Well, I started from Dunlop Tortex and Eric Johnson Classic Jazz III. However, after acquiring a Small Pointed V-Pick yesterday and trying it right after at my friend's studio in Tandang Sora, I was smitten for it actually clings to my fingers and it provides a superb grip. Between my previous picks, it has better ability of not slipping from my sweaty hand, and for me, it's the best replacement for small jazz picks out there. I had no warm up for merely a week but I easily felt my hand muscles relaxed, the pick does not move around my hand, helping me to play more accurately. Moreover, I immediately noticed the tone consistency, the sound was crisp and sharp, for I usually warm up for several minutes, just me and my strat, unplugged.
I'll just be more watchful and protective nalang with it this time for it is very prone to be mislaid, transparent pa man din :lol:
Many thanks to Sir Chris for bringing them to us! :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 05, 2010, 12:28:58 PM
These picks have always intrigued me, ditto goes for red bear.
How do they sound vs the Jazz IIIs?
I've been swinging between Jazz III XLs and Ultex, depending on my mood and the sound I'm after, but not exclusively to those coz there are times that I dig the big triangle picks, which I enjoy when I play clean.
I'm a pick junkie :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 05, 2010, 12:35:36 PM
These picks have always intrigued me, ditto goes for red bear.
How do they sound vs the Jazz IIIs?
I've been swinging between Jazz III XLs and Ultex, depending on my mood and the sound I'm after, but not exclusively to those coz there are times that I dig the big triangle picks, which I enjoy when I play clean.
I'm a pick junkie :-D
being a junkie you know its ok to try one....one lang...one pick..that's all it takes to be v-pick addicted..
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 05, 2010, 12:37:38 PM
These picks have always intrigued me, ditto goes for red bear.
How do they sound vs the Jazz IIIs?
I've been swinging between Jazz III XLs and Ultex, depending on my mood and the sound I'm after, but not exclusively to those coz there are times that I dig the big triangle picks, which I enjoy when I play clean.
I'm a pick junkie :-D
My pet peeve is that the ones with polished edges are a bit chirpy at first. I think they've some unpolished ones now.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: raybrig on July 05, 2010, 01:39:37 PM
Are you guys serious about the toothbrush/toothpaste thingy?!?! Might as well give it a try then hehe
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Saturn/Return on July 05, 2010, 02:02:33 PM
My pet peeve is that the ones with polished edges are a bit chirpy at first. I think they've some unpolished ones now.
+1 on the additional chirp it adds. Initially, I was also annoyed a bit but it may be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the voicing/character of your guitar. I found that if your guitar is already bright, alive and "chirpy" by nature - using V-Picks was a bit over the top. But I noticed with a dark sounding guitar, V-Picks seem to really shine here.
I definitely wanna give the unpolished V-Picks a try.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 05, 2010, 02:32:06 PM
chris anong pick bagay sa kin at sa tugtugan ko? im using jazz III red yung maliit now
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on July 05, 2010, 04:24:33 PM
Bri - small pointed 1.5 or 2.75 :)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 05, 2010, 08:06:41 PM
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: juan sinko on July 06, 2010, 01:30:13 AM
V-pick Traditional Lite (gauge 1.50 mm) (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x110/goukijyaku/vpick1.jpg) (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x110/goukijyaku/IM000337.jpg) (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x110/goukijyaku/vpick.jpg)
acquired last night
ok naman yun tunog nung string at makapit sa fingers yung pick and na obssess ako sa pick itself because i'm also a guitar pick collector ito yun collection ko kaso wala pang v picks diyan sa pics (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x110/goukijyaku/PickCollection.jpg) (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x110/goukijyaku/PickCollection1.jpg)
ok naman yun laro niya sa 10's(10-46) yung thickness niya daig pa sa dunlop tortex na gauge 2.0mm
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 06, 2010, 01:33:19 AM
I'm now a V-Pick user. I was opting to get the small one, the one similar to the jazz III, i tried it i hated it. Why? for the reason, i could feel some pain in my forearm, just be holding it and angling the same way i do with my old picks.. I tried the other samples which boosted gladly made me try, the rounded...it was just to smooth and it glides through the strings a little too much, prone to making those wrong notes, you hit the second string, you'll hit the first string as well, it's not your fault...it the fault of your old picks.
