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swarfrat said:
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What kind of picks are y'all using?
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I like to mix it up and will use anything between 0.75 and 1.15 so long as it's a "standard" pick shape. I'm particularly digging the last pick that the good people of Warmoth threw in as a freebie with my last buy. That looks to be on the thin side.
I did pick up a couple of hardwood picks though: one ebony and the other rosewood at a local music store a few months ago and while I don't rate them on electric, I find that they are exceptionally good on acoustics to maintain the "organic" quality of the sound. i.e. closer to fingers - which I mainly use on acoustic provided I have some nails handy which is not a given seeing as they tend to wear down / break / get in the way. They look to be about 2mm if not more. Definitely worth a try for acoustic. It's interesting that you can also easily tell the ebony from the rosewood just from the sound - though the picks are otherwise identical. As per expectations, the rosewood pick gets you an audibly warmer sound.
I did pick up a couple of hardwood picks though: one ebony and the other rosewood at a local music store a few months ago and while I don't rate them on electric, I find that they are exceptionally good on acoustics to maintain the "organic" quality of the sound. i.e. closer to fingers - which I mainly use on acoustic provided I have some nails handy which is not a given seeing as they tend to wear down / break / get in the way. They look to be about 2mm if not more. Definitely worth a try for acoustic. It's interesting that you can also easily tell the ebony from the rosewood just from the sound - though the picks are otherwise identical. As per expectations, the rosewood pick gets you an audibly warmer sound.
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When I said it's taken me a long time to get use to the feel of Dunlops, I forgot to say.. I've been using Fender 351 mediums for a most of the time. But Fender doesn't really offer anything between a "medium" and "thin". Dunlop Tortex 0.60 (Orange) is a good compromise between precision (stiffness), sharp enough edge radius for some zing, and the energy absorption that thin picks give when you're really sawing away on acoustic or playing with an aggressive kerang on electric. Yellow (0.63) is roughly equivalent to a Fender Medium.
As for whoever sharpens their picks.. I can hook you up with a lifetime supply of sharpened picks, as long as we like the same picks. I'll play em a week or two, then send them to you.
As for whoever sharpens their picks.. I can hook you up with a lifetime supply of sharpened picks, as long as we like the same picks. I'll play em a week or two, then send them to you.
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MikeW said:
I am old school as well white pearloid fender heavy for electric and medium for acoustic.
Dunlop Nylon .46 or .60 for guitar. .88 or 1.0 for bass.
I used to have a stainless steel pick that was very thin and still quite flexible flexible - about the same amount of flex as the nylon .88 but much thinner. I liked it for bass, but lost it and have never been able to find another one the same. This might be a good thing as it tended to wreck my strings.
I used to have a stainless steel pick that was very thin and still quite flexible flexible - about the same amount of flex as the nylon .88 but much thinner. I liked it for bass, but lost it and have never been able to find another one the same. This might be a good thing as it tended to wreck my strings.
StübHead said:I'd say on average I probably use a half-dozen or more on any given day - they're lurkin'... EVERYWHERE!
Jazz III Xl's, Clayton 1.36mm acetal, Ultex 1.0's (round side), Ultex 1.40mm "Sharps"... lately I've been into D'Andrea celluloid picks, the 1.5mm "Pro-Plec" and the 1. 21mm rounded triangle. At least half my picks have been modified with holes for grips, or the big triangles slimmed with three different points, or even...
PICKS WITH HANDLES!
Milliput epoxy clay is wonderful stuff.
Though if HAD to do the desert island thing, it would most likely be a X-Heavy Golden Gate thumbpick, with the tip reshaped to make upstrokes and downstrokes even.
how do you like acetal (delrin) as a pic material? i've worked with it in machine shops and i know it's tough and has a low friction coefficient. i never thought to use it for picks. i would think it's pretty dead acoustically but that can make for silent picking.
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Dan0 said:StübHead said:I'd say on average I probably use a half-dozen or more on any given day - they're lurkin'... EVERYWHERE!
Jazz III Xl's, Clayton 1.36mm acetal, Ultex 1.0's (round side), Ultex 1.40mm "Sharps"... lately I've been into D'Andrea celluloid picks, the 1.5mm "Pro-Plec" and the 1. 21mm rounded triangle. At least half my picks have been modified with holes for grips, or the big triangles slimmed with three different points, or even...
PICKS WITH HANDLES!
Milliput epoxy clay is wonderful stuff.
Though if HAD to do the desert island thing, it would most likely be a X-Heavy Golden Gate thumbpick, with the tip reshaped to make upstrokes and downstrokes even.
how do you like acetal (delrin) as a pic material? i've worked with it in machine shops and i know it's tough and has a low friction coefficient. i never thought to use it for picks. i would think it's pretty dead acoustically but that can make for silent picking.
Dan0 and Stubhead: FYI Dava picks come in Delrin, and it works great for picks because it doesn't impart much or any of it's own characteristics to the sound.
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At the risk of being seen as an incurable cork-sniffer, here is an update on my great pick search. I'm now using all V-Picks.
On my electrics:
All those above are 2.75mm picks. I like how they let me use a looser grip and let me play with a lighter touch. The rounded model gets used on my Tele with flatwounds (has a softer attack than the pointy Screamers)
On my acoustic I am using the Tradition UL in .8mm - I still like to have a little bit of flex for my flattop - which seems to have a greater range of picking dynamics on acoustic:
On my electrics:
All those above are 2.75mm picks. I like how they let me use a looser grip and let me play with a lighter touch. The rounded model gets used on my Tele with flatwounds (has a softer attack than the pointy Screamers)
On my acoustic I am using the Tradition UL in .8mm - I still like to have a little bit of flex for my flattop - which seems to have a greater range of picking dynamics on acoustic:
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Since my last post in this thread I've once again made some changes. I'm still using V-Picks, but now these are my choices for my various guitars:
this one, according to those who have played both, is the closest in attack and tone to real tortoise shell
this one is great for playing jazz on flatwound strings
this one excels on acoustic guitar
this one, according to those who have played both, is the closest in attack and tone to real tortoise shell
this one is great for playing jazz on flatwound strings
this one excels on acoustic guitar
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