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TG · July 4th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gitarzan

+1

I used the black 1mm Dunlop nylon picks for years but recently I've gone to heavy tortie Fender picks. Less friction on the strings, which used to bug me but now suits how I play. I must've changed style a bit.

all_identaties_taken · July 4th, 2009, 06:17 AM

My fingers. You don't need a pick.

shades · July 4th, 2009, 07:56 AM

A good friend turned me on to these a couple years back. Haven't dropped, broken or lost a pick since. The 3.0mm is my favorite.

T Prior · July 4th, 2009, 08:07 AM

No picks, this eliminates having to bend over and pick it up if you drop it !

Eric Karonen · July 4th, 2009, 08:34 AM

I always went with the store-branded freebies, a teardrop, light to medium weight, but I've gravitated to fingers-only now. Took me a lifetime to get used to it .. however, I still use a pick for rhythm playing.

Edit: Years ago, one of my buddies who worked for a major guitar store here, gave me a mic bag filled with a few hundred assorted picks for my birthday. It's funny, but I still preferred those freebies from the music stores ... no matter what I bought from them, I always asked for a couple of free picks. They're nothing special, but I loved 'em.

2nd edit: I used a felt pick at one time when I played a lot of bass. A hard plastic middle, surrounded by felt. It made for a nice soft tone on a bass.

udister · July 4th, 2009, 08:38 AM

all_identaties_taken · July 4th, 2009, 09:51 AM

One more argument against picks is that they can give you cancer.
According to 60 a day smoker Eddie Van Halen it was holding a metal pick in his teeth while working in the studio that caused his cancer.

superchicken_VI · July 4th, 2009, 11:24 AM

For electric, Fender 351 heavies in either white pearl or confetti, or a similar copy of such. Right now I'm using the Webstrings version, and they're fine but not as good. I'll stick to the Fender Celluloids next time I order. I'm using Fenders when I play out and the Webstrings for practice/rehearsal.

For acoustic, it's either fingers and nails or Martin Medium tortoise.

For bass, pizzicata only.

stxrus · July 4th, 2009, 12:07 PM

another vote for V-Picks. small rounded, small poiny, & screamer for me

steve

Just-Jim · July 4th, 2009, 12:53 PM

I am also a huge fan of the Dunlop Jazz III picks (various gauges). I think they help give me the tone I like for blues.

I don't play a lot of chords, but lately I have been trying to do more strumming. Does anyone else find these picks to small for that? I can't help using them 100% of the time. I have a hard time switching picks, because I know when I play chords, I will soon switch back to solos and picking.

Jim

Bill Hullett · July 4th, 2009, 01:15 PM

My Favorite pick is a 346 style heavy......Made from a real "Dead Turtle"

Bill Hullett

MaxCaster · July 4th, 2009, 02:17 PM

Dunlop Gator 2.0mm

photoweborama · July 4th, 2009, 02:32 PM

I use medium Stix Pix's by Ice Pix.
I don't stick them to the guitar, but I like the foam on it. easier to grip with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and it kind if sticks to your finger so you can concentrate more on playing than gripping the pick.

OuttaspaceMan · July 4th, 2009, 02:43 PM

I was never really aware how much a pick could change you tone. I started out using any medium pick I could find, then became particular on the thin & medium dunlop picks, then made a switch to the small red jazzIII. For the longest time.. I felt I found the one.

Until I tried V-picks.

I'm really lovin' the small pointed and the medium rounded V-picks.

Kebmel · July 4th, 2009, 02:51 PM

I use anything handy in my pick case, mostly medium/heavy

octatonic · July 4th, 2009, 03:25 PM

Dunlop H3's for me.
For about 15 years.

Larger tortex feel great are too unwieldily.
Jazz III's feel strange to me but are the right size.
These are the best of both worlds.

Slow Reflexes · July 4th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Free ones. I suck badly, so really that's the least relevant component of whatever tones I create.

Parma_TeleMon · July 4th, 2009, 03:49 PM

These days I use Dunlop .73 nylon. I used to use the 2mm GatorGrips but went back to something softer.

winny pooh · July 4th, 2009, 04:33 PM

I use <<<<The Ultimate Jazz III>>> (as spoken by James Earl Jones)

I had Michel Wegen of the ingenious Wegenpicks make up some custom Jazz III for me with his material in 1.4mm thickness and about 1.5mm longer and wider. Pricey, but when I thought about it, these are the most significant positive difference to my gear and tone since finding the telecaster and analog delay.

