Guitar Slide Comparison - Brass, Steel, Glass and Ceramic

[@brendanm6921]

Absolutely love that you just got straight to the point instead of spending about twenty minutes yapping on about nothing relevant like a lot of people do. This is how a demo video should be made.

[@jackpribek]

Thanks Brendan. I agree, no need for a back story.

[@vinniepan1005]

@@jackpribek I would've loved to hear how glass/brass was invented. Kidding, no BS straight to the point. Keep it up.

[@DriiiverStudios]

Couldn't agree more!!

[@luijo633]

Right to the point with good details on the products used and an amazing demostration, 10/10

[@jackpribek]

Thank you!

[@danielmiller2886]

Agreed. Thank you

[@senzohimura2486]

Probably the best guitar-related demo I have ever seen 😂 I am so tired of all the videos where they talk for 20 minutes before they do the demo. Thanks man

[@jackpribek]

Thank you Senzo.

[@toddriley4237]

Thanks for the straightforward side by sides of the braaaass slide, the steeeeel, glaaaaass, and moooonshine sliiiides! 😎

[@jackpribek]

Thank you Todd.

[@WeAreNotAmused]

aluminum Alloy pole that I found. Near my house I cut off a section and sanded 2 a polish. Which at first sounded kinda too treble and. Claw at the ear but I took some weather stripping wadded it and pushed it against the inside of the slide that I had and it muted the metal brightness enough so it stayed bright but it was a clear sustained note and after putting weather stripping in their it muted it and plus it added weight to the metal because it's such a light alloy but it sounds way better than. Steel or glass it was. A game changer resonance wise. Just stumbled into it but I make my own metal slides And look for quality hard plastic for me to tool into premium plectrums of all shapes and sizes. So customized. To help my thumb forefinger and middle from going numb as all get out because I had my two fingers ripped apart in the middle by a chain that went through it it was a smooth chain but it it ripped out a nerve in their critical to my one finger but it's made of numbness in all those three fingers so I put three different tips on each pick that I had so that if I have started to get numb from picking real strong in one position I could pick down flip it over and play in a different position with a different tension and it would actually mitigate the numbness that way so I wouldn't just have to stop picking. But I love making picks plastics vary widely in quality if you want some of the best Is an old electric GFI box outlet. For plugging stuff in the medium blue is excellent and durable and it down to very fine and then take like a soft cloth and rub it really hard the edges of it get like polished like glass looking and slick so you can put all kinds of tips on your pic like from really pointy to really fat and like funky so it's more of a plunk or a crisp pick or for like getting the harmonics so you want a real point

[@funkingitup1805]

Brass - 0:17 Steel - 0:51 Glass - 1:27 Ceramic - 2:08

[@Thallishman]

Thank you for making this video! Much apreciated, i think this will help alot of people in their decision. You played the different slides very consistently and i was able to hear the different charasteristics.

[@richardbarr7173]

To me the brass one sounded more resonant and 'sustain-y'. Thanks for the video!

[@jackpribek]

Thank you!

[@goldenteledy2002]

Here's my analysis on each of the slides's tones. The brass slide sounds smooth in the upper neck and has a nice ring in the bottom end. The steel slide sounds full, round, and warm. The glass slide sounds clean and treble-y, perfect for lead playing. And the ceramic slide sounds kind of gritty throughout the entire range of the neck. I currently have a Fender Glass Slide 3 slide (Medium ring size, heavy wall thickness) and I have a Dunlop steel slide coming from Sweetwater very soon. I personally can't wait to try them all to see which ones I like.

[@jackpribek]

Excellent

[@Preston_Rowe]

Legit the perfect review. Good playing, straight to the point, good audio so I can actually hear the difference. Thank you for uploading this!

[@jackpribek]

Thank you Preston.

[@KittyKatMan93]

Straightforward and helpful. Lovely demo

[@jackpribek]

Thank you

[@rockinrr301]

And this is how demo videos should be done. Thanks!

[@jackpribek]

Thanks Ron

[@oxydiva]

Awesome video, straight to the point and very helpful! Thanks, man!✌🏻

[@jackpribek]

Thank you 🙏

[@thisismyyoutubeaccount3322]

No nonsense, straight and to the point. Lovely playing as well.

