Best grip from a pick?

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I finally found the elusive grip on my Tortex greens.

I bought a new pocket knife today (works equally well as a switchblade and for opening up boxes) and for some reason took the point of the knife and started cutting a grid pattern on the part of the pick that I grip. Wanting to see how my new creation was going, I started playing a few runs on it.

Wow.

I haven't played a pick with that much grip since I used the Max Grip Jazz III's. It combines the two things that I love most about a pick. It has a very nice timber to it and it allows me to play faster than with any pick I've had before.

Which brings me to the question:

What do you do to get more grip from your pick of choice?
 
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I just use the Dunlop Ultex picks. They're grippy enough that they don't shift around much in my hand but they're smooth enough that I can alter my grip while I'm playing for different timbres and such.
 
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I used to cut my picks like that, but now I use Dunlop Max Grip picks instead.
 
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They pretty much feel like a normal pick, they stay on, and they can free up your index finger for picking if needed.

I used to epoxy Tortexes onto plastic thumb picks until I found these.
 
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ItsaBass said:
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They pretty much feel like a normal pick, they stay on, and they can free up your index finger for picking if needed.

I used to epoxy Tortexes onto plastic thumb picks until I found these.
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I've used those before, but I didn't like the feel of them. It was wierd. If I did more tapping, then I'd probably force myself to get used to them.
 
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tonello said:
I've used those before, but I didn't like the feel of them. It was wierd. If I did more tapping, then I'd probably force myself to get used to them.
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They key to making them feel normal is to use them like a regular pick that happens to have a hook on it, as opposed to using them like a thumb pick. Treat the hook as a loose retainer, not as a tight lock. You can move them back and forth to change the tension of the hook.
 
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JOLLY said:
I used to cut my picks like that, but now I use Dunlop Max Grip picks instead.
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Hyup.

I moan everytime I try to buy Jazz III's and they don't have the Max Grip model.

Love 'em on my .46mm nylons too for acoustic.
 
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ItsaBass said:
They key to making them feel normal is to use them like a regular pick that happens to have a hook on it, as opposed to using them like a thumb pick. Treat the hook as a loose retainer, not as a tight lock. You can move them back and forth to change the tension of the hook.
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I'll have to try that. Do they come in something close to a .88?
 
Re: Best grip from a pick?

I've been using these Dunlop .60mm for 15 years and had absolutely no grip problems.
 
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