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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
 Posted - 08/29/2007 : 22:34:18
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| Bossarea's comment on Goran's lucky score from Roland Scandinavia in the Other Boss products forum got me thinking, which guitar pick is the best. I'll take a Dunlop medium pick over the clip off a bread bag every time. So what's your favorite pick? |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 00:46:03
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i like em heavy and pointy. like the standtard teardrop shape but they come to a sharp point. i find i cant get enough meat on thin picks and that they sound gross for my style of playing.
picks can have a surprising affect on your sound. also how you hold a pick can change everything. i hold mine between my thumb and first two fingers. my ring and pinky stick together and they stick straight out. anyone whos ever seen Willie Adler from Lamb Of God's picking posture knows what i mean. i find i can get so much more power than the "standard" method. but the main reason i switched is because i used to get muscle cramps in my index finger when i held my pick the standard way. id be in the middle of playing and it would seize up.
anyone try those metal picks? i cant picture them sounding to good |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 02:16:14
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| Only metal fingerpicks during my ill fated dobro experiments.There's a pick called jellyfish that I might try one day, but they aren't all that cheap,like 15 bucks or something. I guess you can get some wild sounds once you get the hang of it. |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 04:20:15
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| Jim Dunlop Tortex SHARP .88mm |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 04:22:48
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Originally posted by StratoSphere
anyone try those metal picks? i cant picture them sounding to good
I tried some many years ago. They actually have a nice attack to them, but are hell on your strings...I remember reading how George Lynch used metal picks in the early days of Dokken, but then had to swicth to regular ones so he didn't injure anyone in the audience when he threw a pick into the crowd Seriously though, I remember reading that as a teenager... |
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pedals 4 pv
Platinum Member
Canada
1351 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 05:08:21
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Originally posted by jack
Jim Dunlop Tortex SHARP .88mm
Those tortex picks kind of stick to your thumb my fave as well |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 09:30:12
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Dunlop .46
I keep buying lots of them because I'm under the impression that I'm the only one in the world using soft picks and I'm terrified they stop producing them  |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 09:46:15
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Hi pedals 4 pv & Guys
I don't wish to stop anyone posting here,
but we had a similar discussion, way back in April this year.
Here is a link to the topic & thread:
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2777&SearchTerms=plectrum
I still believe, that there is much to learn about different sounds & playing methods, by using plectrums, made from different materials.
Plus it's always great to know what everyone else is using.
The previous thread, lead me to buy some different type of plectrums, & to experiment with them.
Regards Dr. Bob 
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 14:27:28
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Hi all..... i use the dunlop black tortex 1mm plecs but over the last few years i've aslo been using my fingers instead like jeff beck or mark knopfler.....the one technique i still find hard to master is the danny gatton/richard thompson style of using the pick and the fingers at the same time but it sounds excellent especially the danny gatton style of using one string as a root to keep the rythmn going and playing the licks with his fingers.... |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 08/30/2007 : 16:49:20
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I've been using Dunlop nylon 1mm (black) again, it's the pick I started with, then tried a bunch of others (tortex, delrin, gibson triangles, you name it) but I went back to my old pick and love it to death.
Also recently I've been playing with an old Herco grey heavy gauge nylon pick which seems a little beefier then the Dunlops.
Too bad they don't make 'em anymore, it's also Aerosmiths Brad Whitford and Tom Hamilton's pick of choice. |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2007 : 08:11:31
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I have used a lot of picks over the years starting with really thin ones.
The last five years or so I have used big black triangular picks, 1 mm, from Gibson. I like the great mass of these, and if they start to rotate there�s a new corner coming up.
I have tried metal picks too, sounds good but, as noticed, eats strings.
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mattoqua
Silver Member
Canada
438 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2007 : 08:28:04
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I use fender mediums. I used to use heavy, but I ran out and only had a thin that someone left at my place, and i liked it a lot, but it was too thin. I bought heavys again because i didnt think I would switch, but after that thin, it was too much. So i settled for the middle, and its perfect.
I always wanted to try that jellyfish, but I was worried what it would do to the strings. I should try it now though, I bought the wrong strings, and cant wait for them to break and put on some good ones (i dont know why, but I just cant take off a working set).
They wound the G string, so its tougher to get nice bends out of it, and it doesnt sound as good anyway.
However, I always have problems with keeping the G string in tune, but with it wound, it keeps it long (i guess since its not bending as much?) |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2007 : 16:06:02
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Yeah I love the tortex picks. They are nice to hold and dont slip out as easily to me. Still good when they wear smooth!  |
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Fabius
Silver Member
320 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2007 : 13:49:32
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Hard for me: I've used any kind of pick and at now I've one of the greatest collection in the world (thousands).
Usually I like the one with anti-grip (writes, holes, glued sand....) some months ago I've discovered the new issue of the Wedgie 73mm purple opaque. This pick has a little hole for the thumb and I feel it very confortable. Another pick that I use in this period is the Dunlop Big Stubby (new version) 1mm with the writes in relief.
For example when I strumm with the acoustic I prefer a big thin triangular pick. |
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DrDave
Copper Member
United Kingdom
11 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2007 : 15:02:17
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| Dunlop Stubby 3.0mm , no messing arround just total control of your playing |
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Fabius
Silver Member
320 Posts |
Posted - 10/18/2007 : 16:26:45
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| The Stubby 3 mm? Wow you'll need the arm licence to use it! ;) |
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