Reviewed By: Jac Harrison
Purchased from: Manufacturer
Street Price: $5.95 USD
About:
Tusq Guitar Picks.
Tusq
by Graphtech Guitar Labs is a synthetic alternative to animal bone used
on stringed instruments at the points where the strings touch the
instrument and now guitar picks.
This review was done using my Parkwood PW370M with Cleartone Phosphor Bronze 11's on her.
Sound:
So when I received the picks I really didn't know how I would review them or, more important, how I would translate what I heard into words that
would capture the true sound of this product. I will be comparing the
Tusq pick to Dunlop Gator Grip .88 (this is my
pick of choice). I was given all gauges of the Tusq picks for review, but
will be using the A5. This seems to be around the same thickness as the
.88. To start I did a drop test. I took each pick and help it about a
foot off of my table and when I dropped it they sounded very different.
The Dunlop sounded like I was dropping a
credit card and the Tusq sounded like a bicycle poker chip. There was a
huge difference in volume, and sound. Now for the fun stuff, the only
way I can describe the Tusq pic is that you don't hear it, you hear the
strings. With any other pick you have this low frequency plastic rub
sound that deadens the high end frequency response and harmonics. With
using the Tusq pick I found a fuller, more natural sound projecting form
the guitar. The sound resonated with louder voicing and had longer
sustain. There really was a difference that you could clearly hear.
Impression:
I
think it s a great pick. There are very few simple, one-step things you can do to better
the tonality, sustain and voicing of your guitar. This is one of them
them.
My advice:
Picks
are like strings, usually you don't put any thought into it. Open your wallet and
buy a set of 6 picks that will make your guitar sound they way it was
meant to.
Graph Tech Guitar Labs
#5-7551 Vantage Way
Delta, B.C. Canada
V4G 1C9
1-604-940-5353
