One of the easiest ways to customize your guitar playing experience is by making your own slide! I'll show you how to make your own Down-N-Dirty American Tradition Guitar Slide (Patent Pending) with just 2 bucks, some household objects and trash!
Guitars are great. Accessories make them BETTER. A new strap can make you feel like a boss. An awesome new pick or capo can get you in the mood to show off to you friends. But the best accessories are the ones that you make and use on your own! Why is that? It's because music is your chance to express yourself, and if your guitar is standard out of the box... well... you're just not expressing yourself!
Materials you will need:
STEP 1
Go to fridge. Find beer bottle. Open beer bottle. Make sure you are over 21 and then empty the contents of bottle into your mouth. Turn on your amp, grab your guitar and enjoy your evening! When the bottle is empty do not throw it away! And Do not proceed to STEP 2 until the effects of the beer have worn off!
STEP 2
Grab the beer bottle you set aside from before. Place tape around the circumference of the neck of the bottle at your desired length. Make sure to make this line as straight as you can as this will be your guide to cutting your slide
STEP 3
Grab your glass cutter. Place the beer bottle side down on a surface which can hold the bottle steady as you turn it. Apply pressure with the glass cutter just beside the tape you applied in Step 2. Turn the bottle while consistently applying pressure to the glass cutter on the bottle. Complete one turn with the bottle and your glass cutting is done. Proceed to the final step
STEP 4
Now boil some water and place it in a container that can withstand the heat. Make sure you can dip the entire bottle neck under water when choosing your container. Next prepare your ice water. Fill a big cup with ice and then water. You may want to place it in the freezer for a few minutes, but don't forget about it.
STEP 5
Place your bottle neck down in the hot water first. Wait at least 40 seconds for the water to raise the temperature of the glass. Then quickly transfer the bottle to the ice water. If you hear cracking that is good. IMPORTANT: make sure the neck is submerged past the score line. Continue to transfer the bottle back and forth from hot to cold until the neck falls off!
STEP 6
You may want to wear gloves for this step to be safe! Carefully remove the slide you just made. If The neck broke off in the hot water you may want to allow the slide to cool before handling it. Now grab it and head out to the sidewalk and sand down the cut edge so that it is smooth to touch.
STEP 7
Go play the blues with YOUR homemade DOWN-N-DIRTY slide! Be proud of yourself and show your friends.
- An empty bottle of beer (That's the trash)
- A glass cutter ($2 at your local hardware store)
- Painter's tape (Household object)
- Something to keep your beer bottle steady
- 1 Big cup full of ice water
- 1 Big mug full of just boiled water
STEP 1
Go to fridge. Find beer bottle. Open beer bottle. Make sure you are over 21 and then empty the contents of bottle into your mouth. Turn on your amp, grab your guitar and enjoy your evening! When the bottle is empty do not throw it away! And Do not proceed to STEP 2 until the effects of the beer have worn off!
STEP 2
Grab the beer bottle you set aside from before. Place tape around the circumference of the neck of the bottle at your desired length. Make sure to make this line as straight as you can as this will be your guide to cutting your slide
STEP 3
Grab your glass cutter. Place the beer bottle side down on a surface which can hold the bottle steady as you turn it. Apply pressure with the glass cutter just beside the tape you applied in Step 2. Turn the bottle while consistently applying pressure to the glass cutter on the bottle. Complete one turn with the bottle and your glass cutting is done. Proceed to the final step
STEP 4
Now boil some water and place it in a container that can withstand the heat. Make sure you can dip the entire bottle neck under water when choosing your container. Next prepare your ice water. Fill a big cup with ice and then water. You may want to place it in the freezer for a few minutes, but don't forget about it.
STEP 5
Place your bottle neck down in the hot water first. Wait at least 40 seconds for the water to raise the temperature of the glass. Then quickly transfer the bottle to the ice water. If you hear cracking that is good. IMPORTANT: make sure the neck is submerged past the score line. Continue to transfer the bottle back and forth from hot to cold until the neck falls off!
STEP 6
You may want to wear gloves for this step to be safe! Carefully remove the slide you just made. If The neck broke off in the hot water you may want to allow the slide to cool before handling it. Now grab it and head out to the sidewalk and sand down the cut edge so that it is smooth to touch.
STEP 7
Go play the blues with YOUR homemade DOWN-N-DIRTY slide! Be proud of yourself and show your friends.