The latest news about the Sik Pik, the next evolution of the guitar pick.
The evolution has begun. Transcending the two-dimensional world of the flat pick, the Sik Pik moves into a new dimension of sound, dynamics, and feel. Here in the golden age of the guitar, it is time that the nature of playing the instrument reflects a new sensibility. To allow players to get more out of their instruments without having to modifying either the instrument or one’s technique. The evolution encompasses a new sound. The sound of a note that is round and beautiful from the start. That begins without a click. The Sik Pik possesses incredible dynamics. It is to the guitar what the bow is to the violin. Like coaxing notes from the string. A feeling of flow, from one string to another. The smallest possible effort to create a note. Here comes an evolution in creativity.
The Sik Pik came through observation. Watching how players (like George Benson and Jorge Strunze) used their picks in a unique playing style to achieve incredible results. Seeing the seemingly effortless way in which these players traversed the strings. The feel, the dynamics, and the sound are the fundamentals that need to be different to create a strikingly different result. The Sik Pik is the smallest change that can be made to create a profound effect. A real change in pick shape (not just making it thicker, though that can help) brings about a profound change. An evolutionary change is not a simple thought, but a foundational change that creates a positive difference in how the pick is utilized. Seeing the Sik Pik and understanding its concept brings together two of the elements of how this difference is not only made manifest, but made effective. The third and most profound element is demonstration.
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The latest news about the Sik Pik, the next evolution of the guitar pick.
The evolution has begun. Transcending the two-dimensional world of the flat pick, the Sik Pik moves into a new dimension of sound, dynamics, and feel. Here in the golden age of the guitar, it is time that the nature of playing the instrument reflects a new sensibility. To allow players to get more out of their instruments without having to modifying either the instrument or one’s technique. The evolution encompasses a new sound. The sound of a note that is round and beautiful from the start. That begins without a click. The Sik Pik possesses incredible dynamics. It is to the guitar what the bow is to the violin. Like coaxing notes from the string. A feeling of flow, from one string to another. The smallest possible effort to create a note. Here comes an evolution in creativity.
The Sik Pik came through observation. Watching how players (like George Benson and Jorge Strunze) used their picks in a unique playing style to achieve incredible results. Seeing the seemingly effortless way in which these players traversed the strings. The feel, the dynamics, and the sound are the fundamentals that need to be different to create a strikingly different result. The Sik Pik is the smallest change that can be made to create a profound effect. A real change in pick shape (not just making it thicker, though that can help) brings about a profound change. An evolutionary change is not a simple thought, but a foundational change that creates a positive difference in how the pick is utilized. Seeing the Sik Pik and understanding its concept brings together two of the elements of how this difference is not only made manifest, but made effective. The third and most profound element is demonstration.