BEST Bottleneck Slide Guitar Buying Guide (2022) ★ Acoustic Tuesday 243

Acoustic Tuesday | Guitar Routine Show

Tony Polecastro

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🗓️ 14 June 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Ever wondered what slide is the best for playing slide guitar? Brass? Bronze? Glass? Heavy? Light? All this will — and more — will be covered in this episode of Acoustic Tuesday! Bottleneck slides are perhaps the most important piece of gear for playing slide guitar...besides your guitar, of course! That's why I've dedicated a whole episode to discussing the importance of picking out the right slide. There are so many choices out there. It can be totally overwhelming. And sometimes, when you're overwhelmed, you just go with the cheapest price. I'm here to advise you against doing that. Instead, take a look at these 10 slide manufacturers to see what to look for in a high-quality slide that can work within your budget. I'll also add that I have a preference for bronze or brass slides. I explain why in the video, but it ultimately boils down to a combination of tone and feel. I really love the heavy feeling of a slide that sits comfortably on my finger and has enough weight that it isn't bouncing off the strings. In addition to talking about slides for slide guitar, you'll also hear from a TAC Family member and Guitars For Vets member on how she is able to achieve all of her guitar goals this year. Inspiring stuff, and I highly recommend you heed her advice! Featured in this Episode...- Robert Barnett - Caitlin Canty - Marcus Miller - Scott's Bass Lessons - Paste Magazine - Cristina Vane

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0:00.0	The most crucial piece of gear you need to play slide guitar, other than your guitar, of course, is a bottleneck slide.
0:07.0	Now, maybe you've never purchased a slide before. Maybe you're looking to purchase your first slide.
0:12.0	Maybe you're looking to experiment with other slide styles and materials. Well, today is your day,
0:17.0	because on today's show, I'll be sharing with you 10 guitar slide manufacturers you need to know about and I'm willing to bet that you haven't
0:26.1	heard of the majority of the slide makers on my list hey tack family welcome to
0:32.4	episode 243 of the Acoustic Tuesday show this show is designed to inject your guitar journey with a weekly
0:39.0	dose of fun, focus, progress, and inspiration. Today you'll be meeting TAC family member
0:44.2	and Guitars for Vets participant Trish, and she's going to share with you a format that you
0:48.7	can use to achieve any guitar goal that you have. She's also going to throw in a little bit
0:53.6	of a guitar travel tip as well. She's also going to throw in a little bit of a guitar travel
0:54.8	tip as well. You'll also see which guitar lick the TAC family is working on today, and it's
1:00.3	a really cool chord-shaped, derived lick in the key of A minor. Plus, your weekly dose of acoustic
1:05.8	news awaits, which includes a songwriting superhero's origin story and an American primitive guitarist that you need to hear,
1:15.5	and you likely have never heard of him before, plus a whole bunch more guitar geek stuff.
1:21.6	But first, let's go ahead and slide in to my list of 10 guitar slide manufacturers that you need to know about.
1:29.3	I feel like bottleneck slides are a lot like fingerprints because they're all different.
1:34.3	Each slide is made up of different materials. Each slide issues a different tone.
1:39.3	Each slide feels different on your finger. That's why this list exists. I wanted to create a list of slide
1:46.1	manufacturers to encourage your exploration and experimentation with various slide types and materials.
1:53.1	Now, I also want to mention that it's a little intimidating to either get your first slide or maybe
1:58.6	go out on a limb and try something completely different.
2:01.7	I do believe this list will extinguish that intimidation. Now, I should also mention this.
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