The jazz III's when the get used up, they tend to get that beveled rough edge that kinda sticks to use strings. Now you know why you get to exert that extra effort to make that guitar solo throw up. =)
So what did little ol' me (little daw oh hehe)...I got the screamers. I got three of them. They are bigger than Jazz III's. The medium and the screamers are almost the same, the screamers are a bit longer i guess (tama ba Chris???)
Anyway, i felt soooo comfortable using the screamers, i tried doing the fast runs when i got home. I had to loosen up a bit, my picking now has less tension, meaning di na gigil. Runs are much smoother, i don't get tired, no pain and tonewise, it added more balls and clarity, mas dinig ang sabit notes mo....IN 3D!!!! hahaha!!!!
But seriously, i'm addicted to the V-picks right now. It's a cheaper addition for excellent tone. Acoustically you could also hear the difference.
I wouldn't recommend you guys to do pick scrapes with it because you are going to ruin them picks. Use your nails or tongue instead. lol!!! :-P
PHP180 for a pick...it's a cheap investment to go for. Don't take my word for it, just like you I'm also a user. Different strokes for different folks ika nga.
I will post another review soon if they can withstand the abuse with the 7 string.
kainis nakakagas ka magreview
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: raybrig on July 06, 2010, 08:18:24 AM
^Bri: seriously may difference talaga sa tone, try it unplugged. I did brought some of my vpicks last gas day, pinakita ko kay jammingpapu, cky and seph/daturd. the problem is we don't have guitars to test hehe.
Did the "toothpaste" solution, and it worked wonders. medyo mas naging clingy. masarap naman talaga gamitin yun lang talaga, daliri ko OA mag sweat, had to make punas punas mya mya hehe
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: yeyeh on July 06, 2010, 08:30:16 AM
tama si p.rising!very cheap investment!!ramdam agad ang linaw:)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: .Geno. on July 06, 2010, 09:12:05 AM
^Bri: seriously may difference talaga sa tone, try it unplugged. I did brought some of my vpicks last gas day, pinakita ko kay jammingpapu, cky and seph/daturd. the problem is we don't have guitars to test hehe.
Yep! Anong model binili mo? Try ko muna small pointed 2.75 or kahit 1.5 then screamer.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 06, 2010, 12:27:21 PM
grrr... now you guys have me gassing for one...
thing is, which one?!?!
should I just dive for the standard v-pick, or the rounded one? based on the music i play, and that i've been a longtime jazz III XL and big triangle pick user, i've a feeling that the rounded edge version might be right up my alley so i dont have to switch picks mid tune!
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: ibanezman on July 06, 2010, 01:00:02 PM
should I just dive for the standard v-pick, or the rounded one? based on the music i play, and that i've been a longtime jazz III XL and big triangle pick user, i've a feeling that the rounded edge version might be right up my alley so i dont have to switch picks mid tune!
Bossing! try the starter kit/s :-) i believe you can choose 5 different v picks
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: ibanezman on July 06, 2010, 01:02:27 PM
same gamit tyo bro, may big triangular din ako, pati yung nylon pick na blue ng dunlop hehe, nakakaintriga tuloy haha
should I just dive for the standard v-pick, or the rounded one? based on the music i play, and that i've been a longtime jazz III XL and big triangle pick user, i've a feeling that the rounded edge version might be right up my alley so i dont have to switch picks mid tune!
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: arkeetar on July 06, 2010, 03:06:10 PM
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: AnodBiomech on July 06, 2010, 03:11:41 PM
how bout pick scrape/slide , bungi agad ang V-picks? asking lang mga bro :D yun kasi ang ginusto ko sa Dunlop Tortex, hindi sya ma bungi bungi kahit ilang slide pa :D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 06, 2010, 11:49:59 PM
After trying the small pointed 2.75 mm model at the Freedom Bar gig last night with Akasha, and playing guitar all morning & all afternoon, I must own up: I'm now a V-Pick convert!
