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Picks?
Nov 2, 2023 23:33:32 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 2, 2023 23:33:32 GMT -6
Hey all,
I’m barely a guitarist, but started writing and recording some songs with my girlfriend and have been playing a lot more. Mostly acoustic.
Anyway, I’m at the point where the pick actually makes a difference. What do you guys like to use? Was about to buy a bag of .60mm tortex and saw the tortex flex, which got me curious. There are a million different ones out there. What’s your pick of picks for folky acoustic playing?
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Post by ragan on Nov 3, 2023 0:26:00 GMT -6
I’ve used tons of different kinds but have been on the orange Tortex for awhile now.
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Post by theshea on Nov 3, 2023 5:53:56 GMT -6
it depends. if i want just some acoustic guitar chords as a background bed for the song, i‘ll go for a 0.60mm as it almost eliminates the pick attack. sounds very soft.
if i want it to be heard and be the rhythm, i‘ll go for 1mm as it accentuates the pick attack. also for little lead fills you need a thicker pick.
i have a lot of different picks, from 0.60 to more than 1mm and quickly do a test recording, listening and than deciding. makes a huge difference to me.
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Post by jeremygillespie on Nov 3, 2023 10:08:43 GMT -6
They are expensive, but I switched from fender mediums to Blue Chip picks about 10 years ago and won’t use anything else now. I haven’t lost a pick in that timeframe. Everybody that I have gotten to try them out ordered some immediately.
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Post by Ned Ward on Nov 3, 2023 18:48:22 GMT -6
Dunlop Tortex .73 - the yellow ones. We had a order for our band and min order quantity is 750, so I'm good for a while...
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Post by Ward on Nov 7, 2023 13:18:14 GMT -6
Fender 347H
These days I just get them custom made from Pickworld.com by the thousands. With my name on them.
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Post by Tbone81 on Nov 7, 2023 14:14:39 GMT -6
Fender Mediums, they're the sm57 of guitar picks
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Post by wiz on Nov 7, 2023 15:30:53 GMT -6
Dunlop 1mm always in black……that way when I drop them on stage I give myself no chance of finding them 8)
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Post by geoff738 on Nov 7, 2023 18:58:23 GMT -6
I use V picks. And I have favourites. Which can be a problem when you lose them. I don’t have backups at the moment. They aren’t overly expensive but I can’t always remember what I ordered last. I’d get a Blue Chip if I knew what size and thickness worked best for me. But I don’t so I havent.
Cheers,
Geoff
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Post by srb on Nov 8, 2023 13:38:35 GMT -6
.81 Clayton acetal teardrop for electric. I use a hybrid picking style and don't want a lot of pick there.
Will vary pick size and thickness some when playing acoustic. People have left so many at the studio, I'll just fish through that box and find something I like for attack/string sound.
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Post by svart on Nov 10, 2023 12:46:58 GMT -6
Purple tortex since the mid 90's.
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Post by sean on Nov 11, 2023 21:44:52 GMT -6
I like Wegen picks, with the little holes in them. Blue Chips are nice but I only have a couple because people gave them to me. I've kept a few Dunlop 207's that Molly Tuttle has left behind at the studio and I really like those. I've definitely graduated to heavier picks. For electric I usually just pick up whatever around...I bought every pick D'Addario makes to have at the studio and none of them have every struck me as "better" than others...but with acoustic guitar picks definitely have a bigger difference.
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Post by Ward on Nov 13, 2023 14:11:18 GMT -6
SNIP ...but with acoustic guitar picks definitely have a bigger difference. Cat tongues, yellow and green, are the bomb for acoustic guitars and Mando-family instruments. |
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Post by mattbroiler on Nov 15, 2023 21:11:55 GMT -6
was using the Dunlop 1mm black nylon forever but have found lately that other types work better for most things especially electric fast picking
highly recommend Dunlop Jazz 3 XL or similar there are many varieties
Dunlop prime tone are really good kind of like a less pricey version of the Blue Chips
the Eric Johnson custom ones are really good
I would say grab a variety selection and try some different ones out you will want some various shapes and thickness for different guitars and styles
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Picks?
Nov 16, 2023 16:16:33 GMT -6
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Post by anders on Nov 16, 2023 16:16:33 GMT -6
Aside from the standard picks, it is also very nice to have a few Sharkfin picks, both the red and the white, they are great for making really ringing strums; almost 12 stringy. www.sharkfin.eu/ |
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Picks?
