Taille parfaite pour moi

Best bottleneck I’ve ever owned - comfortable fit and nice smooth action on the strings - perfect for acoustic and perfectly usable on the electric. Might not be to everyone’s preference in terms of weight on the strings but if you play slide you know all about that and your own needs.

Of all the slides I have tried, this is my absolute favourite one. The tapered shape provides the perfect fit on my little finger, it's light enough and has provides a stellar sounds on resonator, acoustic and electric guitars. What I also like about it is that it's almost noiseless, many ceramic and brass slides are scratchy. I used to prefer glass slides but after breaking a few, I've now settled on this brass slide as my go-to slide. Highly recommended.

I started playing slide about a year ago and have been on the find the sweet slide journey. I've got pretty thick fingers and it's difficult to find sizes that work in various slides. I enjoy the brass feel and sound but my 1st brass slide, a Dunlop 232 Harris Slide Large, is longer and heavier than the Preachin' Pipe, is big enough to fit my third finger, and is a bitt hard to control and avoid fretting out... making it a little clunky at times. I've also got a X-large Dunlop glass bottle-neck and a large Singer Desert Slide - Ceramic Bottleneck, both for 3rd finger. I like the variation in sound quality for the glass and ceramic but just didn't feel like I'd found the sweet spot yet. I then started playing my Gold-Tone PBR Signature Resonator (14 frets)and found it really difficult to play anything above frets 10 or 11 with the slide on my third finger. started messing around with slide on my pinkie but everything I had was large and sloppy so went hunting for a pinkie slide that would fit. wasn't sure the Preachin pipe large would fit (19 mm at the small end) but pulled the trigger based on some reviews. and Wow, it snuggled up on my pinkie just below my 2nd knuckle which let me crook my 1st knuckle just a bit and it felt great. the P Pipe is shorter than my Harris, a bit lighter (but not too much) and subtly tapered. the difference in play is remarkable ! the Pipe is hefty enough to give that substantive feel and resonance I prefer but light enough for more nimble play, even on my pinkie. the Dunlop Preachin' Pipe has been my go to slide now for most of my play and I expect it'll be so for a long time.

Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe LargeGuitar slides are metal tubes that slide across the strings, producing notes without depressing strings against the metal frets. Slides produce a clear ringing tone that is distinctive, and allow you to play notes between frets and glide smoothly from one pitch to another (glissando). Most guitar slides are flat, but if your guitar neck, frets, and/or bridge are radiused (curved), you will find that curved slides will help you hit all strings without buzzing or clanking down on the frets. If you want to slide and play multiple strings or chords, you probably need one of these slides. The weight of the brass helps provide sure slide action and a positive ringing tone.I compared three curved slides, the Dunlop 227 Concave Brass Slide, Heavy Wall Thickness Medium, the Dunlop 232 Harris Slide Large, and the Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large. I used Fender Telecasters American and MIM, a Martin 00-15M acoustic, and a 1970 Lotus F215 acoustic, strung with Dunlop extra-light strings, for comparisons,DESCRIPTION: Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large is made of heavy polished brass that is flared only on one end. The flared end is wide enough to allow your finger to bend slightly inside the slide. the Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large fits all of my ring and little fingers, and fits past the knuckle on my first and middle fingers. It weighs 4 oz and it also comes in a medium size.COMPARISON: Compared with the other two, the 285 Preachin Pipe Large was the heaviest of slides, at 4 oz. The Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large was shorter, wider, and the flare was wider than either the 232 or 227. My finger felt more comfortable in the 285 than the other slides, probably because this was the only slide that allowed my finger to bend slightly. However, the Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large did not fit my curved guitar strings as well as the 232 or 227 because it was too short to reach across a wide neck and it was only flared on one end.SOUND: The tone of the that the tone of the Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large was exceptionally full and its the sustain is a little longer than the other two slides. It produced a deep bell-like tone that I have only heard on a few straight slides that I have (notably the Fender FBS2 Fat Brass Slide and a thick-walled glass slide). Because the 285 Preachin Pipe Large was shorter and only flared on one end, it produced a little more string buzzing and it occasionally missed contacting strings in a chord. The longer you practice with this slide, the more accurate it will be.OVERALL: First and foremost, I like the sound I get from this slide! And that's what it is all about. The Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large will give your strings plenty of sustain and juicy overtones, and a deep, dark bell-like resonance, perhaps because of the thickness and weight. Its greater flare may fit your fingers better than the other curved slides. However, the flare is only on one end, so you have to work harder to hit all the strings, but if you do a lot of single string or solo work, this slide may work best for you. You will get a distinctive tone from this slide that I think you will like.Slides are very personal for the player and for the guitar. I have reviewed the main players, so you can take your choice. But you may have to purchase two or even three if you want to get the slide that's perfect for you. Remember, I love the sound of this slide on all my guitars and I recommend it on that basis. Overall, I turn most to the Dunlop 285 Preachin Pipe Large when I want a curved guitar slide.HELPFUL HINTS: If you are undecided, take a look at the nut, the frets, and the bridge on your guitar to see if they are radiused (curved). Look at your fingers and decide if you play light or heavy on the strings. Then try one of these slides and rely on your ear. It will tell you what sound you want.Enjoy playing.

Ich habe viele " Bottlenecks" aus verschiedenen Materialien ausprobiert. Glas, Keramik etc.. Alle hatten ihren eigenen Klang und der ist Geschmackssache. Jeder Spieler sucht ja auch seinen Ton. Die meisten haben jedoch für Gitarren mit abgerundeten Griffbrett den Nachteil, dass sie gerade sind. Das führt sehr leicht zu unerwünschten Spielgeräuschen. Dieser Slide hilft da mit seiner abgerundeten Bauweise, er ist aber auch bestens geeignet flache Griffbretter. Das Material Messing macht auch einen schönen warmen und vollen Ton. Ich benutze keinen anderen Slide mehr.

I've been playing for 30+ years and after years of trying, buying and collecting various slides, everything from glass to brass, I have finally found what may be my favourite and last slide. The taper and flare on this slide allows for much easier playing on guitars that have a more radiused neck, but works great on flatter necks too. I bought a large which I wear on my ring finger, it is a little big, but I fixed that with a thin round of Gorilla tape (sticky side facing inside of slide) a trick I learned from Anders Osborne (an excellent guitar player). Get yourself one, you won't be disappointed!

I am a relatively advanced fingerstyle guitar player, but a beginner at playing slide. I have several different slides that I have been using, including a bar that I use lap-style on my resonator and regular glass slides that I use on my standard guitars. This is, hands down, the easiest and most consistent to use on my standard guitars. Makes it much easier to be accurate on the interior strings, which has been a problem for me with straight slides on all but the resonator that has no string 'arc' across the neck. The slide fits comfortably on my ring finger if I let it seat all the way down, i.e., cover my entire finger. I can also use it that way on my pinkie, although it fits pretty loose. I have non-dainty 'lady-hands.' I think this (medium size) slide would be comfortable for anyone without very large hands, since - in theory at least - the recommendation is to have the slide stop at the knuckle before it seats all the way down. There are also instructions online about how to make a slide fit tighter if it's too big. (Update: After watching videos of Eric Sardinas, I decided to go with the slide on my pinkie. To make it fit securely, I cut a piece of foam weatherstripping the length of the last 2 joints of my finger, peeled off the backing and stuck the strip into the slide from the bottom. Pressed down to secure the adhesive, and voila! It fits my pinkie very securely and comfortably.) BTW, my ring size is 6.5, if that helps. I couldn't be more pleased with the sound and function of this unique slide.