The past 15 years, no pick has ever tempted me to even consider switching from the trusty Dunlop (red) Jazz III. No other pick has come close to the Jazz III's tone, responsiveness & articulation... 'til now.
With V-pick in hand, tonal mass/weight is multiplied exponentially. Simple physics: more mass = more weight = increase in both tone & volume. Same principle as that behind Pat Martino's use of super thick pebbles as plectrums. Sumo-class tonal mass/weght.
Responsiveness is out of this world. Playing at speed, it feels like the V-pick has merely to brush the string to get the note(s) to leap out instantly. More flexible picks tend to have a slight micromillisecond's worth of latency between when the pick hits the string & when the note sounds. Not with the V-pick. Response is immediate.
Thanks to both its added girth, mass, weight and its acrylic material and its bevelled edges, the pick slides off the strings as smooth as butter and notes leap out instantly like overcaffeinated Energizer bunnies!
At both the gig last night & during practise today, it was like being on steroids. Quantum leap in facility with the V-Pick in hand. Steroid pick! Incredible piece of gear!
It combines the best features of both the extra hefty picks like the Wegens, Stubbies and Gypsy Jazz style plectrums and the sharp edges and sharply pointed tips of Jazz III-tye picks. Added tonal mass/weight plus instant responsiveness and amazing articulation.
Using the V-pick is like driving an 18 wheeler truck that performs like a Ferrari. Like a heavyweight sumo wrestler with Bruce Lee's speed. Truly amazing pick.
I haven't felt so facile on the instrument in a long time. And the V-pick makes it almost effortless. Extreme shredding -- both furious alternate picking fusillades & and insane bursts of sweep picking become almost criminally easy wih the V-pick.
I'm sold.
It's a potentially life-changing piece of gear.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 07, 2010, 12:17:12 AM
After trying the small pointed 2.75 mm model at the Freedom Bar gig last night with Akasha, and playing guitar all morning & all afternoon, I must own up: I'm now a V-Pick convert!
The past 15 years, no pick has ever tempted me to even consider switching from the trusty Dunlop (red) Jazz III. No other pick has come close to the Jazz III's tone, responsiveness & articulation... 'til now.
With V-pick in hand, tonal mass/weight is multiplied exponentially. Simple physics: more mass = more weight = increase in both tone & volume. Same principle as that behind Pat Martino's use of super thick pebbles as plectrums. Sumo-class tonal mass/weght.
Responsiveness is out of this world. Playing at speed, it feels like the V-pick has merely to brush the string to get the note(s) to leap out instantly. More flexible picks tend to have a slight micromillisecond's worth of latency between when the pick hits the string & when the note sounds. Not with the V-pick. Response is immediate.
Thanks to both its added girth, mass, weight and its acrylic material and its bevelled edges, the pick slides off the strings as smooth as butter and notes leap out instantly like overcaffeinated Energizer bunnies!
At both the gig last night & during practise today, it was like being on steroids. Quantum leap in facility with the V-Pick in hand. Steroid pick! Incredible piece of gear!
It combines the best features of both the extra hefty picks like the Wegens, Stubbies and Gypsy Jazz style plectrums and the sharp edges and sharply pointed tips of Jazz III-tye picks. Added tonal mass/weight plus instant responsiveness and amazing articulation.
Using the V-pick is like driving an 18 wheeler truck that performs like a Ferrari. Like a heavyweight sumo wrestler with Bruce Lee's speed. Truly amazing pick.
I haven't felt so facile on the instrument in a long time. And the V-pick makes it almost effortless. Extreme shredding -- both furious alternate picking fusillades & and insane bursts of sweep picking become almost criminally easy wih the V-pick.
I'm sold.
It's a potentially life-changing piece of gear.
Chris, kuha na ako ng 2.75 small pointed. Meron ka pa ba diyan? Please text me bro!
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 07, 2010, 12:56:17 AM
After trying the small pointed 2.75 mm model at the Freedom Bar gig last night with Akasha, and playing guitar all morning & all afternoon, I must own up: I'm now a V-Pick convert!
