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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Beal, is that the hockey puck with corners you were showing us at AI? :D That would be the one! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That one could have been the D'Andrea 1.5 thick Pro-plec. I use those too, but with one corner beveled and pointed, the other two corners I leave rounded.
They are nice cause they only cost about $.60 each and it's no big deal to loose one, especially when I bought 500 to get the imprint done.
Loosing a Red Bear is not a happy experience at $20 or $25 a pop. |
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Location: Maryland | SO does anyone make a three + sided pick?
thin, med , firm? |
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Location: Colorado | I've been using Tortex picks for a long time. I prefer the orange and the yellow. I really would like to find some Snarling Dogs though. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Beal,
My 'Bill Kaman' PRO PLEC pick resides next to my cherished 'Nam P-38 in my wallet. If I ever get another BK, I'll actually try to use it! ;) |
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| Blue 1 mm Tortex here. I found that thin picks were a big mistake for me anyway. More control with a heavier pick and I can back off to mellow out the sound if needed but you can never make a thin pick sound anything but thin. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Mainly a strummer, I settled a long time ago on the Dunlop grey nylon 0.6mm. http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/pip&id=1&pmh=produ...
Just the right shape, size, thickness, flexibility. Tried many others but always back to those. Yet I never buy in bulk, thus always have an excuse to visit a music shop.
For such a small, inexpensive item, people have very definite preferences (not unlike socks...) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Lots of different flavors here. That's how it should be. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | I think this is my best post so far,ive learn a lot about pick's cant wait to go to Steve music store in montreal a buy some pick's.
again thank you for the many reply
Daniel ;) |
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Location: enid, ok | I'm with Miles on this. I like stone picks for most things, but different picks do different things; I just adjust. Don't get me wrong, I suck. But I quit caring much about the pick a long time ago. I'll use my fingers, and sometimes I even think it sounds better. It's just a tool, and I'm not particular. Now guitars, also tools, are another matter altogether... |
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Location: Hopkinton, MA | The advise to get a bunch and try them all out is great.
I have one of these $5 free accessories every month cards from one of the music stores that I'm in all the time. If I don't need strings, I get picks. I'll sometimes get something random. I now use a bunch of different ones and they're all over the map.....
Dunlop 0.71 (purple) that are a bit below medium, I use most often. I've been playing a bit more U2 stuff and since The Edge does it...I play with the pick backwards (point away from the strings). I'll use a medium for lots of strumming. I also have some Dunlop Jazz 2 and Jazz 3 picks for very fast flat picking (Thunderstruck by AC/DC) and they work well. I've used some very light, thin ones at times, but don't tend to use them a lot.
I have to add that the majority of my playing is electric using 9's, 10's or 11's as my top string. I bend a lot. (that doesn't sound right)
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Location: Marlton, NJ | I also have had gripping problems in the past - Beggin turned me on to the Snarling Dogs - which help alot. I use either the 1mm grey or the 1.14mm orange.
Lately I've been using the OFC blues as well when I play electrics. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Yes, I assume can still get the OFC picks.. I'm about due for another order. They are from Dunlop who makes most of the pics out there. I really like those picks too. When I got the samples (before the logo even) I just thought it's a good pick. Not too thin... but maybe a little thinner than a standard medium. |
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Location: London, UK | Which pick should I be playing with?
- The one that just dropped inside the sound hole :( |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Beal:
That one could have been the D'Andrea 1.5 thick Pro-plec. I use those too, but with one corner beveled and pointed, the other two corners I leave rounded.
I got one of those and they are real nice ... but I'm still getting used to it, how the play with it, etc. I find it real hard to strum with except when I'm playing the TakBG which is a real good guitar to dig in with. The other place it's good is playing on my electrics with a lot of single note stuff. But then again, I'm still learning how to with that big ole fat thing.
I played fender mediums in the 351 shape for a long time (except for using thins from time to time on the 12 string), but really like the .63mm Acetal picks from Steve Clayton out of Oregon. They've got a snap to them that works with how I play, and have just enough substance to them to get some volume out of most of my guitars. So somebody I know got a special order of them made as a birthday present for me. :cool:
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Location: Millville, NJ | I almost always use Fender Heavys.
Lately, I've been using SURF PICKS.
They are made of a very dense wood...
Rock hard....very unique tone.
I bought them on a whim...2 for $10.
Not cheap as far as picks go....
But I'm glad I took a chance.
http://www.soundclick.com/edvonface |
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Location: Utah | Bobbo, those are the coolest picks ever. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | so's the wife! (I assume Kim got them for you)! |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | I like the Jim Dunlop Big Stubby in 1.0 and 1.5mm sizes. I also like the Triangled shaped ones too. With older fingers that have a mind of their own at times, I like the way these just go with my flow.
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Location: Chicago | Green Tortex (.88) exclusively now for about 3 years.
It's a nice compromise of what Roger says: If you hold it firmly it will give a nice tone for lines and hard "stabs," but if you lighten up, it's great for gentle strumming. |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Originally posted by Organized Confusion:
SO does anyone make a three + sided pick?
thin, med , firm? Yes, the Dunlop Stubby's. I love the triangled ones and I think they come in all the sizes.
Anita |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | well went to my local musique store and bought some pic's tortex orange and yellow and dunlop grey.the one I like best is the grey just thick enough
Daniel ;) |
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which pick I should be playing with!!!
