A pick that forces you to play with only the tip sounds good as a practice tool. Kinda like sprinters who run with a parachute. Definitely not practical for performing or recording, but I could see how it could be used to reinforce good picking habits.
And like parachutes for sprinters they are just marketing gimmicks. (Parachutes do not build speed as much as simply running fast reps at max velo builds speed). Similar for picking, just use the pick you’re most comfortable with and work slowly on achieving the picking style you want. These things work on convincing you that they are practice tools when they just waste limited practice time.
i used this pick years ago when i was starting out just for practice- i’m not sure if it’s thanks to that, but i do notice my picking habits aren’t too bad now
Interesting idea, I might actually try it. I buy the high grip, texture picks but even those seem to eventually slip out of place in my hand! I might try this
A lot of people say sandpaper your pick, but I like to drill a small hole in the center. You can even stack em and do a few at a time. Either way works, but the drill is a little faster.
@@WZRD5841 no lol, as a beginner just learn how to alternate pick. Stuff like this only really work once you get the basic fundamentals down, and you want to level up your picking skill. By basic i mean be qble to have both of your hands in sync (not playing 2 same notes while your left hand is changing note) at least be able to alternate picking at 130-150bpm without getting off time. And have somewhat decent control on your picking hand.
It probably should have the slippery material on the bottom point and something grippier for the part where you hold it. I’ve always wondered what you’d say about this thing. I can see where it might help build good habits as a tool, but not for regular use - like training wheels on a bike, you probably need to start with this and then slowly transition to a pointy pick to refine the pick technique until this weird training pick isn’t needed anymore.
What?? It would be easier, thats the point... Thats like saying "imagine getting used to riding without training wheels, and then trying to ride with training wheels again" Itll be easier... Lmao.
@@Princesssmellyif I were to go back to training wheels, I’d probably crash trying to go around a corner. You can’t lean into a turn with training wheels. So little turning is done with the handlebars on a bicycle. This pick is training wheels. Forcing basic technique over full range of possibility.
As someone who has been a beginner for about 10 years now (practice is my mortal enemy), a pick that forces you to use the tip would be a game-changer. Just need one that’s more grippy. Once I’m able to pick with just the tip, then I’d graduate to being able to use more dynamics and get more creative with my playing. But it’s hard to be creative when you don’t even have a foundation to work with
I had one of those Stylus Picks back when I was in High School (‘89). The trick was to go slow and use only the tip. How you held the pick also mattered. The idea was that you picked up speed when you played with your pick of choice.
This pic teaches you to use a Jazziii better , this is a training pic , not for actual playing, for discipline when using normal pics to only use the tip.
I bought one when they came out in the 80s when it came out. Was packaged in a large gatefold card the size of a sheet of paper. It was a black material and wasn't slippery. It's not meant to be used for regular playing. It was a teaching tool for new players that actually worked for me.
I play bass with a .6 Tortex or .55 Gator Grip because the flexible pick allows me to play faster punk and metal. I shred off about 10%-15% of the pick before it becomes useless. Just like you did, you can get different dynamics using the side of the pick. You can pull much harder on the bass string so it snaps back. Plucking the string like this sounds more like slap bass. Ultimately though, my decision was made after trying many types of picks and finger plucking. The pick was easier for me as a beginner and the harder picks caused more strain on my wrist.
Yeah I play with .73 Tortex Sharps on bass, just feels nice to me compared all the thicker EB Prodigy/Big Stubbies that I started out with. Use 'em on a normal electric guitar too, but I like swapping to a Petrucci Jazz 3 for faster stuff on those.
I used many many years ago! They provided Also an excercise book. Very useful ti have a very light touch. It's useful yes,but at the end you play with a normal pick
Oh I had these as a kid. I found them to be really helpful in holding the pick as a beginner. I still pull it out every few months to double check my positioning.
Get a little piece of 50 or 80 grit sand paper and rub it side ways and then up and down try to make a cross pattern with the sand paper. The ridges from the sand paper will give you extra surface area for your fingers to grip on to
You should scratch some texture into it I like to do that with the lighter picks I use to play acoustic with since they like to flop around. It works better than you would think I like to just score a simple 4x4 grid on both sides but the more scores you make the more it grips.
I think all that it needs is a grip texture and maybe a better material to grip on to,and it would be a good tool to use to learn how to use a pick correctly
This is my all time favorite pic, i use it everyday and live gigs. This one was a game changer and elevated my guitar playing and it even help me find my wife and I now have a family all thanks to this one amazing pick!
looks like a helpful practice tool for players who dig in too much looking to refine their technique. it vaguely reminds me of my high school orchestra teacher, who had the high string players tape a plastic fork to their arms to prevent them from collapsing their wrist which can cause long term health problems. not every problem requires a mechanical solution, but it looks like a good resource for those who want a lighter touch. maybe put some adhesive or textured tape on there.
