What picks/stings are everybody using?

[JB_From_Hell]

I use a ton of different picks, but if I had to choose one, it'd be the 1.14mm purple Tortex, standard shape.

I put D'addario 10-52 on everything, but I want to try their 11-52 set. The exception is my 7 string, which gets the 10-59 set.

 

[kramersteen]

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jazz 3 and eb pink bits packet. I am going to change soon. the strings anyway. aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

[allbutromeo]

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Dunlop Ultex .73mm and depending on the guitar Ernie Ball Cobalt in 9-46 or 10-52

 

[B2D]

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D'addario .010-.052 XL's on electrics, Cleartone .011-.049 Phosphor Bronze on acoustic.

picks are Dunlop Ultex .90mm Sharp.

 

[PFDarkside]

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I've been playing the .73 yellow Tortex for years. I've also used Ernie Ball Slinkys and D'Addario XL for ever too. Gauges .010-.046 for standard, .011-.049 for Eb on electric and D'Addario Phospohor Bronze .012s and .013s for acoustic.

Lately though, I've been playing Martin Lifespan for acoustic and Elixir .009-.046 (E) and .010-.049 (Eb) on electric. I'm appreciating the ease of playing light strings and low action.

 

[mrpinter]

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For picks I use either Gravity acrylics or Gold Series, depending on the guitar (Stealth and Sunrise shapes in 2.5/3mm Big Mini size). For strings I've recently switched most of my guitars from Thomastik-Infelds to the German Optima brand (electrics get MaxiFlex .010-.046, except for one Tele that gets their nickel flat wounds - .010-.049; my acoustic gets their Acoustic golds - .012-.054). Optima's are incredibly nice strings... I consider them the best guitar strings you can get.

 

[BriGuy1968]

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Dunlop Tortex .50mm (Red) picks for years, but I have to admit that I'm still looking for the "perfect" strings. Anyone know of any that cost like $3.00 a set, last for 12-18 months, never break and never go out of tune? :cool2:

 

[misterwhizzy]

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Gator grip .96mm and Elixir 10-46. I don't know how you guys can do Ultex. They're WAY too bright for my tastes.

 

[PFDarkside]

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Actually, sometimes I like the Ultex picks on the big Dreadnaught to add back some crispness if the strings are getting worn.

 

[Kac]

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[guitfiddle]

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EB 11-48 in the purple pack for the feel of the strings against my fretting fingers, rather than anything to do with tension. I just like the way they feel the same that way, no matter what guitar I put them on. Picks are the red Jazz llls.

 

[EDX]

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actually the 10-46 set on a 25.5 scale guitar

yeah, i first bought them due to dimebag wannabe short phase, but damn, i felt in love with those strings, they bite in your fingers like a 12-52 set, but the control and tone totally worths the extra soar on the fingers, really clear, not as bright as d'addarios pro steels, but with more clarity (somehow) and a nice low end crunch, on how much life time they had, well, similar to cleartones and elixir, maybe a little more, as the plain strings doesn't caught rust as quickly (my hands are really sweaty and my sweat is very corrosive), if i played something different from metal and rock i would use elixir or cleartones, as their tone doesn't gets along with lesser agressive music, like jazz

on the picks, i will hardly change those for anything else, they feel right, i don't need to scratch them for extra grip thanks to their surface, and they don't wear so easely, almost two months and there is absolutely no wear on my main pick

 

[LLL]

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[some_dude]

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Gibson Vintage Reissues on some guitars and Bright Wires on others. Typically 10-48.

Dunlop Tortex Jazz IIIs. I bought a bunch in every gauge to try out and I've lost track of which one I favoured. I think it's 90-something.

 

[Johnny the Kid]

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Dunlop Tortex .50mm (Red) picks for years, but I have to admit that I'm still looking for the "perfect" strings. Anyone know of any that cost like $3.00 a set, last for 12-18 months, never break and never go out of tune? :cool2:

Dunlops cost about 5 and for me have had a life of around 3-4 months before they break. I don't know if anybody makes a set that can last a year.

Dunlop Heavy Core 11-50's. Ultex Jazz III 2.0's (the black ones). Tune down a half step and drop tune when needed.

 

[oneblackened]

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D'Addario XLs (Gauge depends on tuning), and Dunlop Jazz III blacks. The strings I experiment a bit with (I love the EB M-Steels for recording, but they're about 2.5x the price of a pack of d'addarios), but I never vary from my Jazz IIIs. Easily my favorite picks.

 

[FuseG4]

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fender nps .10s
fender california clear thin picks

 

[SlyFoxx]

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D'Add .09 or .10 for electric

Elixer .11 nonos on acoustic

various orange, yellow and green dunlop picks...usually orange.

 

[JeffB]

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I've got a cookie jar full of picks. HUNDREDS. But generally I am using the fender 346 white heavy rounded triangles ,...sometimes a herco flex .75, or a red jazz III.

Finally gave up trying a zillion different strings and went back to Ernie Ball Classic Slinky. 10s.

 

[Degradation Trip]

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Herco Flex 75s
D'addario .10-46