The past 15 years, no pick has ever tempted me to even consider switching from the trusty Dunlop (red) Jazz III. No other pick has come close to the Jazz III's tone, responsiveness & articulation... 'til now.
With V-pick in hand, tonal mass/weight is multiplied exponentially. Simple physics: more mass = more weight = increase in both tone & volume. Same principle as that behind Pat Martino's use of super thick pebbles as plectrums. Sumo-class tonal mass/weght.
Responsiveness is out of this world. Playing at speed, it feels like the V-pick has merely to brush the string to get the note(s) to leap out instantly. More flexible picks tend to have a slight micromillisecond's worth of latency between when the pick hits the string & when the note sounds. Not with the V-pick. Response is immediate.
Thanks to both its added girth, mass, weight and its acrylic material and its bevelled edges, the pick slides off the strings as smooth as butter and notes leap out instantly like overcaffeinated Energizer bunnies!
At both the gig last night & during practise today, it was like being on steroids. Quantum leap in facility with the V-Pick in hand. Steroid pick! Incredible piece of gear!
It combines the best features of both the extra hefty picks like the Wegens, Stubbies and Gypsy Jazz style plectrums and the sharp edges and sharply pointed tips of Jazz III-tye picks. Added tonal mass/weight plus instant responsiveness and amazing articulation.
Using the V-pick is like driving an 18 wheeler truck that performs like a Ferrari. Like a heavyweight sumo wrestler with Bruce Lee's speed. Truly amazing pick.
I haven't felt so facile on the instrument in a long time. And the V-pick makes it almost effortless. Extreme shredding -- both furious alternate picking fusillades & and insane bursts of sweep picking become almost criminally easy wih the V-pick.
I'm sold.
It's a potentially life-changing piece of gear.
another 2.75mm user apir!
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 07, 2010, 06:56:05 AM
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 07, 2010, 08:48:25 AM
Dunlop Jazz III is gud. But por mi, deyr's samting beyter.
Bee-Pick, yu kno?
Now yu kno.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: fraudulentzodiac on July 07, 2010, 09:17:58 AM
hala, since sir Aya gave a very nice review parang gusto ko na rin kumuha. I really like those night glow small pointed picks, para di mawala kapag nalaglag sa gig or kung san man. :lol:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: lenpopz on July 07, 2010, 09:37:22 AM
hala, since sir Aya gave a very nice review parang gusto ko na rin kumuha. I really like those night glow small pointed picks, para di mawala kapag nalaglag sa gig or kung san man. :lol:
+1
Na-GAS ako sa review ni sir Aya. So, where can I buy one? :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: fraudulentzodiac on July 07, 2010, 09:39:21 AM
^ PM Boosted bro
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 07, 2010, 09:45:37 AM
Na-GAS ako sa review ni sir Aya. So, where can I buy one? :-D
PM mo si Boosted. Chris Caldoza ang pangalan niya sa totoong buhay, Boosted dito sa Philmusic. Super bait yan, pogi pa... kaya nagiging rock star ang mga ex. :-D :-P :-D
:mrgreen:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 07, 2010, 12:17:56 PM
PM mo si Boosted. Chris Caldoza ang pangalan niya sa totoong buhay, Boosted dito sa Philmusic. Super bait yan, pogi pa... kaya nagiging rock star ang mga ex. :-D :-P :-D
:mrgreen:
uber lol! :lol:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: kurtseth on July 07, 2010, 01:12:40 PM
nakaka gas nga indeed
prob is i keep losing picks
i buy about 4-5 picks to reload so to speak
i lose one every two weeks >_<
so if i were to get vpicks i would need to purchase the same amount of picks i guess bwahahahah :)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 07, 2010, 10:41:56 PM
why isnt there a V-Day? for v-picks?
i've tried every pick i know off from off the shelf, cymbal picks,sic pic, and weird stuff from ebay(coin picks, stone, bone picks, turtle shell,wood picks even one made from coconut) and v-pick 2.75mm can make me not think that there is any other pick that can match it..
