John Tilden has been recognized as one of Canada's top slide players for more than 30 years. . Here's what John has to say about them!
"For years, before commercially produced slides were available (the Dark Ages), I searched everywhere for something that would make the perfect slide. No piece of pipe avoided my scrutiny. No bottle went unbroken.
Eventually I found the bar in my locker at high school was exactly the diameter I was looking for. This kept me for many years but I learned that glass makes a different sound and was more appropriate for certain guitars.
Companies, by this time, were mass producing glass slides and also were starting to make ceramic ones. This was a wonderful discovery; that ceramic was somewhere between glass and metal for sound. There are a number of companies making ceramic slides now but what they have lost in the mass production, is the feeling of discovering a personal slide for oneself. Ceramic artists for years have been using this medium for self expression and utilitarian needs.
Thus was born "Sir Ramic Slides". All slides are approximately 1/4" thick and between 2 " and 2 1/2" long; long enough to cover all the strings on most guitar necks.
The holes are all about 3/4" but if you want one slightly larger or smaller you can find one if you are trying them on in a store or by asking when you order by email from this site.
Every slide is a different and beautiful work of art. Some are clear glazed to show the special mixture of clays. Some are a coloured glaze design or just a unique colour..... whatever Elizabeth feels like at the time she's making them
This brings us to Liz Tilden. The Artist Herself.
Liz has been a singer for years and years and as a sideline she has been a ceramic artist.
As with everything Liz puts her hand to this artistic outlet has turned into something great. Our home is full of slides now so we need you to buy them and get them the heck outta here!
We have been sending them to all the great slide players we can think of in the hopes that they will use them. We'll let you know when someone does..besides me..
