Krikawa Introduces the FLiP! Precious Metal Pick Holder for Guitarists

Yellow Gold FLiP!

One Size Fits Small to Large
14k yellow gold
Customize with white or colored diamonds
$2600

Palladium FLiP!

One Size Fits Small to Large
Palladium and 6 Black Diamonds
Customize with white or colored diamonds
$2420

Stainless Steel FLiP!

One Size Fits Small to Large
Stainless
$1800

Blackened Stainless FLiP!

One Size Fits Small to Large
Stainless Steel with Black Finish
$1900

Nylon JamKat

$19.95
http://www.pick-smith.com/ordering.html

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2009

‘Jam Kat’ Pick-Holster Innovation Unveiled at Summer NAMM

Pauma Valley , California - Imagine the guitar performance and compositional possibilities you would have if you possessed a pick that would appear and disappear at will. Pick-Smith’s revolutionary ‘Jam Kat’ Pick-Holster does just that. The Jam Kat allows guitar and bass players to alternate seamlessly between picking and finger-style playing. Additionally, the Jam Kat provides tapping and slide-guitar flexibility, hands free recording, knob tweaking, beer swilling and whatever else you may think to do in between riffs, without ever losing your pick.

The Jam Kat is comprised of two nylon pieces connected by a spring. The partial ring section fits comfortably on the index finger. The spring-loaded pick harness keeps the pick out of the way for unfettered finger-style and tapping techniques, while a simple sweep of the thumb engages and locates the pick. Let go of the pick and it returns ‘home’.

The Jam Kat was designed and developed by Pick-Smith, Inc. president Patrick Swartz. An amateur songwriter/guitarist and professional model-maker, Patrick reduces the origin of the pick-holster to a selfish need. “When I compose, I play finger-style. I wanted a pick for finding melodic single-note riffs without learning sleight-of-hand or losing it between the couch cushions. If I can’t buy what I need, I just build it.”

The Jam Kat accepts standard picks of thin, medium and heavy gauge and is available in small, medium, large, right and left hand. Accessories include a strap dock/case and custom picks to tailor attack dynamics.

Pick-Smith is gearing up for full production prior to the 2009 Summer NAMM Show in Nashville, July 17-19. The company will augment its e-commerce website through prominent distributors and dealers, and will kick-off the consumer demand with advertising in print and on-line media.

Will the Jam Kat find a home with the picks, slides and capo in every gig bag? Are we going to hear a new genre of guitar composition and performance? You can see and try the Jam Kat yourself at http://www.pick-smith.com/ordering.html

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