difference a PICK can make.

[korovamilkdud]

I finally managed to get my fingers on my usual picks today, after weeks of trying to find someone who sold them nearby (didn't happen). I had to break down and get them thirty miles out in Dewitt's Guitar Center. The red ones.

I had been using the Delrin picks Dunlop makes, they're a little stiffer/brighter than the tortex ones I hate. Pink ones.

WHAT A DIFFERENCE. The pink delrins are really LOUD, and to me, a bit wooly sounding.

The red Big Stubbys are certainly softer, but have this incredible sparkle on the top end. Not sure if it's because they are stiffer, or because they have sharper edges. Maybe both.

Big difference though. I need to buy in bulk. I never thought to think of picks as high and low output, but that's kind of what the difference was like (if that makes sense).

 

[FrankyBoy]

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Yeah I love Stubby's too. They're kinda special to me but feels awesome. I use the normal Stubby tho, the small ones. And yeah I get you on how the pick affects your sound. Sometimes I play the same thing again and again and swap picks once in a while and try to figure out my fav pick.

 

[Andrew Lamprecht]

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I use Dunlop Jazz III picks. They are pretty even sounding and very controllable.

Very stiff.

 

[Fikealox]

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I've recently swapped from 2mm gators to black jazz IIIs. My main reason for the swap was the point of the jazz III, but they also have a more balanced, less "attacky" tone.

 

[korovamilkdud]

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See, I'm scared of those tiny picks. Sometimes I get all "crazy" when I play, like people will see this funny look in my eyes, and I'll start flailing about, and as it turns out...

...that ****e just ain't condusive to being able to hold on to the teeny picks. Just sayin'.

 

[korovamilkdud]

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Yeah I love Stubby's too. They're kinda special to me but feels awesome. I use the normal Stubby tho, the small ones. And yeah I get you on how the pick affects your sound. Sometimes I play the same thing again and again and swap picks once in a while and try to figure out my fav pick.

Those Delrin (pink) picks were so FREAKIN' LOUD! I was shocked. I now think of my Stubbys like a vintage humbucker against a Delrin modern humbucker.

I'd really like to know what determines that sound really. How sharp the point is? Sharpness of the edges? Stiffness/softness of the material? Thickness? Color?

:dunno:

 

[J Moose]

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I'd really like to know what determines that sound really. How sharp the point is? Sharpness of the edges? Stiffness/softness of the material? Thickness?

All of the above & more.

I play with mostly 1mm Tortex... the blue ones. Have been for YEARS and almost can't use anything else. Sometimes I'll go the green tortex (hair thinner) for funk music & heavy 16th note stuff. Occasionally I'll grab a purple...

But I keep a few boxes of various picks around... all kinds of shapes, sizes, thicknesses, makes & materials. Especially for recording... and ESPECIALLY for acoustic guitars where the differences are highly pronounced.

The pick is the 25 cent EQ.

And I always buy picks in bulk!

 

[SlowGroove]

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I have this crazy idea (but i am still gonna try it) of using an all rubber Dunlop Wedgie bass pick to see if i can soften the attack.
They claim it has somewhat of a finger-pick-like tone to it !
At $2.00 a pick why not try it !


James

 

[Hoss]

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used Jazz III and XLs exclusively for YEARS!!!

but...my V-pick order came in a couple of days ago and WOW...they sound AMAZING...so much more harmonically rich!

they kept the warmth of the Jazz III picks, but added more of a depth to it...the just sound more musical!!!

 

[cream123]

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I use the jazz III ultex ones. I love em!

 

[tone4days]

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if i could find a thumb pick that approximated the feel of my standard dunlop and actually fit my thumb, i'd be all over it ... i found some that soudned great, but werent big enough to stay on

i love switching back and forth between pick and fingers but cant palm the pick smoothly enough - i always end up dropping it

 

[ImmortalSix]

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All of the above & more.

I play with mostly 1mm Tortex... the blue ones. Have been for YEARS and almost can't use anything else. Sometimes I'll go the green tortex (hair thinner) for funk music & heavy 16th note stuff. Occasionally I'll grab a purple...

But I keep a few boxes of various picks around... all kinds of shapes, sizes, thicknesses, makes & materials. Especially for recording... and ESPECIALLY for acoustic guitars where the differences are highly pronounced.

The pick is the 25 cent EQ.

And I always buy picks in bulk!

I use the blue and purple Tortex picks too. :wave:

I haven't tried anything else in 5 years or so, maybe I will, in the name of adventure

 

[Dave]

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Maybe it's time for a change. I use the yellow Tortex-love the texture-not sure about the sound, though. A friend of mine gave me a few with the logo from Willies Guitars (awesome shop!!!!) and I just can't part with those.

I've heard a lot about v-picks and this guy online, justin guitars, recommends the green tortex-slightly thinner picks. I might actually get some stubbies.

 

[Sanford]

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I recently started using the 3mm Big Stubby, I like the way it sounds and feels. For many years I was using the Dunlop 1mm nylon picks, then I just sort went with anything labeled "heavy". The Big Stubby has been interesting as I've noticed that I'll rotate the pick as I play to get different feels: shoulder edge for smoother sounding runs; point edge for big strumming. I'd like to try a couple of those V picks just to see the difference.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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Purple tortex user here along with the 1.14mm ultex I also like the big stubby 3.0 mm ones for bass too!

 

[KoreanGuitarMan]

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I use the jazz III ultex ones. I love em!

Fantastic picks. I love the standard Ultex in .60mm too.

 

[Boogie Bill]

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I use Gator blue, Tortex purple and Ultex--all in 1.14 mm. The Clayton Ultrem are good too. The Delrin picks definitely have a differerent tone, but they wear fast, and I cant seem to hang on to them. I like the Stubbies for leads, but they are too small for rhythm work, for me; so home use only.

I'd like to try the Tortis material, but the price is a little steep.

Finally, Dunlop .0225 metal finger picks and Dunlop or Golden Gate thumbpicks for pickin' and a grinnin'.

Bill

 

[cream123]

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Fantastic picks. I love the standard Ultex in .60mm too.

just a great mix of bite and POW and chunky ness

 

[Jessie Sammler]

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I like to alternate pick using metal or celluloid thumb picks. I know it's weird, but the ones I like have a sharp, thick tip that's almost like a stylus pick, and I have an unbelievable amount of control that way. It's a lot of fun to play Al Di Meola type stuff with them.

Come to think of it, I think they're National banjo picks!

 

[DesertRat]

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i use the jazz iii ultex ones. I love em!

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