Strange-Looking Guitar Picks from V-Picks.com
Guitar picks greatly affect how you play your guitar, and the tone you produce. The thickness of the pick, its size, the material that it is made of, whether the tip is pointed or rounded etc all contribute to the speed, dynamics and tone of your playing. A lot of thought and research on shape, size and material goes into the making of a good guitar pick. Vinni Smith of V-Picks.com makes about 125 types of picks to suit every type of player and every genre of music from jazz to rock, country, metal or folk. He is a selection of picks with a brief description of each: 1. The Bulls-Eye: The bulls-eye in the center is meant to let the player have a solid feel of the pick and its position in his picking hand, even as he plays. 2. The Duet's double point means that every note is played twice, the second note a split second behind the first note; thus making it sound like you are playing a 12-string guitar. 3. The Ghost Rim: Guitar picks sometimes make...