A decent slate call can give you all kinds of sounds when used the right way! You also can get different strikers and use the same slate that will sound totally different than another striker! I use a mouth call, box call and a slate call with a few different strikers and am good to go! I'll wear out the mouth calls so I re-up on those every year! I love pulling up to a red light and let her rip with the mouth call and watch people looking around, like what the hell???[8D]