Members Eddie Posted January 16, 2007 Members Posted January 16, 2007 I used to many years ago, when they first came out. Are they still being made?
Members Ben J Posted January 16, 2007 Author Members Posted January 16, 2007 Musiciansfriend says they've been discontinued, but I don't know if that means they are no longer manufactured or that they just don't carry them anymore. Either way, I bought a pack of 3 for 3 bucks on ebay.
Members Terje Posted January 16, 2007 Members Posted January 16, 2007 I still have one or two lying around among the rest of the picks. Tried to use it but I don't think it actually helps. Well, it might help you if you want to develop a whimpy tone, that could be one thing.
Members Ben J Posted January 16, 2007 Author Members Posted January 16, 2007 :D Well, I'll give it a try anyway. I'll probably use it mainly for alternate picking arpeggios, which requires a feather light touch, so it might help. We'll see.
Members GenoD55 Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I used to use one years ago but kept getting hung up on the strings; kept hitting the adjacent string(s) with the part of the pick just above the beveled point. As for the tone - - - ya gotta crank up the gain on the ol' amp and ya know . . . if I recall correctly - - - I was able to get some crazy pinch harmonics with this POS though . . . As for making my speed speedier . . . Nope.
Members Eddie Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I still have one or two lying around among the rest of the picks. Tried to use it but I don't think it actually helps. Well, it might help you if you want to develop a whimpy tone, that could be one thing. I used them for practice. I would never use them for recording or live playing, so they had absolutely zero effect on my tone. They did help me to learn to use only the tip of the pick for my playing, and they came with a small booklet with excercises. I thought they was very useful to me. Still, to me they were a tool and that
Members 1001gear Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I regularly practice styleless picking. It facilitates correct picking by allowing you to focus on picking correctly. Whatever that is.
Members Pepsi Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I have a couple. They are meant to be used for practicing your picking technique utilizing the tip of the pick. They are not meant to be used for your 'regular' playing/jamming/recording. So you shouldn't even worry about trying to get a good tone from them. They have helped me.
Members Ben J Posted January 17, 2007 Author Members Posted January 17, 2007 I used to use one years ago but kept getting hung up on the strings; kept hitting the adjacent string(s) with the part of the pick just above the beveled point.That's the idea.
Members bdemon Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I used one for awhile, years back. Kinda got the hang of it with the help of a metronome. Maybe it helped improve my trilling abilities on one string, but I'm not really sure...I still have trouble crossing strings at higher speeds--straight picking, that is. I'm trying Auggie Doggie's lessons, seeing if they help that issue.
Members Virgman Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I saw them advertised on the web at someone's site. "Secret Tool to Play Faster" etc.
Members starsnuffer Posted January 17, 2007 Members Posted January 17, 2007 I have a couple. They are meant to be used for practicing your picking technique utilizing the tip of the pick. They are not meant to be used for your 'regular' playing/jamming/recording. So you shouldn't even worry about trying to get a good tone from them.They have helped me. +1 They came with a book and a video and you were supposed to do the exercises to help you when you picked up a real pick. Teaches you to play lightly with the tip of the pick really. . . however, they did nothing to fix bad habits like picking with your pick at an angle. -W
Members Ben J Posted January 22, 2007 Author Members Posted January 22, 2007 Well, I got them, and I've tried using it for the past couple days, and I can't really tell if it's helping yet. What I can tell is that it makes playing a whole lot less enjoyable.
Members toneking Posted January 28, 2007 Members Posted January 28, 2007 Ben, if you stick with it for a couple of weeks and keep your arm and wrist straight when playing fast you pick from the elbow with it-hope that makes sense? Then when you are playing slow us a little of your forearm not your wrist in a rotating motion- do not anchor if at all possible and pick one open string on all of the strings to get the feel at first and adjust from there. Now I pick with a regular pick and turn it sideways almost all the way when going fast and I turn it parallel to the string when I slow down or down-pick it gives more velocity to your downpicks-you have to get good at all motions and variances to picking speeds. You'll have to learn all different speeds at picking. If you don't understand it I will put it a different way for you.-Tim.
Members Warmothrules Posted January 1, 2009 Members Posted January 1, 2009 you guys are on crack, the stylus pick helped me A LOT!!! Just practice with this pick every time with alternate picking or sweep picking, you know anything with one note per string. Use it for days with that metronome slow at first. The key it to never get it hung up. Who care about it's "tone" it's a practice tool. Don't even thing about playing chords with it. If my playing ever starts getting rusty I can work off that rust quick with the stylus pick. It will not only train but force your muscle memory to play almost %100 perfect in no time. Once you can shred it up a little at a decent speed with out getting hung up you'll be flying with retarded speed and acuracy with a normal pick. I have just started using this pick again the other day for the first time in two years. It's kinda dull so I just ordered 8. Can't wait till they get here.
Members BoredGuitarist7 Posted January 3, 2009 Members Posted January 3, 2009 think of your arm vibrating, not picking. that helped me out.
Members Matter-Eater Lad Posted October 7, 2010 Members Posted October 7, 2010 I've used them for years. A friend of mine gave me a prototype that the inventor, Rich, passed around to students when he was at Berklee. I like them, still use them. My problem with them is that they wear out pretty fast. I can sharpen them one time after they round off with some sandpaper and it gives me some extra life.
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