For the slippery part you could try to sand down the part you hold with a low grit and it should give the guitar pick more texture for you to grip on to
honestly if you attached maybe electrical tape to give it some grip or some other textured tape i think this would rock as a practice pick or just a pick on its own. i wish the tip would be a little longer to give you more room though!
It's a training pick, not a pick meant to evoke some unique playing style. It's not supposed to be used for regular playing, it's supposed to improve your control with a regular pick by adding a punishment. So when you use a regular pick you can pick much more coherently because you've trained your muscle memory
Before I started using dunlop tortex or ultex picks I found nylon and celluloid picks to be really slippery. Take an x-acto knife or razor and cut some crosshatching into the pick where you hold it, the amount of grip you have is improved tremendously. That being said, I gotta say that ultex is the way to go. They are very resistant to string wear and pretty grippy on their own.
They marketed it completely wrong. It should be marketed to players working on legato. A technique where you really want to train yourself to be very light with the pick
Everything is preference some people prefer to just use the tip. i think that it teaches you how to consistently use the tip of a pic because you dont want to go too deep accidentally. And if you want to fix the slippery problem you can rub it down with alchohol to remove oils and sand it to make the surface more grippy
I think choosing the slippery surface design was also intentional. Because it's slippery, you have to hold it tightly. And, pinching something tightly by your fingers, your hand movements become more restricted compared to normal pinching meaning, your hand becomes stable. And so, by using this tool to practice, you get a stable hand while also forcing the beginners to get out of their digging deep in the strings habit. Once you master these two things, you will have a perfected neutral base for you to come back to after you are done with your wobbly hand style or pick deep into the strings style of music. I'm not a guitarist or anything like a musician but you know, I'm just being an internet keyboard expert. 😅
I wonder if you could rough it up with some sandpaper to fix the slippery issue As a super super super super new player (cant even play a song yet and haven’t practiced since like 2 years ago) that’s looking to get back into practicing, this may be good for me to help my muscle memory, because I find myself sticking the pick too deep quite a bit.
Seems to be pretty good for beginners. When I started guitar as a kid, the first 4 years or so I misused the pick and really dug in constantly. It led to me actually scraping off some wood over the years. No surprise it is just a handicap for people who already know how to use a pick.
I think it's a good pick for teaching the control of mainly playing with the tip of the pick but that's abaout it. In terms of grip could always just stipple it with a soldering iron.
I grew up in a music store and we'd order all the gimmick stuff just for fun. Went through the jellyfish, that stupid stylus pick, that weird capo that you could leave some strings open, felt and rubber picks to emulate fingers. The only thing we ever ordered that was actually cool was the Ebow. That thing was pretty cool
Honestly I'm kinda interested in a pick that forces you to just use the tip.
Buy one and use a soldering iron to put some shallow dents in it for grip!
@@LunchBXcrue it's way too expensive, it's 7.99 with like 30 dollar shipping
i can do that :3
@@brendaloraine7191 👀
The Dunlop Jazz III is a small pick that forced you to only use the point. You might like it. Much cheaper than this.
A pick that forces you to play with only the tip sounds good as a practice tool. Kinda like sprinters who run with a parachute. Definitely not practical for performing or recording, but I could see how it could be used to reinforce good picking habits.
I kinda want this now but I cant seem to find where to buy it. If anybody does, lmk plz
And like parachutes for sprinters they are just marketing gimmicks. (Parachutes do not build speed as much as simply running fast reps at max velo builds speed). Similar for picking, just use the pick you’re most comfortable with and work slowly on achieving the picking style you want.
These things work on convincing you that they are practice tools when they just waste limited practice time.
@@burr69 as a sprinter, i would strongly disagree
@@prashantsarkar821 Tony Holler would disagree with you and he’s the most successful Illinois high school track coach alive
i used this pick years ago when i was starting out just for practice- i’m not sure if it’s thanks to that, but i do notice my picking habits aren’t too bad now
Bernth could make a pick out of a Pringles can and still make my guitar jealous
Beast hub is wild
@@notxjayyy7721They done got a vid of worms mating too
I made one out of an old iPhone 4 case because I was snowed in for two weeks. It had like 18 straight sides lmao
"Just the tip"
"Digging in"
"So slippery"
U freaky frog
I should call her
Caught lackin'
Grow up ffs
"I'm moves around in my hand a lot"
The Stylus pick was a practice tool, it was not meant to be a performance pick.