[@jackpribek]

Thank you.

[@PaytonWilliamsMusic]

Great video. I like the smooth glass but I have dropped so many over the years that brass has become my choice.

[@TheNatureOfTruth]

Thanks for the comparison! Brass - 0:16 Steel - 0:50 Glass - 1:25 Ceramic - 2:08

[@funkingitup1805]

Brass - 0:17 Steel - 0:51 Glass - 1:27 Ceramic - 2:08

[@SMBorthwick]

Nice demonstration. I used to favour a brass slide, until it got stolen at a gig. Never replaced it. I tend to use glass now, but only because it’s what I happen to have.

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for checking it out. Since I made this clip I’ve been using the ceramic one. I’m not sure which one I would use, if by some weird happenstance, I had to play a gig.

[@armanshaghi]

Thank you for creating a clear, to the point video, with great sound and consistency of what you played 💪 so rare on KZbin

[@jackpribek]

Thank you Arman!

[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

Thanks for demonstrating this on a Stratocaster and not flooding it with every size, just material. I just got my first slide today and was mostly thinking size and price because it's new territory for me. This convinced me that I want my next slide to be ceramic.

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for checking it out John and have fun sliding.

[@JohnOhkumaThiel]

@@jackpribek : It looks and sounds easier than it is!

[@Vector-X777]

Love the brass one the best for sure. Just ordered me a Fender chrome slide. I think I’ll be ordering the brass one as well. Thanks. Oh yeah great playing as well. Liked and subscribed. 👍

[@jackpribek]

Thank you VectorX.

[@jackpribek]

Thank you.

[@karlosdergal]

Brilliant mate!!! Love it!

[@jackpribek]

Thank you!

[@dumpsterchicken6287]

Great video, thank you

[@3upermaker5]

Great demo and comparison as an acoustic and electric player I have decided on a brass steel slide since it would be the most versatile and the best for both play throughs

[@GrimpleGromble]

Excellent demonstration

[@jackpribek]

Thank you.

[@loganjenkins5248]

That moonshine slide got some soul in it !!

[@folkenbluzer]

Thanks Jack👍👍 I use the chrome plated but after your video I think I should have 1 of each or at least a brass too. I liked the little extra friction .

[@jackpribek]

Brass is cool. Especially if I find myself doing an acoustic delta derivative type thing, I will reach for the brass.

[@folkenbluzer]

@@jackpribek I could see the extra friction working better on an acoustic and and the polished chrome being good for the electric. I wasn't really considering the ceramic but after I watched your video I watched someone use it on a national and it seems to have its place too. Thanks again Jack👍

[@jackpribek]

@@folkenbluzer I find myself using the ceramic one most of the time recently. But, that’s here in the controlled environment of my little studio.

[@bobowrathsovine.]

Back in 1990 I got a brass slide then when I bought this cassette tape lesson called Performance Notes of selected Led Zep tracks the guy said Page used a glass slide

[@belpack8989]

I've got to admit, I don't think there's a dime's worth of difference in the sound of any of them. But I've never had a ceramic one, it sounded pretty good here

[@brackkirchner3604]

Wow cause I heard a clear difference in all of em

[@aaronlalli3730]

I like them all for various reasons, some feel better with other guitars of mine than others, I have quite an assortment myself..you pretty dang salty on that slide neighbor! Really enjoying your channel sir.

[@jackpribek]

Thanks Aaron. I think that the feel is a big factor...probably even more so at a stage volume.

[@trevorhansbury]

Great demo Jimmy and nice playing I've tried them all over the years but have settled on glass especially for my acoustic playing,I personally find it smoother against the metal of the strings and less unwanted noise and a bit looser for vibrato but its like anything its just personal choice anyway thanks for sharing

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for watching Trevor! You are right, it’s surely a personal choice.

[@hughjanus5525]

Brass sounds the best to my ears. I’m picking one up. Thanks bud

[@lex3729]

Your slide hat makes them all sound ever so much more slidey.

[@jackpribek]

Yes yes...it's a tone hat.

