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Gear Review: V-Picks Bb Pick

Posted in Guitars, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar gear reviews, picks, plectrum, V-Picks on October 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

V-Picks Bb Pick Summary: Nice and thick at 4.10 mm, but this pick glides over the strings!Pros: As with all V-Picks, “smooth” is the key, but with this bevel, you get great note articulation and control! As thick as a Snake, but slightly smaller in diameter, I’m finding I like this pick even better than [...]

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Adventures in Groovin’ on my Strat

Posted in amplifiers, aracom amps, booster, Creation Audio Labs, GarageBand, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Hardwire, inspiration, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, new song, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, effect pedals, Effects, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, pedals, Red Bear Picks, V-Picks on July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »

I’m normally very methodical in my approach to writing music. But sometimes, I just get carried away with playing that I’ll just create a riff, and jam over it again and again until my fingertips are numb. Writing my latest instrumental was exactly that experience. I came up with a riff, added some bass and [...]

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Gettin’ In the Vibe…

Posted in 6V6, amplifiers, amps, aracom amps, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, V-Picks, VRX22, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, aracom, aracom amps, guitar, guitar amps, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, new song, recording, Red Bear Picks, V-Picks, VRX22 on July 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »

I was noodling around the other day, and came up with a riff. The riff turned into a jam track, then the jam track turned into a full song. I’m still working on the song, but thought I’d post it for folks to give it a listen. Here it is: Here’s what I used: Rhythm [...]

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Gear Review: V-Picks Psycho

Posted in GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, picks, plectrum, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, plectrum, V-Picks, v-picks psycho on June 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

V-Picks Psycho Summary: It’s big. It’s fat. It’s humongoid! And it has TONS of tone! Pros: Just a joy to play with! You can get big fat tones out of this, but its slightly pointy tip and sharp edges produce subtle harmonics that make notes ring. Cons: None Price: $20 (but it’s $10 right now [...]

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Caveat Emptor: Don’t Fall Prey to Pedigree

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, performing, playing live, prestige guitars, Strat, tagged amp, amplification, amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, prestige guitars, Tone, V-Picks on April 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I admit it: I’m an incurable GEAR SLUT! I jones for vintage and vintage style gear, as the music I play leans toward the blues and classic rock. And to satisfy that never-ending craving, I pore over the Internet and various magazines in search of all sorts of gear; hence, the existence of GuitarGear.org where [...]

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Learn a Classic Peter Frampton Solo!

Posted in guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, learn guitar, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, V-Picks, tagged frampton comes alive, guitar, guitar instruction, guitar solo, guitarists, Guitars, instruction, peter frampton, saint guitars, V-Picks on April 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

My friend, Vinni Smith of V-Picks is an incredibly talented guitar player, and one of the things that has really sparked our friendship is our love of Peter Frampton’s music. It was hilarious to find out that his favorite guitar solo in the world is the middle lead break in the song “Do You Feel [...]

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Vinni Smith of V-Picks Tells You Why You Should Play a V-Picks Pick!

Posted in buying gear, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, picks, plectrum, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, plectrum, saint guitars, V-Picks on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Vinni Smith is such a great guitarist. He just released a new video entitled, “Why should you play V-Picks?” Yeah, it’s to hawk his picks, but everything he says is true. Having played V-Picks for a few months on my electrics, I just gotta say that these picks are the absolute bomb! I use only [...]

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Pick One! A New Article on JemSite!

Posted in GAS, gear, guitar, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Trading, V-Picks, tagged gear, guitar, guitar gear, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, ibanez, JemSite, Music, musicians, picks, plectrum, Red Bear Picks, V-Picks on March 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When you play with a high-end pick, picking literally becomes so effortless that you no longer think about the pick. You just play, and focus on your musical expression.

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Guitar Demo: Vinni Smith Demos a Saint Guitar

Posted in buying gear, custom guitars, GAS, gear, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, V-Picks, tagged GAS, gear, gear announcements, gear reviews, guitar, guitar gear, guitarists, Guitars, Music, musicians, saint guitars, V-Picks, vinni smith on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »

It’s a huge step for that little shop in Fresno, CA called Saint Guitar Company. I’ve really gotten involved with Saint Guitars over the past several months, and I think Adam Hernandez on the verge of making the big time with his guitars. So to help him out, I asked Vinni Smith of V-Picks if [...]

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Gear That Has Changed My Life

Posted in amplifiers, amps, Amps/Amplification, aracom amps, booster, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, custom guitars, distortion, effect pedals, Effects, fender, GAS, gear, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, Guitars, Holy Fire, Mk.4.23, Music, musicians, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Trading, Saint Guitar Company, Saint Guitars Benchmark, SM25, Strat, style, Tone, V-Picks, tagged amplifiers, amps, aracom, aracom amps, clean boost, Creation Audio Labs, effect pedals, guitar, guitar effects, guitar gear, guitar pedals, guitar picks, guitarists, overdrive, pedals, picks, plectrum, reason amps, Red Bear Picks, RoxBox, saint guitars, Tone, V-Picks on March 3, 2009 | 10 Comments »

I recently started a friendship with Vinni Smith at V-Picks – what a cool dude! Not only does he make great picks, but that man can make an axe sing! Anyway, I was e-mailing him this evening about how his “The Snake” pickup has changed my life, and it got me to thinking about specific [...]

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