Glass or metal?

IOW a tube or a bottleneck?

I get this question often from people who want to start experienting with slide playing.

Well let's see... You can get used to anything AFAIK, and really: I've seen people who have adapted their skill and style to the gear they chose ages ago.

However, those early choices are usually circumstancial, very rarely they occur with predisposition.

Slide Masters - Ry Cooder

Ry... There's Ry for you.

Ry is the 1st slide master I choose to bother u with.

Ry (which I think stands for Ryland) is the reason I became fascinated with slide playing when I first heard him in the movie Crossroads. I was 12 or 13 when I first saw the film but as soon as I heard the sound of (what was supposed to be) Ralph's Tele I thought:

1st Slide Daddy Blog

Hello slide fans. This is the slide daddy.

Against better judgement I decided to invest what little time I can spare in a blog.

Not just any blog.