Ibanez PPA16HSG-RD Pick Set

To be honest, picking is a very delicate act and no two guitarists ever truly have the same picking technique. In fact, I don't even use teardrop shaped picks anymore.

But I digress, this pick is good if you're into Jazz III shapes. For me, they are to small to begin with but even worse, they are short lengthwise so I find I tend to miss strings and so have to bring my hand closer to the strings to the point I'm scraping the strings when doing fast pick runs.

This causes unwanted noise and scrapes SKIN off my other fingers. The grip is great to begin with but quickly loses it's grippiness.

The tip of the pick also wears out quickly making the whole situation even worse.

After using a single pick for less than a week, I gave up and now have a bag of brand new picks that I give out freely when selling guitar stuff on eBay.

Your mileage may vary but for me, and that's being kind because Ibanez makes great guitars, I give 3/5.