Nice one Wez, looks well righteous :D
On the slides, try a bunch - they're like picks, none are "better", just different. After trying all sorts, I seem to have settled on a set that's out all the time: clear glass, chromed steel, brass. Funnily enough, they're all standard Dunlops (although my old piece of brass pipe a drummer cut for me in the 80s is still there ready as well). I find I need glass and the two metals available for the different tones I want.
However, the more expensive diamonds, mudslides, etc, that I tried over the years are all back in the slides box gathering dust :lol: