"Slow Sliding Train #119" — Wayne Sorbelli here at my Island Guitar & Ukulele Music Shop in Key West sliding on my Dean Soltero in the Key of F.

I consider the slide — and mainly the glass slide — my main instrument. I don't care what it's on: guitar, bass, acoustic, electric, ukulele. I PLAY SLIDE!

I'm sliding with my pinky (4th finger) wearing a glass slide Dunlop 212. It's worth mentioning that any slide will do the job, but all sound different — not better or worse, but different — and they all certainly FEEL and handle much differently once laid upon the strings.

Glass vs. Brass: Brass is heavy and offers more resistance, therefore it's easier to accurately stop and not blow by a target note. Glass is lighter and slippery feeling and offers more control over the fine overtones, but it takes more effort to control. I could write volumes on the differences in slide material — but I guess we'll save that for another post!

"You can try to play the blues, or just give in and let the blues play you! That's IT! It's THAT little struggle, THAT split second tension right there between me and my guitar and those unconscious note choices that are happening when the notes start to play me — to me, THAT IS THE BLUES." — Wayne Sorbelli