Anyone tried V-Picks?

[dheim]

are they true bypass?

no, seriously, they're cool, but i actually have no need to replace my standard heavy dunlops... if only they weren't pink!  :(

[hunter]

By the way there is a cool thread about who (famous) uses which picks:

http://www.hugeracksinc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56853

Interesting, so many Tortex .73s, I find them too thin, don't you?

[Philly Q]

By the way there is a cool thread about who (famous) uses which picks:

http://www.hugeracksinc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56853

Nice to see a few proper players (Robben Ford, Al Di Meola, Blues Saraceno) use Fender Heavies.  I always wonder if I'm missing something when so many people on the forum go on about using Jazz IIIs or whatever they're called.

[dheim]

who made that thread seemed to forget that dheim uses (endorses) dunlop 1.14 mm picks in gay pink.  :lol: no, they're a bit more on the violet side, looking closer...
BKP picks aren't bad either!

[JDC]

cheers for the link hunter, I'm gunna get some yngwie picks!!!

I'm looking at the dunlop pick site and I'm starting to feel that they only make so many to confuse you and make you buy more to try and find the ultimate pick!

I'm still stuck on 2mm dunlop big stubbies, it's basically a stiff jazz III xl with a smoother tip surface and a tiny bit of angle so they come off the string easier but still have a decent amount of attack, the buggers are also easy to wear out!

[hunter]

Just received my Medium Pointed V-Pick. Had ordered some other stuff from Tone Toys and threw one of these in.

Sounds really fat and in fact I had to turn gain down on the XTC. Too early to tell but I really dig the feel of the big and chunky pick. Surprisingly it works also great on clean strumming.

Let me have a few more days with it and I'll let you know how I get on.

[Venemous]

I got the small pointed and liked it a lot, so I ordered more!

Medium pointed is my favorite  :D

My only issue is that if it gets really hot and my hands sweat, the pick will slip.

I'm pretty sure that would happen with most picks though  :lol:

[hunter]

I really love it. With that pick, the PRS and the Bogner, the tone is unbelieveable!!!

Would be without the pick too, but even more so :O)

[CJ]

how do those guys get away with using such light picks?? wow...

also, i'd really like to know what jon schaffer uses.

[fr33man1]

I wondered how hetfield could not struggle on One last beat with those heavy alternate picking on the big E string with a 0.88 and 10-46 gauge on gibson's shortscales axes.  :lol:

[JDC]

doesn't james hetfield hold the pick with 2 fingers? might pick slightly closer to the bridge cos of that, more tension

according to wiki he's on ultex sharp 0.90mm now

[hunter]

how do those guys get away with using such light picks?? wow...

also, i'd really like to know what jon schaffer uses.

Ask Tim, he played with Jon.

[il˙ti]

I'm quite sure he plays with big triangular picks. But I can't find a source.