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Location: liverpool ,england | anyone got any tips on how to stop my pick slipping ?
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Location: NJ | hold it tighter |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Try DAVA picks the surface upper part is not smooth so you can grip it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Rough it up a bit with some sand paper |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | slothead - 2012-07-08 9:13 AM
anyone got any tips on how to stop my pick slipping ?
Snarling Dogs Brain Picks
These or some similarly textured picks.... Or a thumb pick?
Or a drop of Krazy Glue...  |
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Location: Ohio | I use Dunlop TORTEX picks. THe material seems to stick when your hands get sweaty. |
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Location: Texas | PEZ - 2012-07-08 1:18 PM
Try DAVA picks the surface upper part is not smooth so you can grip it.
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The Dava "Grip Tip" picks have raised rubber-like "grips." I like the feel of them, (ymmv):http://www.davapick.com/
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Location: NW Montucky | Or, for a cheap fix, take a paper punch and punch a hole in the center of the "holding" area of the pick. Read this suggestion (by luthier Dan Erlewine) in a book, tried it, and like it. No need to pay more for fancy picks....unless you just like how they look! |
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Location: liverpool ,england | had thought about punching a hole in the middle of the pick was going to use a drill, then thought of band aids but these come off and leave sticky adhesive , then was going to glue sand paper to the pick, i thought there maybe picks out there with holes already in them? but the paper punch looks a good idea
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Location: Colorado | ditoo on the paper punch - play around with a few for the exact position you like |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | +1 on the Snarling Dogs Brain Picks - they're my go-to pick at the moment. |
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Location: Triangle area, NC | Totally been sold on the snarling dogs for years. Ha the same issue with dunlops and all smooth pics. Once I switched to SD I couldn't use another. Took a bit to get used to but I've been sold on the for some time! |
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Location: liverpool ,england | what gauge is good for strumming in the snarling dogs? |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | Fiddle rosin. Put it on any pick you'll hold on to it.
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Location: Triangle area, NC | I go either .60 or .53. Both allow for strumming and capable of flatpicking if u need to change up. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | slothead - 2012-07-09 5:25 AM
what gauge is good for strumming in the snarling dogs?
I use the Black 88's.
I first got the Red 73's but they were too flimsy for me, and they made that annoying clicking noise.
88's are pretty firm, with just a bit of "give".
But I don't know what type of picks you usually like.
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Location: liverpool ,england | i usually use medium picks
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Location: Triangle area, NC | arthurseery - 2012-07-09 2:27 PM
slothead - 2012-07-09 5:25 AM
what gauge is good for strumming in the snarling dogs?
I use the Black 88's.
I first got the Red 73's but they were too flimsy for me, and they made that annoying clicking noise.
88's are pretty firm, with just a bit of "give".
But I don't know what type of picks you usually like.
Good point. I actually like that plastic clicking noise. So if your trying to avoid it going heavier is a must |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | nikon4004 - 2012-07-08 11:41 AM
I use Dunlop TORTEX picks. THe material seems to stick when your hands get sweaty.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | alpep - 2012-07-08 11:09 AM
hold it tighter
Actually... I find the opposite true. I find a firm but relaxed grip works the best. If my hands start to sweat, which they always do, I found trying to hold tighter just makes it worse and I end up squeezing them out of my grip. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | nikon4004 - 2012-07-08 2:41 PM I use Dunlop TORTEX picks. THe material seems to stick when your hands get sweaty. I've been using the Dunlop ULTEX picks. They don't slip either. IMO ( pack of 6 for under $5 at GC )  |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | If I'm doing really fast strumming I'll use red or green ones.
For flat picking I'll use the black ones. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | mileskb - 2012-07-10 2:16 PM
alpep - 2012-07-08 11:09 AM
hold it tighter
Actually... I find the opposite true. I find a firm but relaxed grip works the best. If my hands start to sweat, which they always do, I found trying to hold tighter just makes it worse and I end up squeezing them out of my grip.
There's the dilemma: tight grip, loose wrist. |
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Location: liverpool ,england | standing - 2012-07-08 9:00 PM
PEZ - 2012-07-08 1:18 PM
Try DAVA picks the surface upper part is not smooth so you can grip it. +1 The Dava "Grip Tip" picks have raised rubber-like "grips." I like the feel of them, (ymmv ): http://www.davapick.com/
whats the differance between gel, delrin and nylon? wich is best for regular strumming |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | Dunlop 88mm or Gravity picks. Oh an when I play out there are several picks attached to the mic stand just in case.
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | I don't mess with picks much; most of the time I finger strum, but I do have a special pick I use for when I absolutely need one. My solution might be kind of radical. I take a Fred Kelly Speed Pick (a thumb pick with a thin center tang instead of a thick blade like a National thumbpick) and I clip off the center tang. I put a strip of thin Velcro on the thumbpick under where my thumb would be, and then attach another strip of Velcro to a Dunlop nylon pick, which is virtually indestructible. I attach the Dunlop to the thumbpick. I use a very light gauge (.38 mm) for "pendulum" type strumming (like Eagles and Lightfoot), and a .46 mm for songs that need a little bass/chord action. It's just like holding a regular pick, except the thumbpick keeps you from worrying about hanging on to a pick. Usually, for straight-up strumming, I just strum away with my thumb, but when I need more control - like picking bass notes - I put my index finger under my thumb, as if I were holding a regular flat pick. I find, too, that my strumming speed really increases with it, and it sounds so nice and clean. The Velcro gives it just enough flex so it doesn't sound stiff. Try it!
PS - I've tried those Herco flat/thumb picks pictured above, and they're virtually useless. They're flimsy, and they come off your thumb on the first upstroke. That's what led me to try making my own - and I'm happy with it.
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Here's a pic of the Kelly Speedpick as a visual aid. I clip off the middle tang even with the edge of the two outside tangs, then mount the Dunlop on the thumbpick. I use a yellow light gauge Kelly (which is still just a little too stiff for me):
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Location: Flahdaw | Rick, your thumb pick is giving me the finger... |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Yeah - that's why I clip it off. Bad finger!
(Wait a minute - there was a group by that name...) |
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Location: cincinnati, ohio | Something about the Velcro - I think the "loops" on the Velcro strips build in a little "give" when you strum. I tried attaching the pick and the sawed-off thumbpick with double-sided tape, and it was too stiff to give a natural strumming sound. |
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | I got a pick in a guitar I bought on eBay. It said "Cool" on it and heavy on the other side. They had some kind of soft rubber on the pick. It wore off after a few weeks, but it was one of the few picks I can hold on to. I use purple Tortex's most of the time. I do a lot of Merle Travis and Chet stuff and I use the Fred Kelly. I use the heavy white and the medium orange. A LOT better than Dunlop or National.
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