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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.
Edited by rick endres 2012-07-12 10:49 AM
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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.
Edited by AdamasW597 2012-08-03 4:12 PM
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pick slipping
