I want to learn to play slide...

[Diamondjimi]

Another thing is what finger to use the slide on. I prefer using my 3rd (ring) finger. Dunno why, it just seems natural. I guess it's from playing the 5 all the time. Using the 3rd finger does have it's disadvantages though when it comes to switching back to playing rhythm doing certain fingerings. In that case the middle finger for slide leaves your 3rd & 4th free for fretting rhythm's..
My motto is, what ever feel best and natural for ya...

[Hardrock69]

Yeah, some guys put it on their pinky, some on their third. I prefer it on my 3rd. Though I only have played it on one song I ever recorded, where the intro was a time-honored cliche...trying to sound like an old drunk bline blues man sitting on the porch in 1930, only to have it transition to a modern metal tune. I just tuned it to open E. Easiest way for me to sound like I know what I am doing with a slide.

I have one of the original glass Coricidin bottles that everyone used back in the 70s (Coricidin was some kind of cold medicine or some shit). Somewhere along the line they switched to plastic bottles. But the glass ones are the perfect fit.

[Nitro Express]

I wear mine on my third finger and it feels like the wedding ring from hell.

[chefcraig]

I've always worn mine on my middle finger, as it still allows me to play barre chords and maintain some maneuverability. I hated taking the damned thing on and off, particularly when playing in a 3-piece situation. As has been said, the key is your own personal comfort with this (and any) device.

[Seshmeister]

I recommend headphones when you first start out if you don't live alone.

It can sound like a cat trapped in a spring factory.

[VAiN]

Thanks a lot for all of the input guys, I do appreciate it!

[Hardrock69]

Fucking Derek Trucks is a badass slide player as well.

[chefcraig]

Dunlop makes the old-school Coricidan bottle reissue slides, I have one, they're pretty cool . Slightly larger than the ones pictured, but the same vibe. I also find myself using a regular ol' Dunlop #215...

That's it, Coricidan bottles. I recall as a kid reading in CREEM magazine that was what Rory Gallagher used exclusively, and promptly raiding the medicine cabinet for something similar. I wound up using the same one for roughly twenty years, until it was lost during one of dozens of moves or gigs.

[Seshmeister]

Playing slide kind of reminds me of finger banging a chick.

That poor girl...

[ThrillsNSpills]

plenty of Youtube lessons too VAiN.

You have to sift through to find the good ones.