Imperial Valley Guitar Co. specializes in resonator guitars and acoustic Hawaiian guitars. This is a new product from them that goes right along with their resonators. It’s a guitar slide that’s made from stone. This is a slide that is literally made from rock. The marble used for this slide is drilled and turned on a lathe to make a really unique and cool sounding slide.
Tone-wise the marble slide is warmer and not as whiney as a glass slide and has less string noise. The sound is somewhere between brass and glass. Even though it’s actually made from stone, it’s not especially heavy. Even with the extra thick walls it’s still only 2.2 ounces, lighter than a heavy wall brass or steel slide.
Marble Slide Dimensions:
• 60mm (2 3/8″) long
• 28.5mm (1 1/8″) outside diameter
• 19mm (3/4″) inside diameter
• 4.75mm (3/16″) thick walls
• #9 ring size
• 2.2 oz weight
• Equivalent to medium size, heavy wall in glass slides
Landon G. (verified owner) –
The marble slide has really good tone and sustain. Stone slides just sound better than glass or metal to me, and this is as good as others I’ve tried for less money.