Tungsten Slide Ring
Keep all four fingertips.
A spring-loaded arm holds the Slide Ring in place behind your fingertip, so it stays on your finger while all four fingertips remain free for chords, scales, and bars. Bring it to the strings for slide, then go right back to fretted playing.
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Slide stays ready
Move between fretted playing and slide
3 sizes
Small, Regular, and Extra-Large
All four fingertips free
Keep chords, scales, and bars available
Spring-loaded to stay with you.
The spring arm supports the ring behind your fingertip, keeping it ready as you move between fretted playing and slide.
The slide stays behind your fingertip.
A traditional tube slide covers a fingertip and changes how you fret. The Slide Ring sits on the middle segment of your middle finger, leaving the fingertip available until you bring the playing surface to the strings.
The spring-loaded arm supports the ring against your finger, so you can move between fretted playing and slide without taking it off.
01
Fret normally.
Keep all four fingertips available for notes, chords, scales, and bars.
02
Bring the ring to the strings.
Use the shorter playing surface for a slide phrase, then return to fretted playing without removing it.
See how the Slide Ring fits and plays.
Choose your size.
Wrap a piece of string, thread, or dental floss around the middle segment of your middle finger. Stretch it out and measure its length to get your finger circumference. Use that measurement to choose Small, Regular, or Extra-Large.
Size
Finger circumference
SizeSmall
Finger circumferenceBelow 2 1/4 in (57 mm)
SizeRegular
Finger circumference2 1/4–2 5/8 in (57–66 mm)
SizeExtra-Large
Finger circumferenceAbove 2 5/8 in (66 mm)
Slide Ring details.
How should the Slide Ring fit?
Correct fit leaves a visible gap between your finger and the metal ring. It should not fit like a snug jewelry ring; the spring-loaded arm takes up the slack within the size you choose.
How is it different from a full-sized slide?
The Slide Ring sits behind your fingertip, leaving all four fingertips available for fretted playing. The Black Mountain Spring-Loaded Slide covers a finger and provides a full-sized surface across up to six strings.
What does Tungsten change?
Choose Tungsten for a long, lush sustain. Its playing surface is finished with nickel plating.