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Chris sent me a small assortment of picks. They are so much warmer than my usual Fender Mediums. The Classic 1.1 or 1.5 is great on my mandolin. I prefer the Classic .75 over the the 1.1 for acoustic flat picking. I love the feel of the Classic .75 as an alternative to the Fender Med for my electrics, but I can't really check the electric sounds (pinch harmonics etc.) as my visiting 3 year year old granddaughter's bedroom is nearby. I'll crank things up tomorrow night. Thanks for the picks Chris, I think I'm a convert!
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Handmade Guitar Picks
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I sent you an email through your website. Thanks. |
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I ordered 4 more! Waiting to get em and excited too!
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Got 'email plus a lil Xmas bonus! Love them!!!
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I got my sample picks. I really love the .75 Standard pick Classic. I love the Striker 1.1 Standard also. Both handle single note leads very well. The Striker 1.1 adds a bit too much noise clickety noise that the .75 doesn't when strumming. I wish the Standard Classic wasn't clear color and could be ordered in something else as I keep losing it on the table, rug, etc!
Thanks for letting me try out the picks! |
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Picks from Chris
I received .75mm and 1.1mm Gravity Classic Standards from Chris recently and they are very nice, high quality, picks. The .75mm is great for strumming, with less "pick click" than traditional celluloid and more clarity than Tortex (which, to my ear are muddy sounding), in comparable gauges. A little more "pick click" than a Blue Chip TD35 (which is the nearest available comparable gauge at .89mm), but the higher price may not be worth the sonic difference to many players, particularly strummers who enjoy medium size picks.
The Gravity 1.1mm excels at single note runs and glides through the strings in a manner that is similar to a BC TD45 (which is essentially the same gauge). Still, a more pronounced pick sound against the strings while strumming, but a great value, and noticeable improvement to other commonly seen materials. I did perceive a mid-range bump with the 1.1mm Gravity pick that was similar to a 1.5mm buffalo horn pick, but not as pronounced. For some players, guitars, or situations, this may be a desirable attribute. So overall, thanks to Chris, and I would recommend these picks to anyone interested in upgrading from less expensive picks. |
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Well I've been meaning to post a quick review of these picks for quite awhile but now I have to share something that happened to me at church today.
Chris is an awesome guy, and I contacted him because of this thread and he graciously send me some samples of his picks for free. I told him that my main go-to pick was the Dunlop Tortex .60, so he sent me a couple of his classic standard picks - a .75 and a 1.5 I believe. I liked the .75 a lot right off the bat - it really gives a beautiful round tone to the guitar that makes my usual Dunlops sound downright brittle by comparison. It seems to be a softer material than a lot of other picks I've used like the Dunlop, and I think that translates into a warmer tone which I really liked. Its easy to play with too and I didn't notice any more pick noise than usual at all. I wasn't that into the 1.5mm - it was just too thick for me. I have a Blue Chip I really like now but besides that I really like thinner picks. So today I was playing my 000-18 GE at church and used my usual Dunlops for most of the set - a lot of strumming and some arpeggiated picking. The second to last song was a slower number with just me and the other vocalist so I grabbed the Gravity .75 thinking I would change things up a bit just for my own amusement. Played the song and it felt great, then onto the last song and didn't think anything else of it. After the service though the sound guy (who is a good friend and I trust completely with all things sound) came running up to me and said "What did you do differently on that second to last song? The change was huge - it just made your guitar pop out and come forward in the mix and sounded amazing!" He was thinking I did something with my pedals or pickup but nope - it was all the pick! So theres my review - I don't think I could say it any better than that. Gravity picks sound so awesome even your sound guy will notice! I don't know that they work for everything (for me anyway) - I still like the Dunlops for faster strummed stuff in a full band mix, but for lower key pieces where you want to feature the guitar a bit more they seem to have an unbeatable tone. Definitely something I'm going to keep in my arsenal for a long time! -Mike
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I'm absolutely brand new to this forum... so still discovering old threads/new threads and stumbled across this one. I can't pretend that I've read all the way through twenty pages of threads but it's actually really cool to see a company start up and progress through it's first three years all online. So, congratulations to Chris and Gravity Picks.
I only discovered 'boutique' picks about a year and a half ago when I first played with a V-Pick... and since then I've also acquired a couple of Blue Chips. I just recently added some Tusq's into the mix too. I really enjoy being able to change up the sound and feel depending on what guitar, what strings and what vibe I'm trying to get. I look forward to stumbling across someone with a Gravity pick soon...
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Chris sent me a Classic .75. Nice pick. Stays put in the fingers. Has a bit off flex. I like it.
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Wow, what a way to get welcomed as a sponsor! Just sent in my request.
All right you other potential sponsors, pay attention, because this is the way to get noticed!
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I just got my samples today.The clear one is just the right thickness,works great on my Taylor.The red pick is too thick for my style,but thank you for them,anyway.
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