Stupid V-Picks...

[DC1]

Ok, so I read some posts about V-Picks a few months back and went to the site.

Clear pick. Ok.... thick, expensive, extravagant claims...

Not for me, I like the picks I am using.

So I am at the Amp Show and run into Vinnie. Just for fun, I ask him if he has anything pointy and show him a John Pearse Jazz pick as an example. He hands me on of his "small pointy" V-Picks to try out. I pick up a guitar, but there is too much noise and the strings on the guitars are all too damn light, and I ask him "how much" thinking I will take it home and try it out...

No charge says he....

Soooo I tried it out last night.






DANG!





DAMN!!!




Sonnamab*tch!!







The pick plays better, and faster, and sounds a lot better than anything I have ever used....

I try all the musical passages that are hard for me, and I am struggling with them a lot less. These picks just fly, and the tone is bigger and clearer and bolder too.

So I sent Vinnie some of my stupid money for his most excellent picks today.

Highly recommended. None of his claims on the site are exaggerated in the least.

And no, I am not an endorser, and I didn't get any more free picks...






Great freakin' product...


DC

ps the one down side is I think they favor the lead player over the "big strum" sort of alternative player. Could just be the size pick I got, but they seem to be best for lead. They are REALLY good for lead.

[The Pup]

OK, I'll play along...where do you find SVPs?

[DC1]

Originally Posted by The Pup

OK, I'll play along...where do you find SVPs?

Well, he doesn't really call them stupid n' stuff... shhhhh!


http://www.v-picks.com/

DC

[The Pup]

Originally Posted by DC1

Well, he doesn't really call them stupid n' stuff... shhhhh!


http://www.v-picks.com/

DC

Thanks, which one do you recommend?

[DC1]

Originally Posted by The Pup

Thanks, which one do you recommend?

The one he gave me was the small pointy and it is a bit too small. I ordered up three of the medium pointies and I think they will be just right.

DC

[The Pup]

Expensive picks aren't they?

Heck, I'll try anything once!

[DC1]

Let me know how you like it.

DC

[dorfmeister]

I am a fan of the Big Fattie.

http://www.v-picks.com/BigFatttie.html

[Jon Silberman]

I was once like you were. In response, Jim Fisher (a forumite) just laughed and said, "Take this one home with you, Jon." Ha ha! I've since bought a small bushel and passed them on for free to others. There are some products that just strain one's credulity and there's really no other way to break through that door of perception than to slip in a freebie.

[Don L]

V Picks are all I've been using for almost a year now. My favorite is the regular medium with rounded corners.

[alanbass1]

OK, can we get a second review in here before I order some of these things.

[LowWatt]

I just got 5 of the medium rounded edges off of another player who didn't bond with them. I got a good price, but after trying these I would pay full pop. If you like stiff picks these are a godsend.

I'm a rhythm player. These are actually great for chords. I like thick picks because by loosening your grip you can make a thick pick sound more like a thin pick, but you can't do the reverse by tightening your grip on a thin pick. I drop a lot of picks with the loosened grip. I don't drop the V-picks. great feel.

More importantly the tone is much more like going through a compressor without the artificial feeling and dynamics. The string rings out more even and bell like, with much better sustain.

I can see these being very much a love it or hate it product because of the thickness of the picks. As soon as I looked at them, I assumed I'd hate them, but after only having these picks a week, I'm already in the love it camp and I couldn't picture playing with anything else. I've been playing for 15 years and these are leaps and bounds over any pick I've ever tried.

[decay-o-caster]

I mostly don't even use picks. Vinnie was handing some out a year or so ago, and I didn't even want to take one, but I did.

So, I don't use picks, but those few times when I do? These kill. As Jon S said, you have to get past a certain feeling of disbelief, but if you try one out, then it's just a matter of finding the correct size and shape and you never look back.

[MarkL8]

They really are a great idea but the price......well a bit high but hey the guy deserves to make a buck so no problem there. I went to the hardware got some acrylic and make my own.....a little time consuming but much cheaper and kinda fun as you can really experiment with shapes and thickness for a lot less $$. Fantastic picks!!

[WCR]

I just did that L.A. show with Vinnie and SouthBay Ampworks. Had a GREAt time, and it's just like you guys say: When people would come in the room and first see the V's, they almost to a man get a funny look on their face like " You gotta be kiddin'. How the hell could anyone ever use something like that ? " Then they would sit down to try one out, and once again the expression tells all. A really big WOW lights up on their face

They cost what they cost, it takes money to run a business and live like a human. Sit down and try to make 5-6 thousand in a year by hand, you'll quickly understand their value.
But the look on the player's face: Priceless !!:RoCkIn