V-Picks Tradition Lite Ghost Rim

I was excited to check out this specialty pick with a "ghost rim", curious to see how it would affect the tone.

Turns out.. not much, if at all. I can't honestly tell a difference between this and the same thickness Gravity pick. I am playing on an electric guitar, maybe the effect is very different on an acoustic guitar.

Handling-wise it feels like the same material as the Gravity pick and is the only thing providing friction is the laser engraving, otherwise it is fairly smooth plastic. And there is less engraving on this pick thus it constantly turns in my fingers.

The engraving is of fairly poor quality, can barely read the logo. It doesn't matter all that much but for such an expensive pick this is fairly disappointing. As for durability it is hard to say but there's a small notch on the top of mine so either it is poor quality or low durability.

Don't want to sound like a broken record but I much prefer the Chicken pick over this as it has much better grip. It was fun to try but ultimately a no from me.

So, I bought Dunlop BFG 7's and I bought this pick, just to try it, since I loooooove ZZ Top, both as a guitarist and a bassist. Seven gauge strings that Billy uses is funny at first, but when you get used to them, they make sense. But this pick, maaaaan... I went through all of my guitars in E standard from 9's to 11's and 13-64 in C# standard, I usually use the first Petrucci Dunlop signature picks, not because I play like Petrucci, or want to play or sound like him, I honestly don't like that music at all, but because that pick is the best choice for me. This pick, however I will keep as a token of Billy Gibbons, but it doesn't look too pointy, but the beveling on the tip makes me play faster than I am used to, I am no shredder, and this doesn't feel like a blues pick, but a shredders best weapon!