for $5, but didn't.

http://www.v-picks.com/Accessories.html

 

[warren0728]

yeah i saw that on the gear page...was thinking of getting one...will be interested in what you think of it....i use a ceramic mudslide right now that i like but from what i hear....the v-slide is much lighter but with the tonal qualities of a heavier slide...

ww

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

I don't know how to play slide yet, but I can mess around & compare it to the other slides that I have.

Sometime within the year I plan on putting some time into learning how to play slide.

 

[warren0728]

i'm not much of a slide player either (or for that matter not much of a guitar player in general!) but i love the sound of good slide playing....what finger do you put your slide on....i use the pinkie but sometimes have a hard time with controlling the slide.....that's why the v-slide interests me...

ww

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

i'm not much of a slide player either (or for that matter not much of a guitar player in general!) but i love the sound of good slide playing....what finger do you put your slide on....i use the pinkie but sometimes have a hard time with controlling the slide.....that's why the v-slide interests me...

ww

Yup me too.

I have a Rocky Mountain Bluesboy slide

http://www.rockymountainslides.com/html/blues-boy.html

Ain't no way in hell that I can control that with my pinky given my limited skill set.

I'm hoping that I can handle the V-slide on my pinky.

 

[warren0728]

those are similar to the mudslides (i think)....

http://www.moonshineslides.com/mudslide.htm

ww

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

those are similar to the mudslides (i think)....

http://www.moonshineslides.com/mudslide.htm

ww

The mudslides look more high tech. The Bluesboy is handmade & is uneven & not perfectly cylidrical. It looks like pottery.

 

[warren0728]

The mudslides look more high tech.

didn't help my playin'!

ww

 

[tot_Ou_tard]

didn't help my playin'!

ww

I think you need an uneven pottery wheel thrown Bluesboy slide.

It won't help, but you can always blame the lack of symmetry.

 

[warren0728]

I think you need an uneven pottery wheel thrown Bluesboy slide.

It won't help, but you can always blame the lack of symmetry.

i like the way you think!! :beer:

ww

 

[Spudman]

I tried to let folks know a couple of weeks ago. I guess I should have started a new thread.
http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=392&highlight=v+picks

I'm interested in one for sure.