Boz
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Hey fellow PRS-ians,
Got a topic I've been wanting to throw out to the group. I received my dream Martin guitar recently, and since I got it, and even before I got it, I was doing my research of how to get the best sound of out the guitar. Everything from the pickups, to the amp, to the strings, all the way down to the pick I used. I figured when dropping as much as I did on that acoustic, you want to squeeze every beautiful note out of it that you can, and let me tell you, the hard work paid off. It's the most gorgeous sounding acoustic I've ever played, especially considering all the different choices I made regarding the previously mentioned options. They all were worth the research and investment. Even the pick, as I eluded to. Which brings me to this topic....
The Blue Chip pick for my Martin acoustic made a VERY noticeable difference in the feel, and especially the sound. As you can imagine, since the sound comes directly from the guitar itself, the softer sound the pick makes, results in a better sound from the guitar itself, without the metallic, or clickyness associated with a lot of picks. So the pick was worth every penny imo for this application.
Now I noticed that a lot of people even played Blue Chip picks with electric guitars too, and a lot of PRS owners to be specific, which initially surprised me. I always assumed that with electric guitars, the pick is more about the feel, than the sound it makes, since electric guitars make sound thru electrical amplification methods, which obviously differs from playing an acoustic guitar (unplugged of course). But even a lot of people that used them for electric guitars said that they felt there was a noticeable improvement in the sound with the Blue Chip pick, and now many of them made the change to BC picks for their electrics also. I personally have not had the chance to play a BC pick on an electric yet, so I was hoping to receive some feedback, preferably from anyone who has actually used them on electrics.
Does it make a noticeable difference? Do you feel the improved sound and/or feel is worth the price on an electric guitar? What specific benefits have you found? And for anyone that has played them on an electric that DIDNT think they were worth it, why do you feel that way? What about it did you specifically not like?
Even though they are expensive, I personally have no problem investing $35 on a pick if it's going to improve my feel, sound, tone, etc. Especially considering how long the picks last due to the material they are made of. I'm not someone that gigs all around and loses picks. In fact, I can't remember the last time I lost a pick. So please share your thoughts on the infamous Blue Chip pick for this application, I'm all ears
Got a topic I've been wanting to throw out to the group. I received my dream Martin guitar recently, and since I got it, and even before I got it, I was doing my research of how to get the best sound of out the guitar. Everything from the pickups, to the amp, to the strings, all the way down to the pick I used. I figured when dropping as much as I did on that acoustic, you want to squeeze every beautiful note out of it that you can, and let me tell you, the hard work paid off. It's the most gorgeous sounding acoustic I've ever played, especially considering all the different choices I made regarding the previously mentioned options. They all were worth the research and investment. Even the pick, as I eluded to. Which brings me to this topic....
The Blue Chip pick for my Martin acoustic made a VERY noticeable difference in the feel, and especially the sound. As you can imagine, since the sound comes directly from the guitar itself, the softer sound the pick makes, results in a better sound from the guitar itself, without the metallic, or clickyness associated with a lot of picks. So the pick was worth every penny imo for this application.
Now I noticed that a lot of people even played Blue Chip picks with electric guitars too, and a lot of PRS owners to be specific, which initially surprised me. I always assumed that with electric guitars, the pick is more about the feel, than the sound it makes, since electric guitars make sound thru electrical amplification methods, which obviously differs from playing an acoustic guitar (unplugged of course). But even a lot of people that used them for electric guitars said that they felt there was a noticeable improvement in the sound with the Blue Chip pick, and now many of them made the change to BC picks for their electrics also. I personally have not had the chance to play a BC pick on an electric yet, so I was hoping to receive some feedback, preferably from anyone who has actually used them on electrics.
Does it make a noticeable difference? Do you feel the improved sound and/or feel is worth the price on an electric guitar? What specific benefits have you found? And for anyone that has played them on an electric that DIDNT think they were worth it, why do you feel that way? What about it did you specifically not like?
Even though they are expensive, I personally have no problem investing $35 on a pick if it's going to improve my feel, sound, tone, etc. Especially considering how long the picks last due to the material they are made of. I'm not someone that gigs all around and loses picks. In fact, I can't remember the last time I lost a pick. So please share your thoughts on the infamous Blue Chip pick for this application, I'm all ears
