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Gear Review: V-Picks versus Red Bears
As many may know, after 35+ years of playing, I switched from my favorite picks, medium Dunlop Tortex, to Red Bear picks. Since then, my playing has really taken on a different dimension. I feel a lot...
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Gear Review: V-Picks Medium Rounded and Medium Pointed Picks
V-Picks Medium Rounded and Medium Pointed Picks Summary: Super-fast, super-responsive plectrums that will take your guitar playing to another level! Pros: Whether you play with pointy or rounded...
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Gear Review: V-Picks “The Snake”
V-Picks “The Snake” Pick Summary: Thick at 4.1 mm, this is the beefiest pick I’ve ever played. But it’s uncanny just how fast and accurate you can be with this pick! Comes in both Rounded and Pointed...
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Gear That Has Changed My Life
I recently started a friendship with Vinni Smith at V-Picks – what a cool dude! Not only does he make great picks, but that man can make an axe sing! Anyway, I was e-mailing him this evening about how...
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Pick One! A New Article on JemSite!
When you play with a high-end pick, picking literally becomes so effortless that you no longer think about the pick. You just play, and focus on your musical expression.
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Gear Announcement: Red Bear Trading Releases the Tuff-Tone Line of Picks
I occasionally browse Red Bear Trading’s web site to see if Dave Skowron has come up with anything new, and much to my surprise, he has! Red Bear has come up with a new pick line called the Tuff-Tone...
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I am a…
Gear-aholic. Tone Freak. Gear Maniac. At least that is what I have been called. I like to think of myself as a “Tone Crusader.” I comb the ethers in search of implements to try to catch the unicorn...
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Gear Review: Red Bear B Style Gypsy Jazz Gauge Pick
Red Bear B Style Gypsy Jazz Gauge Pick Summary: At 3mm, this is the thickest gauge that Red Bear offers (though you can get thicker ones by special order). Pros: All the tactile goodness of a Tortis...
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Vinni Smith of V-Picks Tells You Why You Should Play a V-Picks Pick!
Vinni Smith is such a great guitarist. He just released a new video entitled, “Why should you play V-Picks?” Yeah, it’s to hawk his picks, but everything he says is true. Having played V-Picks for a...
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Gear Review: Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Picks
Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Picks Summary:Made from an entirely new pick material, Tuff-Tone picks provide the same, high-quality sound you expect from Red Bear picks, but are much more durable than...
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Quick Review: Red Bear Trading Style C Super Thick Gypsy Jazz Pick
Imagine a pick shaped like the one to the left, but at 4 mm thick! That’s the Super Thick Gypsy Jazz Pick! A couple of weeks ago, I was having a conversation with Dave Skowron, maker of Red Bear...
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Gig Report: Red Bear Trading Tuff-Tone Tri-Tip Pick
Just got home from my weekly gig at the restaurant where I was really able to put the Tuff-Tone Tri-Tip through its paces. I’ve never played with a Tri-Tip shaped pick, let alone gigged with a...
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Gear Review: V-Picks Psycho
V-Picks Psycho Summary: It’s big. It’s fat. It’s humongoid! And it has TONS of tone! Pros: Just a joy to play with! You can get big fat tones out of this, but its slightly pointy tip and sharp edges...
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Low-wattage fun with the Fender Champ 600
I forgot how much fun this little 5 watter is to play! I just put in new tubes to make it have more headroom, as this is an incredibly pedal-friendly amp. The tubes I got were as follows: NOS...
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Gettin’ In the Vibe…
I was noodling around the other day, and came up with a riff. The riff turned into a jam track, then the jam track turned into a full song. I’m still working on the song, but thought I’d post it for...
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It’s a Great Time to Be a Guitarist!
Right now, it is an absolutely AWESOME time to be a guitarist! There is so much great gear out there nowadays, that it’s hard to choose what to get. But the great thing is that there is SO MUCH to...
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Gear Find: Pointless Picks
I got a Twitter notification today of someone now following GuitarGear, so I checked Twitter to see who it was, and was intrigued by their website URL: http://www.pointlesspicks.com. Curious, I clicked...
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Gear Review: Wegen’s Picks – Fatone (Fat-Tone)
Wegen’s Picks – The Fatone (Fat Tone) Summary: This is now my new favorite pick! I had misplaced my Wegen GP 250 and wanted to get another GP 250. The store that I bought the last one at was out of GP...
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Gear Review: Polarity Sound J3 Lignum Vitae Wooden Pick
Polarity J3 Summary: Made out of one of the hardest woods in nature, the Polarity J3 pick produces a warm, but also “spanky” tone that is perfect for leads. Pros: I’m a big fan of natural materials for...
View ArticleGravity Guitar Picks! Oh Yeah!
Before my last gig, I noticed that my trusty Wegen GP-250 picks were pretty worn down. I’ve been using the same two picks for the last 4 years and didn’t really pay too much attention to how much they...
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