But should’ve had hard rubber/thick plastic with some raised lines up to the stylus for better grip as opposed to that type of slippery plastic
But it has no grip which makes it kinda useless.
Yeah that doesn't mean jack when the pick os so hard to hold you don't learn anything anyways, they should have made it out of a different material
@@artsyscrub3226 Maybe add on some grease for traction
Then make some grip by your own... Some cuts whit a knife.. Some dots of glue... What ever work's.
Put skateboard tape on the pick. Its what i do if a pick is too slippery
Excuse me you put griptape on your picka?!
im so glad im not the only one who does this.
@@jack-mazeyes it works like a charm too
Interesting idea, I might actually try it. I buy the high grip, texture picks but even those seem to eventually slip out of place in my hand! I might try this
not a bad idea tbh
Just the tip? Naah....
NAHHHH
I didn't even think of that, ya'll are so immature😭
😇
Too sensitive
A lot of people say sandpaper your pick, but I like to drill a small hole in the center. You can even stack em and do a few at a time. Either way works, but the drill is a little faster.
I heat up a safety pin and smash it through. It satisfies my suppressed pyromania too lol
This pick helped developed my alternate picking growing up. Results are amazing.
Really?? Would you recommend for some who is just starting to learn alt picking?
I used it to learn proper picking technique. It made a gigantic difference.
Think of it as a device to help you focus on one aspect of your picking technique
@@WZRD5841 no lol, as a beginner just learn how to alternate pick. Stuff like this only really work once you get the basic fundamentals down, and you want to level up your picking skill. By basic i mean be qble to have both of your hands in sync (not playing 2 same notes while your left hand is changing note) at least be able to alternate picking at 130-150bpm without getting off time. And have somewhat decent control on your picking hand.
@@WZRD5841 I would get it to augment your practice routine. I started using it when I was 17 years old.
It probably should have the slippery material on the bottom point and something grippier for the part where you hold it. I’ve always wondered what you’d say about this thing. I can see where it might help build good habits as a tool, but not for regular use - like training wheels on a bike, you probably need to start with this and then slowly transition to a pointy pick to refine the pick technique until this weird training pick isn’t needed anymore.
Imagine getting used to THAT pick and then trying to use a normal pick again
It’s not meant to replace your normal pick
That’s what she said?
@@Collin275 just replace the p with d...
What?? It would be easier, thats the point...
Thats like saying "imagine getting used to riding without training wheels, and then trying to ride with training wheels again"
Itll be easier... Lmao.
@@Princesssmellyif I were to go back to training wheels, I’d probably crash trying to go around a corner. You can’t lean into a turn with training wheels. So little turning is done with the handlebars on a bicycle. This pick is training wheels. Forcing basic technique over full range of possibility.
As someone who has been a beginner for about 10 years now (practice is my mortal enemy), a pick that forces you to use the tip would be a game-changer. Just need one that’s more grippy. Once I’m able to pick with just the tip, then I’d graduate to being able to use more dynamics and get more creative with my playing. But it’s hard to be creative when you don’t even have a foundation to work with
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"Is this really the worst guitar product ever made?"
"No."
Legend says this pick made bluesgrass players die on the spot
Just the tip. I can think of a pretty funny advertising campaign for it.
Coming at you today with the "just the tip" pick made for any lonely guitarist. Use JUST the tip and not any other part for your guitar solo today.
The New Manscaped "Jiggler"
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I had one of those Stylus Picks back when I was in High School (‘89). The trick was to go slow and use only the tip. How you held the pick also mattered. The idea was that you picked up speed when you played with your pick of choice.
It's to learn grip and control of the pick
He literally acknowledges that, you didn’t watch the video.
Jazz 3 all day
This pic teaches you to use a Jazziii better , this is a training pic , not for actual playing, for discipline when using normal pics to only use the tip.
I use a akoustic attak pick
This makes sense as a learning tool. Also, hack for slippery picks: stick some bandaid on it where you're pinching it
I bought one when they came out in the 80s when it came out. Was packaged in a large gatefold card the size of a sheet of paper.
It was a black material and wasn't slippery.
It's not meant to be used for regular playing.
It was a teaching tool for new players that actually worked for me.
As a practice tool, sure. I'd probably sand it or put some staples in it or something, though...
Just some sport tape should do it nice and easy...
I have always just cut some x's into "slippery" picks.
@@FriedCrispies Genius, why didn't I try that?
@Rayven_420 I'm glad to share! I can't take full credit. Im pretty sure I saw my old man do the same when I was a kid. I guess it stuck.
@@FriedCrispies We learn from the best! Wishing you good health.
