--- title: "Ernie Ball vs The Rock Slide: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Ernie Ball or The Rock Slide more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar slide brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ernie-ball-vs-the-rock-slide" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ernie Ball vs The Rock Slide: Which is searched more? Is Ernie Ball or The Rock Slide more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar slide brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Ernie Ball and The Rock Slide - **Competitive set**: Guitar slide brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ernie Ball Share of Search**: 17.3% - **The Rock Slide Share of Search**: 0.54% ## Is Ernie Ball or The Rock Slide more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ernie Ball had more branded searches than The Rock Slide among guitar slide brands worldwide. Ernie Ball had about 33,100 branded searches, while The Rock Slide had 1,040. Ernie Ball made up 17.3% of all guitar slide brand searches we track, and The Rock Slide accounted for 0.54%. - Ernie Ball was ahead of The Rock Slide in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ernie Ball’s share of searches among guitar slide brands worldwide moved from 20.7% to 17.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Rock Slide’s share of searches among guitar slide brands worldwide moved from 0.47% to 0.54%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 910 to 1K. ## Top guitar slide brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, The Rock Slide appeared in all five answers. Ernie Ball was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. The Rock Slide was listed before Ernie Ball in four out of five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dunlop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | The Rock Slide | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Ernie Ball | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | D'Addario | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Shubb | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Rockslide | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Clayton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Silica | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about guitar slide brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which guitar slide brand should I buy?": 1. Dunlop, 2. The Rock Slide, 3. Ernie Ball - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best guitar slide brands?": 1. Dunlop, 2. Ernie Ball, 3. D'Addario, 4. The Rock Slide - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best guitar slide brand for the right fit?": 1. The Rock Slide, 2. Dunlop, 3. D'Addario - Searched Google, AI Overview "glass guitar slide": 1. Dunlop, 2. The Rock Slide - Searched Google, AI Overview "best guitar slides": 1. The Rock Slide, 2. Shubb, 3. Dunlop Not named in any answer: Rockslide, Clayton and Silica. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for guitar slide brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Rock Slide worldwide rose 14.3% over 12 measured months, from 910 to 1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ernie Ball worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Ernie Ball estimated searches | Ernie Ball Share of Search | Ernie Ball rank | The Rock Slide estimated searches | The Rock Slide Share of Search | The Rock Slide rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 20.7% | 2 | 910 | 0.47% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 20.7% | 2 | 910 | 0.47% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 17.9% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.49% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 17.9% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.49% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 15.2% | 2 | 850 | 0.39% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 17.4% | 2 | 1K | 0.45% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 16.5% | 2 | 1.1K | 0.55% | 6 | | May 2026 | 33.1K | 17.3% | 2 | 1K | 0.54% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 16.2% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.59% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 17.4% | 2 | 1K | 0.55% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 17.4% | 2 | 980 | 0.51% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 17.3% | 2 | 1K | 0.54% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ernie Ball’s and The Rock Slide’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Ernie Ball**: Measured on the search term “ernie ball”. - **The Rock Slide**: Measured on the search terms “rock slide guitar” and “the rock slide”, summed into one figure. - [Ernie Ball profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ernie-ball) - [The Rock Slide profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-rock-slide) - [All guitar slide brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-slide-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Ernie Ball or The Rock Slide more popular in search? In September 2026, Ernie Ball had more branded searches than The Rock Slide among guitar slide brands worldwide. Ernie Ball had about 33,100 branded searches, while The Rock Slide had 1,040. Ernie Ball made up 17.3% of all guitar slide brand searches we track, and The Rock Slide accounted for 0.54%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ernie Ball vs The Rock Slide: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ernie-ball-vs-the-rock-slide This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/ernie-ball-vs-the-rock-slide. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.