Original Pykmax High Performance Guitar Pick // 1.00 Plectrum (Obsolete) - replaced by Pykmax UPP

Great product. I was having issues with hand cramping and maybe carbuncle in my right hand while playing. This made me sound sloppy. The design of the Pykmax allows my had to be in a more natural form and not have to be in pain while playing. It all so has improve my posture and picking performance. I don't know how, all I can say is try it. Then give it another try. Try different picks that are available. I like the 1.40 mm J series sharp picks. I play technical metal, along with lots of dynamic progressive riffs that require hard and soft playing with precise picking. Please support this product. I have used it on my album for my band Colossal Abyss. Find us on youtube to see how it sounds.

This pick is quite a unique design. I have been having issues with pain in my thumb and searching for anything that can help. The Pykmax works great. It really helps isolate what you are doing. The material feels durable. I got the purple 1mm pick size. I do like thicker Jazz III style picks though so thats why I give this a 4 but I have heard from them that they are going to release a thicker still so that is very excited. I have found that this helps my picking be more steady.

This is the second Pymkax pick holder and pick I have purchased in a short time -- one is for backup and to keep in my second guitar case. I also added a couple of packs of replacement picks -- AND I have used standard picks MODIFIED with a DREMEL TOOL and installed in the Pykmax pick holder. Like most guitarists, I have favorite picks of various materials and shapes for different uses. Or perhaps just different moods.This little gadget is held loosely in your hand -- seems as if it doesn't do much, but it DOES keep your hand in a more relaxed position. I have arthritis in my hands -- but my right hand was crushed in the early 1990s. It could not be properly set. The doctor injected my hand with pain killer. Then he put my hand in a position in which I could move fingers and thumb properly and taped it that way until it healed. Believe it or not, I have full use of my hand -- even with some arthritis problems.HOWEVER, playing the guitar for any length of time apparently tenses the muscles in my hand enough to cause a couple of joints to freeze up and sort of pop before they behave normally. There is no sensible way to fix this problem considering the condition my hand is in. Playing the guitar WITH A RELAXED HAND is a great help.I think honestly that playing with a relaxed hand in probably a good idea for anybody -- Pykmax has a good product with LOTS of ways to develop that product -- provide more varieties of picks -- produce a pykmax which might be adjustable for size or pykmaxes in more sizes -- manufacture a pykmax which would hold the pick of the user's choice -- lots of ways to approach increasing a customer following.I think this is a great gadget. I see from customer reviews that a lot of people LIKE the Pykmax. I hope the company and the buying public won't be overly influenced by the sort of "professional snob" reviews -- Of course, there are loads of players who don't need such a thing -- Yes, if you're a pro, it might seem like a useless gadget -- Just wait til you get a little older and don't want to quit playing the guitar. Unfortunately the reviews in the professional publications often seem to belittle an item which could and should be a success commercially.I wish the Pykmax people success. I hope they will maintain the quality fo their product and persist in their good work.I, for one, am very satisfied with this product. I hope to see a lot more of it in the future.

This is a pretty silly little item. Pretty bulky. Impractical and unnecessary. If you can't hold on to your pick, look at all the options with a thumb grip built in instead.

Like So Many have said its a good idea but for any one with some experience it feels a little strange, mostly because of the angle of the pick doesn't feel right and causes a lot more pick noise. I think this product would benefit if the axis of the pick could swivel. so its good in theory but just ok in reality

While I like the idea that it is much harder to drop this thing while playing, I still found it a bit awkward to maneuver when playing lead breaks. To elicit the nuance tones that can only happen while choking up on a normal pick for instance, takes significant practice to achieve with this device. It's great for the rythym strummer as you can bang away without fear of dropping it, but for experienced players I think it's a project to adapt to.

Your picking will improve when using this pick in just a few minutes. The pistol grip is a great idea and makes it much easier to hold the pick perpendicular to the string as well as make picking a little more rhythmic. I still have some problems with it:1. The thickest pick is 1mm whereas I find accuracy to be hard to maintain with a pick under 2mm.2. The pick has a rounded point. The way I and many others have learned to hold a pick is to hold it perpendicular to the string with as little of the point showing as possible. The rounded point makes this difficult.3. The actual pick part is too long.This also makes it difficult to control how much of the point shows through the fingers.4. The plastic holding the pick to the grip is flimsy. Sadly, my Pykmax has already broken. Since the replacement picks are not yet available, I'm back to using my Jazz III's. (I'm not sinking another $15 into another one of these.)As other reviews have stated, this would have been an amazing idea had it allowed you to attach a pick of your choice. The replacement picks Pykmax is coming out will still not address my issues with this. I'd really only recommend this to someone spending most of their time strumming an acoustic.

Awesome

perhaps I got the wrong size.