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Duane Allman of American rock group The Allman Brothers Band performs at the last night at Fillmore East, a nightclub on Second Avenue, New York City, before the closing of the venue, 27th June 1971

Justin Ostrander on the sought-after pill bottle slide used by Duane Allman and Derek Trucks – and how he got one for free

By Janelle Borg published

As Ostrander explains, a number of legendary slide players have turned to particular vintage Coricidin bottles – to the point they can now command crazy money on the used market

Guitarists
Bonnie Raitt playing her Fender Strat on stage

Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her celebrated slide sound – and why you can’t teach feel

By Janelle Borg published

B.B. King once called Raitt the “best damn slide player working today”

Guitarists
Wayfarer guitarist Joe Strong-Truscelli

“There’s a different dynamic to distorted slide playing – a fully distorted slide guitar is an incredibly noisy beast”: Meet the guitarist fusing Western slide and black metal – with devastating results

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Wayfarer are the self-proclaimed “pre-eminent Western American metal band”, and the roots-infused style of guitarist Joe Strong-Truscelli is integral to their radical fusion. He reveals the unique challenges of playing slide over high-gain metal and why Gilmour is his new guitar god

Guitarists
Ernie Ball Comfort Slides

Ernie Ball promises “unsurpassed comfort and control” with its new Comfort Slides

By Matt Owen published

Available in three sizes, the Comfort Slide features a soft inner sleeve and cushioned edge in an effort to "upgrade your slide performance"

Accessories
Sonny Landreth

5 guitar tricks you can learn from slide master Sonny Landreth

By Richard Barrett published

Nail the slide guru's style with 5 examples of his supreme slide technique

Lessons