but i still have a few dunlop stubbys 3.0mm and jazz IIIs only for backup and the jazz III for getting than soft flexy sound
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 07, 2010, 11:00:13 PM
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im excited to get my 2.75 small ptd :evil:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on July 08, 2010, 03:33:56 AM
i've tried every pick i know off from off the shelf, cymbal picks,sic pic, and weird stuff from ebay(coin picks, stone, bone picks, turtle shell,wood picks even one made from coconut) and v-pick 2.75mm can make me not think that there is any other pick that can match it..
but i still have a few dunlop stubbys 3.0mm and jazz IIIs only for backup and the jazz III for getting than soft flexy sound
do try the red bear and blue chip picks. ;)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on July 08, 2010, 03:36:05 AM
PM mo si Boosted. Chris Caldoza ang pangalan niya sa totoong buhay, Boosted dito sa Philmusic. Super bait yan, pogi pa... kaya nagiging rock star ang mga ex. :-D :-P :-D
:mrgreen:
hahahahaha!!! :)) sir aya talaga oh! :)) see you sunday
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: daturd on July 08, 2010, 03:37:37 AM
@boosted, bro check your inbox
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 08, 2010, 03:42:36 AM
price not being an issue how were they compared to the vpicks? how was the tone and feel. and also the the bluechip compared to the v-picks. :)
blue chip? i wouldnt know..gearpage has a bunch of users to it, i got my red bear from ebay tortis ivory, its a circular pick compared to my preferred v-pick(triangular), so thats a difference right there as far as getting the position right, i feel the pointed tip of the pick when i tuck my v-pick(because i like to use my thumb to for a warmer attack so that's pretty important to me both v-pick and my stubbys have that)..my redbear would be like a combination of horn/wood pick..it may have its preferred use but i havent found it yet..because real turtle shell has that attack that is unlike any pick especially w/ acoustic guitars..cons is they are dirty when they scrape off..
Wegen has some triangular one's but i got mine from ebay 'gypsy jazz picks', stubby shaped with the center core smoothed out for a grip structure..turtle shell feel, doesnt scrape as much as a stubby or a redbear..but really hurt when you loose these..tone wise its all there..sharper attack like a turtle shell without that chirp so again i think 'mellow' organic feel is what im looking for as a description..it would be preferred if it was always affordable..
so if there wasnt any v-picks out there i'd still use a wegen pick(with the stubbys as backups), but when i tried the first 2.75mm v pick no turning back..However..it cant do everything such as that flexy sound of a really thin plastic pick..which is neat to capture in recording (it depends if it is required or not)
cymbal(brass). coin(nickel) picks tend to have that presence to them..it gets out of the mix most of the times, it has a nice feel in your fingers..i like the weight but not much the tone..
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 08, 2010, 06:51:19 AM
Wegen & Red Bear are gud, but por mi, deyr's samting bayter... yu kno?
V-pick water... yu kno?
Now yu kno.
:-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 08, 2010, 06:55:49 AM
I tell my mader, hyu istap dat ballrum dancing alraydy! Hyu try dat V-pickwater and yu kno?
Now yu kno.
i hab d v-pickwaterz and we do da cha cha naw
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 08, 2010, 07:11:09 AM
Impaka... maybe instayd op making paganda ng paganda wid dat Beeky Baylo and dat crazy guy, Hayden Eyow Powz, dat Pakmomz shud jaz yuz dat V-pickwaterz.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: bryanarzaga on July 08, 2010, 07:15:00 AM
Impaka... maybe instayd op making paganda ng paganda wid dat Beeky Baylo and dat crazy guy, Hayden Eyow Powz, dat Pakmomz shud jaz yuz dat V-pickwaterz.
lol, a call to pakmomz to use v-pickwaterz?
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 08, 2010, 07:24:30 AM
A call out to Manny to improve the quality of his Pacmomz.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 08, 2010, 11:32:34 AM
NPD :-D
Got my Medium and Large Rounded, and have to thank Chris for patiently giving me directions to our "arrangement" place. i read alot of the user reviews online, and based on my set up and playing, the rounded tips seem to be it for me. But i've this sinking feeling that I might have to acquire some pointed ones too!
Can't wait to get home and try them! They look pretty sleek, and the finish on these things give me the assurance that they wont slip off. These are chunky picks!
