[scoop52tele]

My slide fits loose - how do i make it fit better ? do i use wax ?? I have found that when it moves, it is sloppy- My fingers are skinny, and i have a dunlop that I use on my Ring finger - I like to use my coricidin bottle on my pinky, but it is too loose - what do I do? SPK

[Kirk Lorange]

Hmmmm... wax? could work. What about that Blu Tack stuff? It may have another name where you're from; the stuff you use to stick stuff on walls.

My slide is loose too, but I like it like that. I use the looseness in my vibrato technique.

Kirk

[Frankenstrat2]

Try some foam rubber inside.

[Diamond]

Hi,
We advise a simple method for keeping loose fitting slides from flying away when in a frenzied 'slide attack'...try some very thin carpet underlay fixed inside your slide with double-sided tape. It's comfortable & soaks up perspiration under hot lights.... :idea:

Happy Slidin'

Ian.

http://www.diamondbottlenecks.com

[manwithaplan]

I use a corcidin slide to, what I is whe it is loose I just curl up my finger inside the slide

[Mr.B'sBottlenecks]

:!: Easy. "chip" you finger inside the C.C. Bottle slide. bend the end of your pinky so it pushes up against the inside wall of the slide to keep it still. It will sound better if its tight like this too. I have small fingers too, and bottlenecks work better for pinkys. The CC bottles are better for players who slide w/ their ring finger. I make bottlenecks though if ya want one! Just let me know They sound better too bc theyre thicker-walled! Good luck with it

[Mr.B'sBottlenecks]

...By the way, I wouldnt try carpet or wax or anything, that would very likely dampen the sound! Even if on the inside. you want your flesh up against the glass!! Bend your finger up against it!!!!

[randy_mc]

Wax doesn't work well. I tried it a while back. Yuk!

I use a paper towel. You might need to cut it down to size a little, but it works well and doesn't alter the tone.

Randy

[LightninBoy]

I use a bottle neck, and I like it loose. (On my pinky)
I keep my ring finger against it to stop it flying off.
I've never used a coricidin bottle, but I tried a little experiment to stop my bottle neck from turning around while I play.
If the seam of the bottle touches the strings, it scratches and makes a horrible noise, so I carefully lined the inside with masking tape.
It worked, but it was tricky to do.
(However, I don't like the way it feels, and I don't really need it anyway.)

It may be the answer to your problem though, as a coricidin bottle may be top heavy, and it may try to fly off your finger!
Hope this helps.
L.