This is my first slide that I bought, so I don't have too much of a reference, but I really enjoyed this slide! The slide's build and weight makes it really comfortable to play with, and the sound is in my opinion really good, nothing to complain on there. If you have a bit bigger hands I would probably look for another slide, I would say that I have medium-sized fingers but this slide is quite snug on my ring finger, so I hope I won't gain too much weight or I'll have to change it out :) But for people with small-ish hands I would say this is a really good buy!