Wedgie Picks Rubber Picks

In the last part of the spotlight on Wedgie picks I'm looking at some rubber plectrums. Available in two thicknesses: 5mm and 3.1mm, these come in as the thickest picks Wedgie offers. Each gauge of pick comes in three available feels, soft, medium and hard, and it's suggested that they are a pick which sounds like playing with your fingers but feels like a normal pick. I will be testing these out on my steel string acoustic guitar and bass guitar.

The concept of a pick which sounds like you are playing with your fingers is an interesting and unique one, and whilst testing them out I struggled to find a style of playing which suited the sound. Strumming the guitar has a very dull sound, almost as if a low pass filter had been used and slightly removed by using the slimmer gauge or the harder picks. Playing lead with these rubber picks is a challenge, the texture is too tacky and grips onto the string. Whilst it is a unique tone for a plectrum, I'm struggling to think of a use for these picks other than as a creative tool (which is no bad thing!).

Moving over to bass guitar, I can see more of a practical use for these plectrums - it definitely does sound like playing with fingers, and for a guitarist with (comparatively) soft fingertips. There isn't much noticeable difference between gauges on bass, tending not to play with enough dynamic variance to notice the tonal differences. These picks are definitely worth considering if you struggle with getting blisters on your fingers after playing bass but don't like the tone of a regular plectrum.

These rubber picks are a nice way of rounding off the spotlight review of Wedgie picks, with a more unique approach to pick design but retaining the Wedgie style with the thumb concave and modern looking logo.

As well as the picks, the folks at Wedgie picks also sent over a couple of cool accessories, including a drum key and some cymbal washers (which have yet to be used but are in the bag of stuff I take to gigs, just in case!), both a guitar and a bass pick holder, which clips onto the headstock of your guitar and can hold two thin plectrums, and a micstand pick holder.

Hopefully you've enjoyed this series of reviews taking a look at Wedgie picks, if you haven't read the others, I'll leave the links at the bottom. As usual remember to follow The Pick on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and subscribe so you get email updates when I write a new post - links are in the sidebar.

Wedgie Picks Part 1

Wedgie Picks Part 2

Wedgie Picks Website