If you will allow a newbie a few thoughts...

Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
The V Pick is worth everything I spent on it. I love it and it will last my life time.

Strum, I think you need to get past gear issues and just focus on playing your guitar.
I think if we all stopped focusing on gear issues and just focus on playing, this forum would be a bit of a drag.

I think people are into guitar for all kinds of reasons. Some serious some not, but the gear issue is a purely personal matter I think. Sure some things are overpriced (markups that far exceed the per unit cost to manufacture and bring to market) but that's where the free market comes in.

As for the V-Pick, I had never heard of them before running into Vinni (boss of V-Pick) in mid rant about his products. "Santana buys them by the crate and says it's the only pick he'll use and I don't pay him nuthin'". etc, etc. His spiel was amazing. I was going to burst out laughing but I couldn't help admiring his old school pitch. We talked and he gave me one of his picks. Said it costs 15 dollars. I couldn't believe anyone would pay that much for a piece of plastic. Then I tried it out when I got home. Within a week I decided I cannot live without Vinni's picks. Are they overpriced? For the material costs/labor, probably. But it's a unique product that I will buy because it works for me, so it is worth the cost.

My three cents anyway.