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| | Slide Guitar Lesson From Acoustic Guitar Magazine by Glenn Weiser |
 | | Alternatives to commercially manufactured slides are lipstick holders, ¾-inch spark plug sockets, Coricidin bottles, or what many slide guitarists prefer: a straight neck from a wine bottle such as Mateus, fifth size (it has to be carefully cut or broken off from the bottle, and then the cut has to be ground down until smooth). |
 | | The slide should be both perpendicular to the string and parallel to the frets, and it should lightly rest on the string without pushing down. |
 | | Because slide guitar is traditionally a fingerpicking style, I recommend as a general rule that you use the right-hand thumb to pluck the fourth, fifth, and sixth strings and the other fingers for the first, second, and third strings. |
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