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Takslyd Slide $24.95
you just pull it of when you need. No
more, “where’s my slide?”
Verdict
A neat idea and a good slide, although
it won’t fi t all guitars (Fenders are
perfect!) and you only have the choice
of glass, not brass or stainless steel.
There could be storage issues with a
hard case too, but on the back of a Tele
in a gig-bag, the Takslyd is simply brill.
RATING
Ice Pix Stix, FIX and Scratch Pad £3.50-£25
142 MAY 2006
KEY INFO ❘ TAKSLYD ❘ PRICE: $24.95 (E XC SHIPPING) ❘ TYPE: STICK-ON GLASS SLIDE ❘ WEB: WWW.TAKSLYD.COM
GARY TUCKETT’S
Takslyd is a D-section
shaped glass slide that,
with a strip of Velcro, can be
fi xed to the back of your guitar’s
headstock. The idea is stupidly
Always losing your slide? No worries, the Takslyd sticks to your guitar! by Dave Burrluck
A selection of innovative ideas to super-chill your guitar by Simon Bradley
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fi tted just behind the nut, the FIX
comprises a small battery-driven bulb
that sheds light on to your fretboard in
times of darkness. It genuinely works,
is a real talking point, and is available in
four colours including multi-changing.
Verdict
We can heartily recommend the picks
and scratch pad as being excellent and
very useful ideas. The less subtle FIX
may put a few people off but, at that
price, everyone should at least get one
to play around with.
pad intended to protect the rear of your
axe from belt and zipper damage. Again,
it uses a patented micro-pore
copolymer on one side that allows for
fi rm adhesion without covering the
guitar in that irritating residue. You can
remove it easily and, although a tad
steep at £25, it works like a charm.
Probably the least relevant yet
undoubtedly the most fun is the
Fretboard Illuminator FX or FIX
(£7.95). Thanks to a simple and
unobtrusive mounting that can be easily
ICE PIX GEAR TEST RESULTS
Build quality
Features
In use
Value for money
■ WE LIKED The innovative designs and
concepts as a whole
■ WE DISLIKED Aside from the usual
‘caveat emptor’ considerations, nothing
TAKSLYD TEST RESULTS
Build quality
In use
Value for money
■ WE LIKED Neat idea; nice slide
■ WE DISLIKED Won’t fi t all headstocks;
glass only; limited sizes; you have to order
online
HAVING PICKS WITHIN EASY
reach during a gig usually depends on
either an ill-fi tting scratchplate or gaffa
tape but, thanks to micro-suction
technology, each Stix pick (£3.50 for
six) can be stuck on to your guitar
without any danger of sticky residue.
Each of the seven gauges has a small
suction pad that ensures that the pick
stays just where you want it: it also aids
grip within the hand. Genius.
Along the same lines is the Scratch
Pad; a black faux-velvet multi-layered
Is your slide always
going walkabout? The
Takslyd may be the
solution for you
Let there be light:
the Fretboard
Illuminator, FIX
Stix Picks use a pad
of suction material to
ensure they don’t go far
simple: you just put your fi nger in the
slide, pull it away from the headstock,
play your solo, then pop it back and
carry on slide-less. Daft, or “the best
invention since the string-winder”?
IN USE: Available in small, medium
and large diameters the Takslyd is clear
glass with, in small size, a wall thickness
of 4.25mm, a length of 70mm and
internal diameter of 23.5mm (although
at it’s narrowest point across the D-
shaped section it measures 19.5mm).
For those who use their little fi nger it’s
a little big, but certainly manageable.
Applying the Velcro to your guitar
shouldn’t present any problems for
instruments with modern ‘plastic’
fi nishes, although you might not want to
stick Velcro on your vintage nitro-
fi nished guitar (oil fi nishes may present
an adhesion problem too). But once
adhered the Velcro holds the light glass
slide on the back of your headstock and
KEY INFO ❘ ICE PIX GEAR ❘ PRICE: £3.50-£25 ❘ TYPE: STICK-ON ACCESSORIES ❘ TEL: FCN 01892 603730
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