Wegen vs. moustache

Wieger

hey guys,

gebruikt comes from gebruiken , that means to use, stochelo uses wegen picks. i like them a lot, but now i have an Arjen Keizer, i think thats his name, pick and that really great, the best i have played with so far. the gipsy-star-plectrums are also very nice and handcrafted.

rino

Hello
About the moustache picks I like them very much but only the thick ones(4mm)
They make the guitar sound mellow and never scratch(a thing that can happen with tortoise and tortis)
Tortis doesn't'sound like the real tortoise at all.
They have a sharper sound and feel different.
Real tortoise seems to absorb your sweat from your fingers (it's Naturel)
and don't slip away that easy.
But they are hard to get.I've got four of them ,enough for the rest of my life.
I think moustache picks are closest and they are replaceable.and affordable.
His guitars are very good too!!!!!!!!!!!!and also affordable
Rino van Hooijdonk

Michael Bauer

I haven't tried a Moustache, but will have to. I like the 5mm Wegen. I turn it around and use one of the back corners for rhythm, which gives a really dry, swooshy sound. I know that Wrembel plays a 5mm Wegen, but he mentioned experimenting with a thinner pick awhile back. Jorgenson used a 5mm Wegen at the World Cafe show last week.

I am happy with the Wegen, but enough people like the Moustaches that I think I should try one.

Korat

Bob Holo wrote:

Nuchter
Wegen is een nuchtere kerel, maar zegt met enige trots: 'Ik ben een keer op uitnodiging op een Django Reinhardt Festival geweest. Iedereen wilde met mij op de foto. Dat ding heeft mijn leven veranderd.' De Wegen Picks en hun schepper zijn een internationaal fenomeen geworden. Maar ook in eigen land weten ze in bepaalde gitaarkringen drommels goed wie Michel Wegen is. Het Rosenberg Trio gebruikt de plectrums uit Lochem. Er komt zelfs een signature-model voor Stochelo Rosenberg. Stochelo gebruikt de Bigcity Pick, een wat groter plectrum dat voorzien is van vijf gaatjes. 'De airco voor mijn vingers, zegt Stochelo altijd,' vertelt Michel Wegen lachend.

Here's the translation (not perfect, but..)

Down to earth.
Wegen is a down to earth gay, but takes some pride in saying:
"I went to a DR fest on invitation once. Everybody wanted to have their picture taken with me. This thing has changed my life." Wegen Picks and their creator have become an international phenomenen. But in (his) home country certain (guitar) circels are (very) aware of Michel Wegen.
The Rosenberg Trio uses picks from Lochem (Note: home town of Wegen).
There will even be a signature model fro Stochelo Rosenberg.
Stochelo is using the Bigcity Pick, a somewhat larger pick, having 5 holes.
"The airco for my fingers, Stochelo always says", Michel Wegen tells with a laugh.

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what's an airco?

Korat

Airconditioning

Korat

OOPS
I just discovered a blunder in my translation.
The 1ste sentence should read:
"Wegen is a down to earth GUY".

Sorry!

McQ

I'm playing the Wegen gypsy jazz pick (3.5mm) right now, but I am interested in the Moustache. Any preferences for the 3mm over the 4mm?

Also, the model django pictured at Star Plectrums here http://www.star-gipsyplectrums.nl/page008.html looks really interesting, but I think the image got resized without preserving the aspect ratio, since this is the image url: http://www.star-gipsyplectrums.nl/custo ... 20pick.jpg
So it actually looks like this (made out of wood?):

McQ

My Moustache 3mm just arrived! Initial reactions of me and another observer is that it seems louder than the Wegen 3.5mm Gypsy jazz pick (seems louder because it's brighter, maybe?). Played briefly and I really love it.

emicad

Moustache 4 life.