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September 6th, 2008
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Intro and a few slide Q's
Hi,
I'm DarlingDoris from Sweden. I used to play the guitar (ages ago) and I'd like to pick it up again just for fun. I admire a whole lot of players, but currently I want to learn some of the techniques Bonnie Raitt uses (slid guitar). She uses the bottleneck on her middle finger, not pinkie. What's the difference? Also, what's the difference between metal, plastic and glass slide.
Can I buy and use Kirk's materials on slide to learn how to play with middle finger slide? I'm a woman and I don't have long fingers.
Otherwise, I look forward to joining you and sharing.
DarlingDoris 
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September 6th, 2008
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Welcome. Wearing the slide on the pinkie allows the other fingers to chord or play solo notes easier. The material the slide is made of will greatly affect the tone you get. Take your guitar with you to a shop and try several sizes, types and materials, see which you prefer.
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Hi DarlingDoris, Welcome to the forum 
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September 6th, 2008
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Afaik, a metal slide will sound very bright and a glass slide will have a mellower tone. I could be wrong, though, I'm just a beginner. I've never heard of a plastic slide.
As far as what finger, I believe it's just a matter of personal preference. Maybe Bonnie Raitt uses the middle finger so she can use her ring finger to help hold the slide on? Or perhaps she finds that she can control the slide better with her middle finger than her third or pinky because her middle finger is strongest (like most people). Maybe it's just more comfortable for her. Who knows? I don't think there's any particular technique advantage to using the middle finger. I also believe that most instructional materials are designed to let you decide for yourself, including Kirk's.
When I play slide (badly) I use my ring finger. I'd like to use my pinky so I can have my first 3 fingers to fret notes, but I have yet to find a slide that won't fall off my pinky.
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September 6th, 2008
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Bonnie's style is to not hand mute very much. A sloppy, as in loose, slow, wide vibtato gives her that signature sound she has, lots of harmonics from undamped strings.
. She plays in open tunings a lot too. Something to keep in mind.
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September 6th, 2008
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Welcome to the forum Doris.
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September 8th, 2008
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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hello doris, glad to meet another slide enthusiast, check out lee roy parnell on utube, he also does a lot of "bonnie raitt" style slide playin and you can pick up a few useful licks from him...This site has also made a big impact on my slide playing and Kirk Lorange is a master at the slide so by all means check out every thing you can by him!!!good luck and enjoy
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September 8th, 2008
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Hello DarlingDoris, welcome.
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The GfB&B Guitar Slide Rule
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