Cheapo slide bar

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Permalink Reply by Dave Scudamore on July 7, 2010 at 6:30pm

Do a few searches in the upper right hand box of your screen. Try Lowes guitar slide. There is a link to a piece you can buy at Lowes. Also you will find, wine bottle necks, copper pipe and more. It is easier to go back to previous discussions on this because the info is in here!

Dave

Permalink Reply by TattooedAxe on July 7, 2010 at 7:10pm

Will do, thanks.

Permalink Reply by bairfoot cajun on July 7, 2010 at 7:54pm

you could try a deep well socket from a cheap set---lots of folks use those for lap steel and guitar slide playing--9/16ths fits my finger well but if you are using it for lap steel you could try a bigger or smaller one like a 5/8ths or a 3/4 in.you can find these lots of places where they are not a brand new item----flea markets---pawn shops--yard sales/garage sales.many moons ago the deep well sockets were used for spark plug removal and instillation.hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by TattooedAxe on July 7, 2010 at 10:02pm

Good idea, thanx!

Permalink Reply by Julz aka Varnum Slim on September 13, 2010 at 7:45am

Old medicine bottles are great for lap slide!

Permalink Reply by Mat Carruthers on September 27, 2010 at 3:10pm

I haven't tried it yet, but was thinking maybe you could grind down and smooth out a piece of rebar. The weight would be about the same as a Dunlop tone bar for lap steel.

Permalink Reply by Artist Formerly Known as Matt on September 28, 2010 at 6:18am

Get a cheap knife from a cheap set of flatware. Cut the blade of and use the handle if you want a bar.

Matt