Red Bear Pick Users

Comment by Todd Roberts on May 14, 2008 at 11:51am

I came and went here because I clicked some wrong things....anyway. I have a R'Bear pick that I got from BK at kamp last year(C-med) and a real tortise that I bought from that "guy" outside Wilson Chapel 2 years ago... they sound the same and that is a good sound...even for me! I bought the tortise after a conversation with Jim Nunnaly about the pick being like the bow of a violin player.Up to that point I figured as long as you got the strings vibrating it did not much matter what you use...I have even heard of people using their FINGERS,imagine that! Stevie Ray used a quarter(I seen it with me own eyes!...I think..it was the late 80's and ..well never mind...).So any way I am enlightened now,I do not know how it affects the sound/tone,but it does.Anybody actually heard a person play with just FINGERS?....unreal...

Comment by Jarod Lewis on May 15, 2008 at 3:16pm

I'm lost without my Tortis pick. Seriously.

Comment by Jim Grainger on May 16, 2008 at 10:05am

Hey Dave! You better get to work! What are you doing on the computer when you're this far behind making picks? ;-)

Jim

Comment by Rick Crenshaw on May 16, 2008 at 1:20pm

I'm hooked on the Coral. Easy to find if dropped in the grass. I flop back and forth between knife edge and speed bevels. Like 'em both. I reckon I have 8 or 10 Large Triange "C" style picks in tortoise, clown barf, and Coral.

Comment by Bill Startz on May 17, 2008 at 12:29am

I got my first one in 05 at Kamp.. Been a fan ever since.
When I first met Dave ( at Kamp) I asked him what made this pic worth 15 bucks.. He smiled and said they were 20 now..
I was skeptical . No more.. the pics last a long time.. used properly.
I have had 2 broken by friends rite after I told them dont flex them.. darn.
I think a pics qualites can help shape the sound... and I like the sound they help me shape.

Bill

Comment by Mojo1 on May 31, 2008 at 6:59am

Hey Dave!

Thanks for making such a great product! I'm constantly amazed how good those picks are, every fine instrument deserves one!!

Looking forward to the new "Mojo" picks!

-Mojo

Comment by Mark Marispini on June 4, 2008 at 1:04pm

I was shopping for a new dreadnought at Gryphon Stringed Instruments about 6 months ago when I stumbled upon the Red Bear pick display box. When I saw the $20.00 price tag my eyes about popped out of my head! 20 bucks for a pick? The extremely helpful guy behind the counter said, "why don't you try one". I chose the Heavy C style and ducked into one of the lesson rooms where I was A/B'ing about 5 high end guitars. About 30 minutes later I came out and slapped the pick on the counter. The guy gave me a look and I said, "I'll take two please".

I've tried other C style picks since then and nothing compares to the speed and pure tone I can get from my Red Bears. When I'm really groovin, I can feel the pick actually melt into my thumb and index finger. The speed that can be attained from just a pick change was the most interesting aspect to me.

Oh, and by the way, I took the Collings D2HA home as well. What a day!

mark.

Comment by Dave Engel on June 16, 2008 at 3:11pm

Hi All,

As noted elswhere in the group, when I saw $20 for a pick, I thought "these guys are nuts! When I told my wife about them, she said "are those guys nuts"? So I'm going to assume you all are NOT nuts. Tell me the how this pick makes a difference in the sound and your playing. Get technical... I can take it. :-) Thanks,

Dave

Comment by Brad Davis on July 14, 2008 at 4:44am

Comment by Dave Engel on July 16, 2008 at 9:40pm

OK, I'm being tempted but I am a researcher, (part of the fun). After playing with every pick possible from the local music stores, I must ask you "redbear" experts for some comparison help. Please tell me which of the following picks even sort of act like these Redbears.

Dunlop Tortex
Nylon
Ultex
Gator
Ultex 500
Fender
Cool Picks

Dave

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