[@thaddeusfields4360]

Always liked that bite of a steel slide but I much prefer the feel of a glass slide so that’s my go to (especially considering audience members couldn’t give two hoots 😂). I need to try out a ceramic at some point. Excellent demo.

[@jackpribek]

Thank you Thaddeus.

[@thaddeusfields4360]

@@jackpribek yes sir. You ever try pinky finger? I did a little and was a hot mess.

[@jackpribek]

@@thaddeusfields4360 I did try it. The thinking was, if I use the pinky, I could fret with the other three fingers; even do some chord stuff. I found though that I didn’t have as much control over the slide and, for me, the trade off wasn’t worth it.

[@jackpribek]

@@thaddeusfields4360 I haven’t played much slide lately but, I’ve been dipping my toes back in to the water. Here’s a thing I did recently: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnOakqmcjZmSjMk

[@waldemarpierzchalski]

I just ordered brass 224 dunlop

[@jackpribek]

Excellent! Thanks for watching.

[@Lalairu]

It's hard to choose because I like them all xD Do you think it's "easer" to learn with some of them or it's just about sound preference? Thanks a lot for the demo Jack :)

[@jackpribek]

Thank you. If you have thicker strings that are high off of the fretboard, a heavier slide, like the brass, would make it easier to learn with I think. If you use lighter strings-low action, then a lighter slide of glass or ceramic will help you find the needed touch.

[@Lalairu]

@@jackpribek thanks a ton! Will possibly go glass then. Hugs from Spain :D

[@RDEL54]

Very nice playing! Which one do you think is easiest to play?

[@jackpribek]

I have found myself using the ceramic “Moonshine” slide most often. It seems like it does feel better.

[@Rightchickenwing]

Thanks for this mate. I got a short guitar slide, silly mistake, should have got a longer one! In your opinion in case I can't tell the best tone, the best slide for high gain and distortion?

[@jackpribek]

My experience with high gain (and especially at stage volume) is that steel and brass are harder to control because they produce more sustain. So, I would use glass or ceramic.

[@Tony_Kam]

Is there a chance the metal of the slide count react with the metal of the strings and corrode them??

[@jackpribek]

I've never heard of that happening.

[@mykneeshurt8393]

great playin' man..

[@jackpribek]

Thanks Buddy.

[@f0xh0nd51]

I make ceramics and used to play guitar a lot. I never learned the slide but was thinking of making a few. Is there any special specs that makes a slide better quality than another?

[@jackpribek]

It just has to fit on the finger. There are different preferences: mainly the thickness of the wall.

[@scatdaddy3790]

Nice video. What are you tuned to?

[@jackpribek]

Thank you. Tuned to G.

[@scatdaddy3790]

Right on man. Thank you

[@ΆγγελοςΜένεγας]

Great video,straight to the point,What size is good for the pinkie finger?I'm new to slides and in the verge of order one,my fingers has a normal size i believe,not too big and not that small.I'm between brass or steel.22x25x65mm for example it's ok?Medium is for the ring finger?Thanks and sorry for all the questions

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for watching. You may need to try a couple to find what’s comfortable. It doesn’t necessarily have to fit snug.

[@ΆγγελοςΜένεγας]

@@jackpribek Thanks for the reply,Cool i can't wait to start my slide journey,I'll let you know what is the perfect slide for my finger.Take care and keep up the good work.Angelo from Athens Greece...

[@ΆγγελοςΜένεγας]

Hy Jack,how are u?I hope all good with you.I order the Dunlop 273 seamless glass.It fits to my finger like a glove i;m very happy with my 273,I play the guitar(classical,electric,acoustic) for a couple a years but it was up untill now to pick up a slide and have fun with it,never too late!My favorite slide players are Blind Willie Johnson,Lowell George(huge fan of Little Feat),Duane,Elmore James,Ry Cooder.If you have any reccomendations,you know local players something like that please let my know.Take care...

[@jackpribek]

@@ΆγγελοςΜένεγας you named some great ones there. I listened a lot to Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter as well…one player that doesn’t get mentioned enough is Muddy Waters. Everyone talks about his singing but his slide playing displays raw emotion and furious power.

