Members Visconti Posted November 26, 2013 Members Share Posted November 26, 2013 I use the V-Pick Snake Buffed and Unbuffed. Not too pointy. The pick thinkness is 4.10mm and will set you back $10.00. Cool thing about this pick is it has 3 corners that are the same and last a long time. My right and left hands are more in synch because of this pick. I also use the Instant Nail Kit. I glue the nails on my middle and ring fingers. The whole kit cost $20 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kolapsar Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 orange tortex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 A friend of mine got custom picks from Clayton along with his band. They have his band logo and signature on them, and they are 1.26mm delrin. The printing doesn't wear off, and since they're thick delrin, they last a good long time. In fact, I lose them before they wear out. He gave me enough to last me a year or two, given the rate I lose picks. Oh, but before that, I used 1.14mm delrin whatever brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Visconti Posted November 27, 2013 Author Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Oh another one I like is the V-picks Screamer. Not as thick are the Snake, but it is a great pick. I also use the V-Picks slides made out of the same material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members liko Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 kolapsar wrote: orange tortex This. Anything thinner (even a .58) makes that annoying card-in-the-spokes sound as you strum, and anything thicker (and they don't make anything between 60 and 73) starts bucking in your fingers as you strum. My only question to Dunlop is, why neon orange? You couldn't have chosen any other color? I only just found the Pitch Black line, and they're a custom order from GC, which for a $4 bag of picks that will last me a year or more, just isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Still Clayton Acetal 1.52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Was using Fender Mediums, but more and more using some variation on a yellow tortex. Usually with some sort of added grip to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Big stubby. 3.0 mm of long-lasting, easy to hold onto goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 My go-to picks are still the Dunlop Tortex. Orange, yellow, green, or blue. Whatever I happen to choose at the time. I'm currently liking the oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Dunlop .60mm gray nylon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BeanoBoy Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Fender Heavy, or any facsimile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 27, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2013 Us tick Oirish eejits know of only one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted November 27, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 27, 2013 PurpleTrails wrote: Big stubby. 3.0 mm of long-lasting, easy to hold onto goodness. Yay!!! Love me a Stubby, only pick I've ever been able to use.............well to play a guitar with anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Knutsaq Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 Dunlop Gels. The yellow ones (XH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BydoEmpire Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 After 20 years of using whatever was handy (mostly fender 0.73s) I switched to Dunlop Jazz IIIs (red) a couple years ago and never looked back. I embarked on "the great pick hunt" trying to find it. Red Jazz IIIs are "it" for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 I switch between finger picking and Planet waves 1.0mm. I used to have a Dunlop stubby in 3.0 but those took their toll on my strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members intothevoid Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 For years I used the Dunlop Nylon picks. I liked how soft they felt when playing. I also liked tortex but mainly stuck with the nylon. I have recently discovered the Tortex H3's though and pretty much won't use anything else, especially for metal. For rock and blues stuff I still pick up the nylons occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 Given how picks can alter sound, why do so many of us just stick to one kind (myself included)? Shouldn't we all have picks of varying materials for different sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members killthehippies45 Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 used a V-Pick Screamer, but it didn't last all that long and whatever the **** it was made out of flaked and got everywhere. {censored}in' EVERYWHERE.now i'm using the Dunlop frozen piss Jazz IIIs. i think they're the Ultex series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Given how picks can alter sound, why do so many of us just stick to one kind (myself included)? Shouldn't we all have picks of varying materials for different sounds? Can't speak for anyone else but I simply like the way Dunlop .60mm nylons feel when I play. I haven't found anything else I like better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Given how picks can alter sound, why do so many of us just stick to one kind (myself included)? Shouldn't we all have picks of varying materials for different sounds? I've tried a fairly wide variety over the years. I've found that with a very thick pick I can get a pretty wide variety of tones by subtly altering the dynamics of my playing, which I can't do as well with a thinner pick. Of the thick ones I've tried, the big stubbies had the clearest tone, they hold up well, and they are easy to grip. There are one or two others out there I'd like to try, but I get most any sound I want with the big stubby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 Anyone use those picks made out of cymbal brass? Super bright, those. Probably will shred your strings if you use 9s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.scary96 Posted November 28, 2013 Members Share Posted November 28, 2013 What's the difference between a Dunlop Jazz III (which I use) and a Jazz II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted November 29, 2013 Members Share Posted November 29, 2013 I reckon I use them there red Dunlop Jazz III picks. When I can't find them I use whatever is handy or just use my dang fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted November 30, 2013 Members Share Posted November 30, 2013 kayd_mon wrote: Given how picks can alter sound, why do so many of us just stick to one kind (myself included)? Shouldn't we all have picks of varying materials for different sounds? Couldnt agree more. I have a shaped, very thick wooden pick. Great for smokey blues. A metal pick my grandaughter bought me for bright.Snarling dog brain pick reds for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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