"Don't get carried away with these!"
by Chris -
4/15/2005 11:17:37 AM
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| Beginner (take my comments for what it's worth) |
Noise (someday it will sound like Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson--I hope) |
Boston |
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Overall, I'm glad I got a couple sets of these rubber picks. They are easy on the hands and make for great practice aids. But, not much more.I'm sure you could figure out how to make some really cool sounds with these, for a change of pace. But, they play just like you'd expect. Imagine taking an eraser and strumming it. Well, there you go. The picks are very flimsy and sticky. They catch the strings very easily which makes upstrokes, for me difficult anyway.However, they do have some benefits. I'm just learning how to play guitar. When I use a hard pick my guitar is very loud and that shies me away from really getting into a song or rhythm--especially at first when it sounds terrible and awkward. So, I use the rubber picks until I get the chords switches and melody down. Then, when I switch to a hard pick it sounds 100x's better and is much easier to play (as the hard pick just glides over the strings, whereas, the Weggie sticks and grabs the 1st string on upstrokes and open strings that are a tad higher that fretted ones in a chord--and when it catches wrong you really hear it). The main benefits of these are there comfortable feel and dramatically lowered sounds. It's like muffling your guitar, which is good for practice if you're not a loner. And your strumming hand never gets tired--very comfortable and very easy to keep you hand in the correct position. The hard pick sounds better and plays better--I don't want to mistake that point.I bought 2 packs: 1 Thin-hard and 1 Thin-medium
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"Ya gotta try these out!"
by Smurf -
7/30/2009 12:49:41 AM
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| Retiered Performer - Studio Owner |
Acoustic Original |
Ohio |
I got these to use with both my electric & acoustic basses, and I have to say that they are just what the doc ordered, literally!
It is getting more difficult to play bass with me fingers, so I figured I would give these a try, and I am glad I did. I have Flatwound on my electric & Tapewound on the acoustic, and it sounds so close to fingerstyle it is scary. Plus, I have got none of the flaking or shedding that others talk about because of the type of strings.
The only problem is I got the 5mm, which is pretty heavy & wide. I think I will order the 3.1mm next just to see how they feel.
Overall, a great sound, fun to play with, and a cool sub for your fingers!
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