I bet you could play a cool song all loud and attacked like that please
“You get completely stuck”
And then plays faster than I ever could.
When I was younger I used to think that guitarists had to use their fingers to hit the strings ☠️☠️☠️
I honestly thought that he was gonna start playing Miserlou with that start.
Yeah, I don't think this is meant for players like you, but for beginners
Its slippery
“ JUST THE TIP “
“ SO SLIPPERY “
You really shouldn’t have to modify “finished” products to make them work
I play bass with a .6 Tortex or .55 Gator Grip because the flexible pick allows me to play faster punk and metal. I shred off about 10%-15% of the pick before it becomes useless.
Just like you did, you can get different dynamics using the side of the pick. You can pull much harder on the bass string so it snaps back. Plucking the string like this sounds more like slap bass.
Ultimately though, my decision was made after trying many types of picks and finger plucking. The pick was easier for me as a beginner and the harder picks caused more strain on my wrist.
Yeah I play with .73 Tortex Sharps on bass, just feels nice to me compared all the thicker EB Prodigy/Big Stubbies that I started out with. Use 'em on a normal electric guitar too, but I like swapping to a Petrucci Jazz 3 for faster stuff on those.
I don't know if it is good for beginners, but might be nice to try it out.
“Forces you to not dig in”
*digs in*
Guitar: *sounds epic*
I think that wonky jellyfish pick has to take the title of worst accessory ever
It is bouncy 🤌
i understood that reference
mooie video! erg bedankt, ik had al geen zin om het hele akkoord door te lezen. nieuwsuur saves the day alweer
goofy aaaah language
I apologise.
"Just the tip" "Moves around in his hand quite alot" lol i have too much time on my hands
what 😅
Bro your eyes beautiful 🔥
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THE FIRTS COMENT
I find a lot of pick materials like tortex slippery too. I used to use some sandpaper or a knife to cut slits in tortex to make grip
Any time i have something plastic and its slippery, i take 60grit sandpaper and scuff the surface up a little
I used many many years ago! They provided Also an excercise book. Very useful ti have a very light touch. It's useful yes,but at the end you play with a normal pick
I had a slippery pick once, I just used a knife to scratch grips into it.
Oh I had these as a kid. I found them to be really helpful in holding the pick as a beginner. I still pull it out every few months to double check my positioning.
Cone, the shape you are looking for is a cone
a pick that teaches you how to use a pick
Get a little piece of 50 or 80 grit sand paper and rub it side ways and then up and down try to make a cross pattern with the sand paper. The ridges from the sand paper will give you extra surface area for your fingers to grip on to
"pointy kind of cylindrical tip" if only there was a word for that, it kind of looks like an ice cream cone, maybe we can work with that?
That's why i sound like trash when i play
You should scratch some texture into it I like to do that with the lighter picks I use to play acoustic with since they like to flop around. It works better than you would think I like to just score a simple 4x4 grid on both sides but the more scores you make the more it grips.
Just use Jim Dunlop picks. They have the name and pick size raised, which makes gripping easier.
You gotta float like a butterfly when using it
I think all that it needs is a grip texture and maybe a better material to grip on to,and it would be a good tool to use to learn how to use a pick correctly
Is it that hard to scratch up the plastic a bit so you can get more grip?
I’d recommend taking some low grit sandpaper to the other end for better grip if it’s slipping a lot😊
This is my all time favorite pic, i use it everyday and live gigs. This one was a game changer and elevated my guitar playing and it even help me find my wife and I now have a family all thanks to this one amazing pick!
That pick has a chaos emerald glued to it. If you dig in it becomes....chaos.
looks like a helpful practice tool for players who dig in too much looking to refine their technique. it vaguely reminds me of my high school orchestra teacher, who had the high string players tape a plastic fork to their arms to prevent them from collapsing their wrist which can cause long term health problems. not every problem requires a mechanical solution, but it looks like a good resource for those who want a lighter touch. maybe put some adhesive or textured tape on there.
That's the greatest worst guitar pick I've ever used
I can only imagine the hand fatigue from having to alter how you hold it so it doesn’t slip. Ouch 😣
They should have just gone ahead and named it “Just the tip” 😂
i can hear the guitar saying ouch when u dig the pick in💀
nnghhaaa
Bro played solo psychosocial💀💀
For the slippery part you could try to sand down the part you hold with a low grit and it should give the guitar pick more texture for you to grip on to
That grey pick with the scratch pad on it is the same one I use 😂
Effectively you could break this down to the phrase "good in concept, bad in practice."
