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Back from the dead!! 🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟⚰️
I have stuck with Vladimir Muzik picks for years. Sadly they are no longer made. I went through all my guitar cases and located 15 of them, many in their unopened containers they are sold in. So hopefully they will last for a while.
Side Note: I used to use a specific type of mechanical pencil early in my career. I had one that I kept for a long time, I never lost it. At one point I thought it would be a good idea to buy a bunch of backups. Within a month I had lost them all. Hope this isn't the case with my Vlad picks.
Every time I think I've settled on a pick a month or 2 later I find myself using a different pick. I am not loyal. I am not sophisticated enough to hear a difference between picks. I just want a pick that doesn't make mistakes.
Same. I was primarily a Dunlop gator grip guy but then I started playing with a pianist who couldn't hear me well so I switched over to my favorite Manouche pick (from Jokko before he stopped making them) and the projection definitely increased with minimal loss of technique during the transition. But then I noticed they became very "tacky" after jamming for more than hour, like they stopped bouncing off the strings. So anyway, now I'm back to the good ol' gator grip...really wish they came in a 2.5 or 3.0 tho
Ok joining in for fun.
I have spent the last year or so getting used to the dunlop 500 style picks (played on the side). Love the dunlop 500 1.5mm but mainly use a blue chip TD60 now for a little more bite and volume. I really like the dunlop primetone smooth 1.5mm as well. It's great they are all so interchangeable.
Funny thing is the more I use each, the less mistakes they seem to make.
HaHa . . . maybe I should stop pushing the envelope
Look into the primetone sculpted ones. They are a little more expensive, around $12 for 3 picks, but nothing like the fancy picks. You can get them in a 2.5 or even 3, and they are a bit brighter than the gators which helps with perceived volume.
+1 they come in 3mm as well!
Thx guys. I've tried all the Primetones and they do sound great. I keep going back to the Gators because, well...for me the "grip" part of the name actually factors in and they tend to lock in better when I'm holding them. That said, I haven't messed around with any Primetones in a few years so who knows, might not be an issue anymore...will report back if there's any breakthrough.