My point of comparison for them would be my long time picking companions: Dunlop Jazz III XL, both red and black Dunlop Ultex, 1.14 (351 size), and .88 large triangle (used alot for my clean stuff) My sacred "Joey Puyat" Tortex triangle, which he graciously gave to me. it's loaded with mojo because its worn and has plenty of stories to tell just by looking at it. I'm a yatpu fan boy!
Objective- To get some of that Jazz III warmth coupled with the big triangular articulation. I'd like to just use one godddamn pick instead of flipping constantly!
At this point of typing, the Dimension version is also piquing my interest... will get back to you guys...
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: shredmaestrobri on July 08, 2010, 12:26:41 PM
PM mo si Boosted. Chris Caldoza ang pangalan niya sa totoong buhay, Boosted dito sa Philmusic. Super bait yan, pogi pa... kaya nagiging rock star ang mga ex. :-D :-P :-D
:mrgreen:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 09, 2010, 07:29:29 AM
i got his text re his impression on the picks.. last part ng message, "so far, im blown away"
see the v-picks blows! kulang na lang to make sandwich :))
Magandang pamagat yan ng adult movie niyo ni ____. Blow Me, V-Pick Baby, Blow Me.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: aya_yuson on July 12, 2010, 08:49:38 AM
Got more v-picks yesterday. Got the Tradition, the small pointed 1.5mm, medium pointed 2.75mm, and a Screamer. So far pinaka-trip ko yung medium pointed 2.75mm.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 12, 2010, 12:34:23 PM
V-Pick Convert here!
Had the weekend to play around with the Medium and Large Rounded, and i love them.
My other picks, including the aforementioned, sound smaller. I'm thoroughly enjoying the Large at this point because it sounds like I upped my gauge tonally, and despite the hefty size the pick feels alot more agile than the regular stuff.
Also had a few people check my sanity over these picks. A cousin of mine came over & he too remarked that there was a very audible beefiness in the tone, and the picks practically just glide across the strings.
Attended a jam session last Saturday, and some of the guys in attendence also concluded that there was an audible change.
I had to work on the chirp when using high gain, but as suggested in the tips section of the v-pick site, a little change in the picking angle does reduce some chirp. The chirp is due to the materials effect on a vibrating string. No biggie for me.
I'm really enjoying these picks, and feel spoiled! When i go back to my usual stuff I feel like I'm lumberjacking the strings. My initial concern was, since I play with a hybrid pick-style, there might be a huge disconnect with my fingers vs the pick. The timbral change actually provided an nice variety to the sound, it was a welcome addition :-)
Looks like I'm going to have to order 2 more! I'd like to try the medium pointed, and get another medium rounded. Rounded rules :-) I can confidently say that the Large rounded has whetted my appetite and solved my dual pick issue. But i still want to explore!
In the future, it'll be the dimension series!
BTW- Aya was instrumental in pushing me off the cliff to score some! (Demmit, now I know! Bee-peek!) :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 15, 2010, 04:30:36 PM
I went to elegee for him to check on my capi (re-wire) but sadly no electricity. So i just hung out for awhile. I showed him the vpick. He tried it, minura niya ako, ayaw na raw niya yung pick niya. hahaha!!! Boosted please contact papi Jon soon. =)
heheheh... I owe Jon a visit, my maintenance is way overdue.
I've gone nuts:
I get home, fire up the amp and play with the friggin picks like a retard. I'd like to score (since its the most feasable due to the variety readily available) a small pointed, to hear how it fairs next to my old jazz IIIs. Still have a couple that I bought before they slightly changed the material, and there's an interesting bounce with the well-worn ones. Still, they sound like pebbles next to the boulder-toned v-picks!
I love the macho sound of the large rounded. instand heft on my bright guitar, i dig the medium rounded for my tele, it warms up the bridge nicely without killing the twang.
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 15, 2010, 05:25:15 PM
I wanted to get them small pointeds but they hurt my forearm which was really weird, tried all of the types which boosted gladly made me try, i ended up with them screamers. So i said goodbye to all of my jazzIII's. My whole stash.