As someone who cant even play the forbidden riff i eould say this is amazing for someone first picking up a guitar
honestly if you attached maybe electrical tape to give it some grip or some other textured tape i think this would rock as a practice pick or just a pick on its own. i wish the tip would be a little longer to give you more room though!
any recs for non slippery picks? super sweaty slick hands they never stay in there
Would it help if you put some like hockey tape or something on it to get a better grip?
That’s most certainly not the worst guitar product ever made. There’s way worse out there.
My thoughts? I'm thinking about what I want to eat for dinner.
I mostly use my fingers but if I need to play with a pick I use a playing card so I dont get stuck in between the strings.
See if a pick is slippery it’s too smooth
Recommendation : file the top surface / scratch it up a lil
It's a training pick, not a pick meant to evoke some unique playing style. It's not supposed to be used for regular playing, it's supposed to improve your control with a regular pick by adding a punishment. So when you use a regular pick you can pick much more coherently because you've trained your muscle memory
speak with mouth ❌
speak with eyeball ✅
Before I started using dunlop tortex or ultex picks I found nylon and celluloid picks to be really slippery.
Take an x-acto knife or razor and cut some crosshatching into the pick where you hold it, the amount of grip you have is improved tremendously.
That being said, I gotta say that ultex is the way to go. They are very resistant to string wear and pretty grippy on their own.
I remember when I was a teenager the first time I ever saw one of those picks my guitar teacher showed it to me.
Strings be breaking even faster at random. 🚩👁️
Maybe you could put a slim rubber grip on it to prevent it because it seems like it would be helpful?
If you don't mind scratching the surface, you can probably use sandpaper to give it more grip!
Might be able to fix the friction issue with a little bit of sanding. May remove the crystalline finish, but it may help.
Dude, your energy is contagious!! 😄 I’m sure when others see you smile they can’t help but smile too 🤍
They marketed it completely wrong. It should be marketed to players working on legato. A technique where you really want to train yourself to be very light with the pick
It’s slick probably for a reason, so you grab it harder and if the pick slides it helps grow dexterity to adjust
Everything is preference some people prefer to just use the tip. i think that it teaches you how to consistently use the tip of a pic because you dont want to go too deep accidentally. And if you want to fix the slippery problem you can rub it down with alchohol to remove oils and sand it to make the surface more grippy
For a training product it’s a good idea but if you’ve been shredding for a while it’s just going to make it harder for you to re adjust
I think choosing the slippery surface design was also intentional.
Because it's slippery, you have to hold it tightly. And, pinching something tightly by your fingers, your hand movements become more restricted compared to normal pinching meaning, your hand becomes stable.
And so, by using this tool to practice, you get a stable hand while also forcing the beginners to get out of their digging deep in the strings habit.
Once you master these two things, you will have a perfected neutral base for you to come back to after you are done with your wobbly hand style or pick deep into the strings style of music.
I'm not a guitarist or anything like a musician but you know, I'm just being an internet keyboard expert. 😅
Sand it with a chunky sandpaper should fix your problem if you want to use it.
How are people gonna complain about a product doing what it’s designed to do
Just slap some electrical tape on it
I wonder if you could rough it up with some sandpaper to fix the slippery issue
As a super super super super new player (cant even play a song yet and haven’t practiced since like 2 years ago) that’s looking to get back into practicing, this may be good for me to help my muscle memory, because I find myself sticking the pick too deep quite a bit.
The slipperiness is why “just the tip “ never works out.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it!
Slippery means tighter grip, tighter grip means sicker rifts
I try to only use my tip but it's all slippery so I often slip up
Seems to be pretty good for beginners.
When I started guitar as a kid, the first 4 years or so I misused the pick and really dug in constantly. It led to me actually scraping off some wood over the years.
No surprise it is just a handicap for people who already know how to use a pick.
It's an instructional tool. It's not meant for playing. It gets a C- though for not having the material textured for better grip.
I mean my first thought would be to take a low grit sandpaper and rough it up a little so it can be gripped a little easier
I think it's a good pick for teaching the control of mainly playing with the tip of the pick but that's abaout it. In terms of grip could always just stipple it with a soldering iron.
I grew up in a music store and we'd order all the gimmick stuff just for fun. Went through the jellyfish, that stupid stylus pick, that weird capo that you could leave some strings open, felt and rubber picks to emulate fingers. The only thing we ever ordered that was actually cool was the Ebow. That thing was pretty cool
My pick is DIY from any petrol pump card. No need to buy a pick actually. Card material so comfort to play plucking or some lead for sure.
That Pick’s design reminds me of the Nano-Chips in Ben 10 Alien Swarm. That’s a weird reference but fr, it does
It’s supposed to be that ring you put on the bat when you’re on deck.