I've got some on order, but delivery keeps getting pushed back. I've been experimenting with a lot of Jazz-style picks lately looking for the right ones. Just wondering how they compare if anyone's gotten hands on them yet.
I've got some on order, but delivery keeps getting pushed back. I've been experimenting with a lot of Jazz-style picks lately looking for the right ones. Just wondering how they compare if anyone's gotten hands on them yet.
My stuff:
2007 Axis Pacific Blue Burst (9/25/07)
2016 Axis Super Sport Starry Night PDN (11/23/16)
2018 Axis BFR Steel Blue No. 45 (9/18/18)
2010 JP6 Mystic Dream (6/22/10)
1989 Fender HM Strat HSS Blackstone
2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio Deluxe Caribbean Night
1995 Washburn N2 Padauk Stain
2017 Taylor 224ce-K DLX Koa
SBMM JP70 Trans Purpleburst
SBMM S.U.B. SB4 Black
A half-dozen pawn shop beaters no one cares about
http://mountainkingmusic.com
http://spychocyco.blogspot.com
Quick review. I got the picks on Tuesday, and first impressions weren't great. I loved the attack -- very crisp and clean, especially on the high strings. I bought the smaller version, and they are very small. I compared them against several different Jazz III type picks that I have, and they were smaller than all of them. They also feel a little slick out of the package, and the first few minutes of playing with them, I wondered if I'd be able to hang on to them. I felt like I might have wasted $10.
But I loved that attack, so I spent a few hours with one in my hand on Wednesday, and my impression changed completely. After a little playing time, the slickness goes away, and I had no trouble with slippage for most of my Wednesday playing. The real difference I noticed was when I went into speed drills and the faster parts of a few solos that I've been working on. That's where the pick really shined and actually helped my technique. I bought the 2.0mm version, which tapers down on the edges to a pretty sharp point. The design of the pick pushed me to use just the very tip -- that sharp edge -- when going for speed, and I saw some pretty good strides in stuff that I'd been struggling with because of it. I tend to have a heavy hand with the pick, and I can't really do that with this one.
Mileage may vary, and playing styles differ, but after a few sessions with the Prodigy and some time to get used to it, I really like it.
My stuff:
2007 Axis Pacific Blue Burst (9/25/07)
2016 Axis Super Sport Starry Night PDN (11/23/16)
2018 Axis BFR Steel Blue No. 45 (9/18/18)
2010 JP6 Mystic Dream (6/22/10)
1989 Fender HM Strat HSS Blackstone
2016 Gibson Les Paul Studio Deluxe Caribbean Night
1995 Washburn N2 Padauk Stain
2017 Taylor 224ce-K DLX Koa
SBMM JP70 Trans Purpleburst
SBMM S.U.B. SB4 Black
A half-dozen pawn shop beaters no one cares about
http://mountainkingmusic.com
http://spychocyco.blogspot.com
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