Mark Morse is a veteran of the NorthWest Music Scene. Having played guitar in the areas' top bands, Mark is no stranger to the ins and outs of the gear a guitar player can have. Experience only available through constant gigging provides the perfect backdrop to creating the gear to satisfy his needs and desires, leading to the invention of The Rock Slide.

Savvy is the term given to guys whose passion and love for vintage and collectibles, fits hand-in-hand with their embracing of the new. Morse is intimately familiar with the word Boutique as well. For two decades, Mark has been a staple of the NorthWest, running and owning guitar shops and aiding addicted guitar players.

Mark's Guitar Shop, located in Spokane, Washington is the Home of Mark Morse and The Rock Slide. A Pro Guitar Shop specializing in supporting the working and collecting musician. Check out Mark's Guitar Shop to see what other available treasures would complete your collection!

 

 

The necessity of inventing The RockSlide guitar slide
A Brief History of the RockSlide
author: Mark Morse, Founder/Inventor

While playing the club circuit in the late seventies, I was always less than satisfied with the guitar slides available at music stores. While home on a break I decided to grind out the cutaway section of chrome slide that I had at the time. It always bugged me how it would pinch my inside 2nd knuckle. I immediately noticed a big difference in the comfort as well as the stability. This got me thinking some years later that the concept could be taken much further.

While the cutaway was convenient the interior was still “pipe like”. I source out a very creative metal manufacturing company in Spokane Washington that utilized computer driven Swiss Screw machine technology. I decided to utilize CAD drawings to take my project to the next level. Once the design was finalized and patented we loaded our design into the computers and the RockSlide was born.

This type of manufacturing produces consistent identical slides. It also makes changes a breeze. We have sold over 35000 slides and the feedback from players has been great. Be sure to check out the “Sizing” information as well as the “Notable Customers” and “Feedback” section. Mark Morse: Inventor/Sale coordinator