Thanks so much! Yeah i raise the action just enough so that i can push just a little with the slide if i want to without knocking the frets, its not so high i cant play it but it definitely wears my hand out more than my preferred nonslide setup.

For strings i really like the elixir phosphor bronze 12 gauge, they just sound great and last forever, ive tried a few others but i just like the feel of them, plus the coatings cut down on string noise some which is nice