I have a stash of jazz IIIs, just gonna keep them for the heck. A jazz II wandered into the pile, interesting pick.
Lemme try your screamers someday. how's the chirp with those?
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on July 15, 2010, 07:43:07 PM
Just like you had to get used to a picking angle. but love the picks. less tension on the picking hand meaning i could play longer with a smile. =)
I like that, i had my "big dumb smile" moment :-D
more galloping jejejejejejejejes!!! :mrgreen:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: dakuykoy on July 17, 2010, 09:16:44 PM
I tried a 2.75mm V-Pick this afternoon. Yes, Mico is right; it's somehow less strenuous for the right hand as compared to other picks. The pick just glides, yet produces a fat tone.
I also find it easier to do that "simulated wah-wah effect" with it. :-D
I tried a 2.75mm V-Pick this afternoon. Yes, Mico is right; it's somehow less strenuous for the right hand as compared to other picks. The pick just glides, yet produces a fat tone.
I also find it easier to do that "simulated wah-wah effect" with it. :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: huangalden on July 18, 2010, 03:41:04 PM
helo guys got 4 different picks from Boosted thru LBC to Cebu, been using all kinds of traditional picks and lately the Jazz III red small 1.38mm and liking it.
1. small pointed lite 1.5mm x 1pc. 2. medium pointed lite 1.5mm x 1pc. 3. large pointed ultra lite 0.8mm x 1pc. additional item: 4. medium pointed 2.75mm x 1pc.
the large pointed 0.8 is for my seagull cutaway acoustic using guage 0.011inch Elxir and the tone is brighter compared when using my Tortex or Alice picks Oh my, the 2.75mm v pick produces big sound with minimal force andmy forearm pain disappeared, but i'm more comfortable with the 1.5mm since i just came from the 1.38mm Jazz. I'm still in between choosing the small or the medium 1.5's since both are nice, once i got hold of the v pick, its just like, it become part of my hand, it will not slip even when our skin becomes oily, i can play and practice scales happily, when i get back to try the Jazz picks , its seems like a foreign object, yes one of our brothers said the v pick glides and the power chords becomes clearer and distinct. Wow i'm glad i got this v picks after 3 yrs of learning and playing guitar, thanks Chris and forumites for the posts. Its still one day use of the V picks and i'm not concern anymore if the pick angle and position is aligned or not. Very minimal grip force and nice different tone. I like also the 2.75mm medium but i'm just amazed and in awe of the thickness and loudness, sometimes i'm afraid i can hit 2 strings at same time or the pick might not get through in between strings. :)
thanks
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on July 18, 2010, 05:51:04 PM
thanks for the review alden! got your pick a day after you ordered right? :) thanks again! enjoy your vpick! :D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: juan sinko on July 18, 2010, 08:39:39 PM
I tried a 2.75mm V-Pick this afternoon. Yes, Mico is right; it's somehow less strenuous for the right hand as compared to other picks. The pick just glides, yet produces a fat tone.
I also find it easier to do that "simulated wah-wah effect" with it. :-D
thanks for the review alden! got your pick a day after you ordered right? :) thanks again! enjoy your vpick! :D
dude, i think i should try the 1.5mm small pointed. might be the one for me as im used to the jazz 3 thickness and i have small hands. hmmm... text kita. :)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: psychic_sushi on August 08, 2010, 01:52:36 PM
It's been a month since I switched to V-picks. All i could say, these picks will last you but it depends on how you play them. My screamer pick, i think i massacred it lol!!!. The screamer has 3 pointy sides. So it doesn't really matter where your pick lands on the strings, good thing they are equal. So during gigs are practice just grab it and pick away.
In one month this is what my v-pick looks like. I've included a photo of a new v-pick beside the worn one. (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb115/ongsborn_photos/DSC01189.jpg) On the left is my beat up v-pick with all the side rounded off by wear and tear. And yes it looks smaller now as compared to the new unused v-pick on the right.
