V-Pick Venom

[fuman]

I hadn't tried V-Picks yet but our local music store started carrying them and I picked up a Venom heavy. This is a pointy jazz-style pick. I paid $5. Lately i have been playing a John Pearse Fast Turtle with my Taylor GS and a Surf Pick wooden pick with my Tacoma baritone.

To be fair, i compared the pick to an Ultex Jazz III -- a good pick that I really like. The first thing that surprised me is that the V-Pick is smooth as glass. I have a problem with slippage, generally, but the V-Pick didn't move at all. The articulation was excellent and I think the volume and tone were better on both guitars -- which could also be simple confirmation bias at work.

I think I will probably be able to play consistently faster with the V-Pick -- which isn't saying a whole lot, but maybe with practice my flatpicking technique will improve.

Overall, I am pretty impressed. The Turtle is great for some things but it has some limitations. I need to work on beveling it. Meanwhile, I will likely use the V-Pick pretty regularly with the Taylor. I am jamming tomorrow and will see how it goes with the baritone in a group setting.

[vcs700s]

Thanks for posting this. I am going to try some venom!

[Goodallboy]

I've long been a fan of V-Picks and own several.

My favorite for acoustic guitar is the Traditional Ultra Lite. Familiar shape, about 1.0 I'd guess and rock solid (like all their picks) in your hand.

I think they go for $3. I prefer them to Blue Chips for acoustic guitar.