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Originally Posted by Frankenstrat2
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Originally Posted by BlindRalphJr
A well stocked music store will usually have a lotta slides in stock, metal, glass and God only knows what. Plus you can try them on so they fit.
Ralph
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You are fortunate to have found stores so well stocked. I travel all around the country and the only store I ever encountered with a good selection was Austin Music in Texas. I understand McCabes Guitar Shop in Santa Monica also has a good selection. Both stores have a 'slide drawer' full of various types and sizes.
The commercial mega stores such as Sam Ash and Guitar Center usually have a pitiful selection of chrome tubes and shrink-wrapped pyrex Dunlops that you cant even try on. Occassionally they might have a few Big Heart slides, but not usually.
When I needed a bar for my lap steel, the only store in NYC was Rudy's, and he had a selection of one.
So in my experience, I have to disagree. Finding a great selection of high quality slides that you can try before you buy is a hit and miss proposition....often miss.
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I would have to agree Barry. In peterborough there are 4 or 5 music stores carrying the same three slides. I had a friend who worked in a lab lift one of their heavy glass test tubes for me. It made a pretty good slide,