[@ΆγγελοςΜένεγας]

@@jackpribek When it comes to Rory it's getting personal,his music helped me through a very difficult situation,tomorrow it;s his his birthday by the way!!!J.Winter never clicked with me but i respect his music.Muddy is a Giant and you are wright no one talks about his guitar style,simple and straight to the point.Miles Davis was a big fan of him,there's so many great players out there their legacy is treasure.Always a pleasure talking to you.Music is our sanctuary.

[@wilwaren8571]

thnks mister for the video ! i got myself a brass, one told me that ceramic was a bit difficult to use, do you know why ? Thank you for the straighforward demo !

[@jackpribek]

I don’t find ceramic difficult. Rock on.

[@wilwaren8571]

@@jackpribek okay cool ! thanks, happy fretting ;D

[@mrbowlingcrazy]

Glass just has that more trebly glassy tone if you will lol if I was gigging i'd only use the brass or steel. Wouldn't take the chance of my slide breaking on me if I happened to fumble it

[@DjBydLo]

Great video buddy, i found the brass and steel the most brigther and strong ones, the glass sounds like too soft for my taste. Just a matter of taste.

[@jackpribek]

Thank you 🙏

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

Moonshine slide sounds the best

[@jackpribek]

I agree. I used it on a full length video that I posted this morning Country Rock Slide Guitar kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWmVomuweqamnKM

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

@@jackpribek I have a Justin Johnson signature slide that’s probably a good bit heavier but… same thing. Made in the USA by Jim Dunlop. you can’t beat the bell resonance from a ceramic Jim Dunlop slide. Rock on man ✌🏻

[@jprocker6368]

No question, for that guitar sound I'll pick brass any day. Warmth and sustain is perfect.

[@jackpribek]

Yeah it’s pretty sweet!

[@ian.williamson]

Is your guitar in standard tuning in this video?

[@jackpribek]

Yes

[@Deatg-ek8rf]

Will the glass break?

[@jackpribek]

If dropped on a hard surface, yes.

[@fishminnesota]

Wow different tones with different slides nice teach! 😊

[@kevlynnmusic1401]

Very interesting!! I have a glass one but don’t ever use it lol 😂

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for checking it out Kev!

[@kevlynnmusic1401]

@@jackpribek Always my brother!! 👊🏻😎

[@jackpribek]

@@kevlynnmusic1401 you’re the best!

[@kevlynnmusic1401]

@@jackpribek 🤗🤗👊🏻😎

[@TheBrowniemusic]

I’m using a glass one; now I know why I don’t sound like Jack White yet.

[@flaviusfake271]

Well from my ears. I certainly noticed steel was higher pitch. Brass more low and sustain. Glass more short and medium. Ceramic has more mellow medium sound with some highs. Well I need a change since steel sounds the worst out of all of them.

[@swackymusic]

Glass slides tend to break but sound better 😭 help

[@johnwinnard5589]

My opinion. 1-Brass 2-Ceramic 3-glass 4-steel.

[@mulekickhandmadeguitars8465]

To my ear, the metal slides deliver much more zing. I like zing.

[@jacknick429]

OUTSTANDING VIDEO !!!

[@jackpribek]

Thank you.

[@TheSweezer]

rocky mountain ceramic slides. Try one yall wont ever look back.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

tuning for a newbie wannabe please?

[@jackpribek]

This is standard tuning.

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

@@jackpribek oh well, thanks 🙂

[@DustoHak-bq3vz]

@@lovecraftmusic8717 A great starting place would be E tuning (E,B,E,G#,B,E low to high).

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

@@DustoHak-bq3vz will try, thanks

[@inkisidor1649]

I preferrer the steel

[@WeAreNotAmused]

Oh yeah he gets right 2 it yo So the learning is not a hindrance or divergent from any routine practice b

[@TommyAloha.]

Started listening on cake 🍰. The other hippie day. youTube suggested this. 👍

[@jackpribek]

Thanks for checking it out Thomas!

[@HarryNutcell]

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[@HarryNutcell]

Hawaiian music into that sound

[@jackpribek]

Yes!

[@HarryNutcell]

I bet $700 win. Ran second. Made $20 bets + got to $500. I bet $700 win again I ran second. (Jockeys kill me lol)

[@GioMilko]

It's like drinking water