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Topic: Ezzee-slide bar |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2018 7:27 pm |
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I just received my Ezzee-slide bar from Basil Henrick. I have been using a zirconium bar that didn't really fit my hand well, but I love the smoothness and tone. The Ezzee-slide comes in various sizes and is every bit the equal of the zirc bar, tone-wise. It is made of a similar "medical grade" polymer.
I have switched. This is now my main bar for most kinds of music. It has long sustain, great tone, moves smoothly on the strings, and fits my hand. What more could you ask for. 
Here's how to get one:
CLICK THIS to view and buy——>
and here's a flash photo of mine:
I've always been a lousy photographer. 
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2018 5:35 pm
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| Bob, what size and weight did you get? I have a zirc bar and love it. I believe its one inch by 3.5. Need another one. Glad Basil has continued to make a good bar. |
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Christopher Woitach
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2018 5:50 pm
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I’m a fan for life - the only bar that fills the hole my Tribo-tone left in my heart
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Alan Bidmade
From:
Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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Posted 15 Jul 2018 11:29 am
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I went the whole hog and got myself a 1" 12 string bar (even though I play a 10 string Ben-Rom) - fantastic!
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Einar Baldursson
From:
Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted 16 Jul 2018 3:24 am
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I concur. I’ve had mine for a while now and it gets about the same play time as my steel bar. I like the fact that it seems to stick to your hand but skates freely on the strings which is exactly the opposite of how the steel bar can feel at times. It seems very durable - not a scratch on mine.
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Ivor Greenwood
From:
Northern Ireland
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Posted 16 Jul 2018 5:04 am ezzee- slide bar
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I have two of these bars
The bar is very easy to pick up and has a super smooth action
Basil is a really good player and a great guy to deal with...Service is eccellent |
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Steve Mueller
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 8:12 pm
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Looks like a great bar, may have to try one!
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2018 12:23 am
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Monstrous. I got a tapered bar a la the old Chase bars (or the repro's from Frank Ford) but BIG enough to matter. Lovely thing... Plastic with WEIGHT - yay! You can really HAUL A~~ with these things! We should not forget Bill Groner on this side of the pond, he's also doing to-order poly bars:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=330200&highlight=
There is so much more lovely stuff than I can assimilate - we are truly living in a land of riches. At least as far as a WHOLE LOT of people who... woke up one morning, realized that they didn't become rock stars, yet averted tragedy by turning to tinkering with neato stuff! |
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Miles Lang
From:
Venturaloha
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Posted 1 Aug 2018 6:01 am
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| Ezzee~Slide lives up to its name. My go-to bar for electric and acoustic steel |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2018 1:31 pm
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How do these bars compare weight wise to regular ones? I bought a coated ceramic bar at a show which was so light it was hard to control.
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Johan Forsman
From:
Sweden
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Posted 8 Aug 2018 4:39 am
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not sure if this info is needed anymore but here's a comparison:
Ezzee-slide bar 15/16: 246 grams
BJS 15/16: 280 grams
But, as I understand it, each of Basil's bars are custom made, so he can put more weight into it if required by customer. |
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