PQP-0514-V6 TUSQ Tear Drop Guitar Picks - 1.4mm Warm Tone (6-pack) Review

My New Shredder pick of choice.

I'm pretty analytical about my picks and spend a lot of time trying to find that perfect plectrum. My favorite to date have been the Primetone Jazz picks.. until now. These Graph Tech's have everything I look for in a pick. Tone, Articulation and most importantly how easily they slide between notes and strings while playing a lot of 32nd notes. Most picks fall flat in my opinion… read more when picking a lot of notes as some get hung up (ever so slightly) due to the cut, point or materials used. The Graph Techs don't suffer from anything I look for and the Warm tone is my favorite between the 3 Graph Tech materials they offer. I would give these a 5, but I shred (literally) these down to nothing quicker than most picks and have to toss them more frequently than other picks.

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Tusc picks

So I hear from Vintage Guitar about this great new idea in pick material that's supposed to change my tone for he better and feel better in hand. I seen the video of the tusc CEO dropping the picks and getting that ring, no lie about it they sound like a small chime when you drop them. Do they add anything to my sound? Well, i use jazz picks so I tried the tear drops and… read more I can say point blank that if they add something to my tone then I've lost too much hearing and I get mine tested yearly. Maybe the larger ones lend a bit more since you don't grip them the same. Are they easier to hold or work with? I use the Dunlop Tortex tear drops that are just smaller versions of the stand Tortex pick. The Graph Tech is slightly smaller and has raised letters so after a few minutes I'm fine with them. Not a game changer though at a $1 per pick. On a side note, the way they wear feels like it's burring in the back, non- strike side of the points and they have a bit more bite into the string. I also feel they wear faster than the Tortex. In conclusion, no big deal for me and I'm sticking with my Tortex. Cheaper, wears longer and still more comfortable FOR ME.

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