Pic of the new v-pick screamer: Shiny, pointy and smooth. (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb115/ongsborn_photos/DSC01187.jpg)
Pic of the beat up v-pick screamer: Dull, rounded and smaller (Refer to first pic for difference) (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb115/ongsborn_photos/DSC01188.jpg)
Pic of the uber beveled edge of the used v-pick: (http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb115/ongsborn_photos/DSC01191.jpg)
I only discovered the damage done only today looking for the other screamer picks, and I was shocked to see the damage done. 7 string guitars will really devour the v-picks specially those tremolo picking on the low register. But on regular 6 strings, they will fairly last longer. But for the record, i'm still happy with what i hear. For the chirpy issues, when you're v-pick is massacred so does the chirpyness...it goes buh-bye. =)
Looks like you have a new model:
V-Pick Screamer Rounded! :-D
I've kinda semi-massacred my large rounded. It's mitigated some of the chirp but i get a swoosh coz of the serrated edge.
Do the notes sound slightly fatter now that you're hitting the strings with more surface?
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: ytse_neil on August 08, 2010, 05:58:37 PM
I have medium pointed 2.75 :-D
I compared it with my Jazz III XL and Fernando 1.25 which I usually use.. Iba talaga tunog nito, mas may kagat yung tone compare sa Jazz III and my fernando pick... Wag lang mawawala sa pocket ko to... :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: dakuykoy on August 09, 2010, 12:17:57 PM
I compared it with my Jazz III XL and Fernando 1.25 which I usually use.. Iba talaga tunog nito, mas may kagat yung tone compare sa Jazz III and my fernando pick... Wag lang mawawala sa pocket ko to... :-D
may hiyaw ba? yung umiikot-ikot na umaano-ano sa tenga mo? :lol:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on August 09, 2010, 01:08:08 PM
meron bro hehe :D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: maxi_musikero on August 09, 2010, 01:12:47 PM
haven't been able to try out my v-picks. so many things happened in a span of 4 days. i'll be able to finally try it out tomorrow, and i'll post a review. :-)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: dakuykoy on August 09, 2010, 01:49:12 PM
may hiyaw ba? yung umiikot-ikot na umaano-ano sa tenga mo? :lol:
:-D meron boss dax.. hehehe.. sumusundot sundot pa.. :lol:
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: maxi_musikero on August 11, 2010, 02:04:14 PM
v-picks used: screamer for electric and large ultra-lite pointed.
acoustic - the ultra-lite pointed v-pick turned out to be brighter than the one i use, dunlop nylon thin. this is highly recommended for dark sounding guitars to bring out the clarity in the notes. but for bright guitars, it will be a bit too bright for my taste.
electric - i just loved the screamer. i can pick more solidly in solos and i can do more expressive strumming because of the grip. i can hold it lightly and it will not slip from my fingers.
overall - worthy upgrade. i think i will be using these for a long time (assuming they don't go to pick heaven prematurely. LOL).
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: raybrig on August 11, 2010, 02:17:44 PM
Buti pa kayo nasisiyahan kayo hehe. I find it hard to "jive" with my v picks. got 3 of em, small pointed, medium pointed, and medium rounded, tone wise = big different, pero yun feel, iba pa rin yun confidence ko sa EJ Jazz III - mas feel ko mas secure sya e. dumudulas sakin un v picks. darn sweaty hands... :-(
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: noobie-doobie on November 08, 2010, 12:29:41 PM
Very interested in the "Stilleto" and "Switchblade" variant, any chance na magkaroon si sir Boosted ng stock nito? :-D thx
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: maxi_musikero on November 08, 2010, 01:01:24 PM
may thread siya sa classifieds bro. refer ka dun for his incoming stocks. :-D
Thx :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Boosted on December 01, 2010, 11:42:26 AM
GUYS!!! Check out the switchblade and stiletto v-picks... i only have 4 of each model right now(5 dapat kumuha ako tig isa for myself :)) ) .. will get more if magustuhan ninyo :)
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: renz13 on January 20, 2011, 10:16:02 PM
gusto ko itry yung stiletto at yung screamers
umm naka jazz III XL ako ngayon anu marerecomend nyo na v-pick :-D
Title: Re: V-Picks Users Thread
Post by: Symbolic on January 21, 2011, 07:46:26 AM