It's Labor Day, and I'm hoping everyone in the country is finding some time to ease off the throttle, lean back, reflect on our lives and catch a fresh breath before we once again 'crank up the machine' and return to work. In that spirit I'm writing a short note to say Thank You to the many folks who have ordered our slides over the last year, musicians and stores alike. In our quest to make the best slide we can, it is you who drive us.

We've had lots of folks ask about getting started with slide guitar, and our answer is always a combination of three key things: have a slide that fits, visit as many web tutorials and FB interest group pages as you can find, and practice. Of course the first two are easiest, right? Well, um, not always. Asking a clerk to take guitar slides out of packages one after another- just to find one that fits- isn't always comfortable. And then your older brother is still looking for the spark plug socket wrench you left at band practice; and breaking the neck off of wine bottles isn't maybe the safest way to treat your hands...