The Wegen Gypsy Jazz Pick Review
Over the past three years, my musical journey has been led by a string of guitars, and documented here for you in Boles Blues. You’ve traveled with me from the Blues and the Black Cat Bone to Jimmy Bruno Jazz and now into the whole new realm of “Gypsy Jazz.”
The patriarch of Gypsy Jazz Guitar is Django Reinhardt who played his way into history despite a fire accident that crippled two fingers on his left hand. Gypsy Jazz guitar uses a unique and athletic playing style and requires a special guitar, strings and even picks if you want to be historically correct!
I have done a lot of guitar pick reviews, and I know different picks create unique tones and influence playing style. One thing I noticed studying Gypsy Jazz guitar videos on YouTube is that many of the performers use the same white guitar pick. Deeper investigation led me to learn those picks are made by Wegen especially for Gypsy Jazz:
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