August 15, 2022 -- All musicians love encores. And for their latest encore, Florida-based Acoustik Attak Chief Product Officer and bassist Mark Labbe, and New York-based CEO and guitarist Michael DePietro, unveiled two new models in May of 2022 -- along with eyes toward future accessories that might even go beyond plectrums.
The results are enhanced sound waves derived from multiple strikes -- achieved with only one strum -- on a guitar or bass, regardless of an electric or acoustic player's choice of instrument or strings. And those results have proven popular throughout 70+ different countries over the company's first two years.
Blade's tip ridges produce a compressed sound on individual notes, and can produce a wah effect when overdriven. Blade II offers the tone of the original with even more clarity, rigidity and precision. And Surge's multiple rows of raised finite cones result in overdriven and growling tones on guitars and basses, particularly energizing heavier musical styles.
"After playing with the new Piks for a while, I went back to a regular pick and it sounded dull by comparison," says New York-based guitarist Brian Goss, who's worked with New York City punk acts The Noise and Warzone, plus members of Guns N' Roses, Television, and The Misfits. "It was like a case of reverse engineering to figure that out."
Labbe and DePietro achieve such engineering through their own exhaustive research, plus collaborations with world-renowned musicians like Goss and sound engineers like California-based Jason Mariani, a Grammy winner for his work with Mumford & Sons.
Labbe is also a talented visual artist, so Acoustik Attak is planning to feature his creative designs on future picks. Also in the prospective pipeline are further musical accessory innovations. So multiple additional Attaks are expected by 2023.
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