eastmountain - Posted - 04/09/2010:  13:50:21

I'm a reso newbie, and most of my experience has been with bottleneck slides and roundneck guitars, but I recently was trying to play with the guitar lapstyle with a bullet bar slide. I can't hold onto the thing to save my life. I kept dropping it. Is there a secret to this? I'm half tempted to epoxy a wooden handle onto one side of the darn thing.

otdobro - Posted - 04/09/2010:  14:37:53

You need to try one of the many brands that have the grooves on the sides and top ( Stevens, Lap Dawg, Shubb, or similar. Go to ebay and look for "guitar tone bars".

otbreso - Posted - 04/09/2010:  15:34:32

A word of truth. You'll go through 'em all before you settle on one and even then, you'll stray.

Dean Upson - Posted - 04/10/2010:  03:53:24

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Originally posted by otbreso

A word of truth. You'll go through 'em all before you settle on one and even then, you'll stray.

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MurkyMark - Posted - 04/10/2010:  20:27:40

I only got my squareneck on Tuesday and I already have three (Stevens, Shubb SP2 & Long Dawg), and I know I'm going to buy at least one more.

Each of them has its pros and cons, but right now I'm leaning toward the Dawg style. The main negative for this bar is the length (I mistakenly thought longer would be better for 8-string), so I'll either be trying the Lap Dawg or a Scheerhorn soon...

-- Mark

otbreso - Posted - 04/10/2010:  20:36:44

And then there's the Tipton RT-1

Grizz - Posted - 04/10/2010:  21:48:11

I just sold 2 like new Tipton RT-1's, I bought the Dunlop Long Dawg and have it for sale it is too long for me. It said for bigger hands and they meant length, it's the girth I have a problem with. But so far the Smiths are working out absolutely great. But we'll see if the search continues, stay tuned for the next episode of "Search for the Perfect Bar" and I do mean both of kinds, so pun intended.

Mike

Edited by - Grizz on 04/10/2010 21:50:18

MissouriPicker - Posted - 04/10/2010:  22:13:37

Yeah, finding the right bar is truly a quest. For myself and my style and limited techinique, I prefer a slide with an edge on the end of it for pull-offs. I have only tried one bullet-shaped slide and it didn't work for me. Of course, someone with real skills would likely have no problems with it.

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Grizz - Posted - 04/10/2010:  22:47:50

Larry, I learned the hard way what you are saying. I know Oz used a bullet bar but his style did not include many if any pull offs. I can't imagine trying to do a pull off with a bullet bar.
I've seen some Wessie players use a bullet but I am opting for the same bar I use on my res. FWIW

Mike

SteveH - Posted - 04/12/2010:  11:43:58

Everyone's right on - you just keep on experimenting! I've got 3 now, a GS-1, a Lap Dawg and a Long Dawg and have pretty much decided I'm not happy with any of them. I think Dunlop needs to split the difference between the two Dawgs - then it would be just right!