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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | Hi, Everyone,
I know, I know, it's NOT a guitar. I saw this on the Jim Dunlop site. Has anybody besides Gerry Garcia ever used one?
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I use one occasionally. It's very heavy, so not so great for strumming, but good for picking out single strings. Slides off the strings easily and gives a more muted/less twangy sound than most picks. |
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Location: Muenster/Germany | I LOVE these picks and I never leave the house without one in my wallet.With the time I learned to play all styles with them.Thick, but very light and I have perfect tone control. Not for beginners, they often do not play accurate enough and might scratch the tops. And I found a quite good copy of them called PIGLET graphite picks, very much cheaper but really good to play with and not so bad if you loose one..I bought them on ebay... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I had 2 but never used them. Way too thick. I prefer slappity slap picks. I think I gave them away. Is that where you got yours Richard? I think Wizz has the other Ine.
Edited by muzzlitebeer 2014-07-16 5:45 PM
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Nah, I bought mine, some off the internet, some from Al. |
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Location: Des Moines, Iowa | Just putting in my 2-1/2 cents, because I have to agree with muzzlitebeer. I was in one of my local guitar shops this last weekend and picked up a few accessories (picks, slide, a couple of those egg shaker - Hey, they don't sound bad on recording and an easy way to add a little percussion) and they had some real pretty looking wood picks that were way too thick. I'm sure they work for some or if I played with one for a few weeks (months), then I might get used to them, but I really doubt it.
My main picks are whatever is the thinnest one available, which is what I think muzzlitebeer is referring to when he calls them slappity slap picks.
But what do I know, I'm just a...
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Location: Northern Minnesota | Mike, I have not used one in years as I switched from thicker picks to thinner for strumming and back picking. The thicker plectrums are more for lead or rhythm guitarists that want a heavier or more muted sound.. for my 12 string guitars I prefer the large Fender 346 picks that I can hold on to when I need to lead a few hundred people in song.. but, in a moment, I can back off and play quietly too. Just another opinion from just another guitarist... lol |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I grow my own picks. |
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA | I just found out The Adamas Pick is still available from Jim Dunlop, but only in a 12-pack. I can get it through Long & McQuade here in Canada. I might use it to play bass? Stranger things have happened.
Mike S.
Ottawa, ON. CANADA
Edited by Michael R. Seguin 2016-03-03 4:07 PM
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Location: Jet City | Those are great for fast picking. I like the Dunlop Jazz ones too. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I use them too. Great for lead work. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I like the blue chip TAD 40 or the 1.5 plec from D'Andrea |
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Location: Jet City | I was hoping to see a blue chip booth at NAMM, but no such luck.
I did grab a 1.5 sample acrylic from Gravity that seems interesting. They compare their "Gold" line with the red bear and blue chip brands.
Haven't messed with it much yet |
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Location: NJ | I have them and used them and liked them but currently I am using a rosewood pick that I import from india.
they are awesome |
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The ADAMAS Guitar...Pick?