Dec 8, 2023 12:56:28 GMT -6
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Post by drumsound on Dec 8, 2023 12:56:28 GMT -6
They are expensive, but I switched from fender mediums to Blue Chip picks about 10 years ago and won’t use anything else now. I haven’t lost a pick in that timeframe. Everybody that I have gotten to try them out ordered some immediately. $35-75 for PICKS!?! Dunlop 1mm always in black……that way when I drop them on stage I give myself no chance of finding them 8) I always liked the Fender confetti pick, because there isn't a floor you can drop them on and not find them .81 Clayton acetal teardrop for electric. I use a hybrid picking style and don't want a lot of pick there. Will vary pick size and thickness some when playing acoustic. People have left so many at the studio, I'll just fish through that box and find something I like for attack/string sound. I've got a little tupperware container of picks, and I'm pretty sure over have the box are picks found at the studio. Aside from the standard picks, it is also very nice to have a few Sharkfin picks, both the red and the white, they are great for making really ringing strums; almost 12 stringy. www.sharkfin.eu/75 bucks? |
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Post by anders on Dec 15, 2023 23:51:14 GMT -6
[…] Aside from the standard picks, it is also very nice to have a few Sharkfin picks, both the red and the white, they are great for making really ringing strums; almost 12 stringy. www.sharkfin.eu/75 bucks? No, they wouldn't be worth that, and shouldn't cost that kind of money. It would probably be for a bag of 100 pcs. On eBay right now, the cheapest ones are 3 for GBP 2.65 plus shipping from the UK. So around a dollar each, $2.50 if you calculate in the shipping. But you could throw in a few string sets in the order to soften the blow. |
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Post by sean on Dec 16, 2023 8:35:40 GMT -6
They are expensive, but I switched from fender mediums to Blue Chip picks about 10 years ago and won’t use anything else now. I haven’t lost a pick in that timeframe. Everybody that I have gotten to try them out ordered some immediately. $35-75 for PICKS!?! Dunlop 1mm always in black……that way when I drop them on stage I give myself no chance of finding them 8) I always liked the Fender confetti pick, because there isn't a floor you can drop them on and not find them .81 Clayton acetal teardrop for electric. I use a hybrid picking style and don't want a lot of pick there. Will vary pick size and thickness some when playing acoustic. People have left so many at the studio, I'll just fish through that box and find something I like for attack/string sound. I've got a little tupperware container of picks, and I'm pretty sure over have the box are picks found at the studio. Aside from the standard picks, it is also very nice to have a few Sharkfin picks, both the red and the white, they are great for making really ringing strums; almost 12 stringy. www.sharkfin.eu/75 bucks? It's pretty staggering how big a difference a pick can make on a microphone. A fun test is to have someone playing and switch between different ones and you might be shocked at how much it changes things. As someone who makes their living recording bluegrass I've had to sit through a lot of pick shoot outs 😆 These are the absolute craziest ones I've seen...https://www.anatomyofsound.com/product/power-pick3-packmixed-special/ |
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Post by drumsound on Dec 16, 2023 11:10:46 GMT -6
$35-75 for PICKS!?! I always liked the Fender confetti pick, because there isn't a floor you can drop them on and not find them I've got a little tupperware container of picks, and I'm pretty sure over have the box are picks found at the studio. 75 bucks? It's pretty staggering how big a difference a pick can make on a microphone. A fun test is to have someone playing and switch between different ones and you might be shocked at how much it changes things. As someone who makes their living recording bluegrass I've had to sit through a lot of pick shoot outs 😆 These are the absolute craziest ones I've seen...https://www.anatomyofsound.com/product/power-pick3-packmixed-special/ I agree that different picks make different sounds, and that is part of the reason I have a bunch of garden variety picks available. I remember an article with Pete Anderson that had a list of 5 tips and one of them was called the $.25 EQ, having different pick thicknesses around. That was the early 90s so I think picks still costed under a buck... I still can't see paying double digits for a pick, though. |
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Picks?
Dec 20, 2023 7:01:39 GMT -6
Post by Ward on Dec 20, 2023 7:01:39 GMT -6
When it comes to picks, fingers, thumbs, bows, there are no incorrect findings or techniques, just different ones.
"Everything works!" from the book of Jeff Beck 24:7
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