Edit: Most of my guitar friends hate em! But then very few guys like small stiff picks anyhoo.

newtwanger · July 4th, 2009, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OuttaspaceMan

....then made a switch to the small red jazzIII. For the longest time.. I felt I found the one.

Until I tried V-picks.

I'm really lovin' the small pointed and the medium rounded V-picks.

My opinion too. I still prefer the jazz III for soloing but the V-pick is better all-around.

bluesboyorange · July 4th, 2009, 10:13 PM

glad I'm not the only one who uses fingers

PennyCentury · July 4th, 2009, 10:25 PM

My fave. I tried the thick Dunlop jazz III picks, but they weren't pointy enough.
Started using the Tortex Jazz Sharps 0.88 mm when I had my pointy guitars (Ibanez Rocket Roll and BC Rich Mockingbird neck-thru)

Blazer · July 4th, 2009, 10:28 PM

Dunlop Tortex 1:14 MM.

I simply couldn't do without them.

Walker · July 5th, 2009, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gitarzan

+1

Or a quarter.

Thundersleet · July 5th, 2009, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slow Reflexes

Free ones. I suck badly, so really that's the least relevant component of whatever tones I create.

Ha Ha I can relate to that. However because of GAS I bought a surfpick and now I don't use anything else. I have the uncoated original 2mm pick.

Jeri · July 5th, 2009, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cotecj

Dunlop Nylon, .60mm or .73mm

.73mm for me... used to be bright pink didn't they ?

smsuryan · July 5th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T Prior

No picks, this eliminates having to bend over and pick it up if you drop it !

+1...i rarely drop my fingers

popeye · July 5th, 2009, 07:21 PM

I don't use a pick, but I do pick boogers out of my nose and eat them !

1977CJ5 · July 5th, 2009, 07:24 PM

Fender Heavy. Goofy looking ones. Easy to see, don't lose many. Never a question of whose pick it is when jamming with friends.

Don't use the pointy end, use the rounded corners.

RomanS · July 5th, 2009, 07:48 PM

D'Andrea Spectra Sharp 1.5mm - smaller than a Dunlop teardrop style, bigger than a Jazz style pickup, and it has slightly less attack - great for a full, big sound (if I want to get some ultra-twangy sounds, I swith to .96mm Dunlop picks).

Unfortunately, D'Andrea stopped making those, so I bought about 40 to last me for the next couple of years (they last a looong time, too!)

imwjl · July 5th, 2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winny pooh

I use <<<<The Ultimate Jazz III>>> (as spoken by James Earl Jones)

I had Michel Wegen of the ingenious Wegenpicks make up some custom Jazz III for me with his material in 1.4mm thickness and about 1.5mm longer and wider. Pricey, but when I thought about it, these are the most significant positive difference to my gear and tone since finding the telecaster and analog delay.

Edit: Most of my guitar friends hate em! But then very few guys like small stiff picks anyhoo.

Hmmm..... Good idea. I love the Wegen Bluegrass picks for acoustic but did not like the Big City model and thought a Jazz III version of Bluegrass model would be ideal.

I can't explain why I like the smaller with electric but I just do.

Thorpey · July 5th, 2009, 08:24 PM

YES Broken Joe!!! I was looking for the name of my picks... I just love 'em picked a few up at my local guitar store, and just love the grip, thickness and the sharp point of the Dunlop Jazz III... best pick on the market (IMO of course

)

mechaman327 · July 5th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gitarzan

me too.

ZZB3 · July 5th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Now I use Ernie Ball thumbpicks that I shape the end of. I got a bunch that came with a used amp stack that I bought. For flatpick I like Fender medium turned sideways so the bigger round curve is used instead of the thinner pointy end. I like the tone better.

Wardpike · July 5th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Since I was 16...
Fender 347 heavy plectra

his dudeness · July 5th, 2009, 09:17 PM

dunlop tortex jazz picks are my new favorite, but fender mediums are one of my favorite back ups.

Filthy McNasty · July 6th, 2009, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wardpike

Since I was 16...
Fender 347 heavy plectra

+1

Rabog · July 6th, 2009, 06:52 AM

Someone a little while back bought me a titanium one, love it, probably shagging my strings early, but it is great....very stiff and very accurate.

fordfanjpn · July 6th, 2009, 07:03 AM

I used to use the regular Fender heavy picks, but only the corners, not the tip. Then I found some similar shaped ones in a local guitar store that had more rounded corners. So I bought a gross of them and I cut off the tip and make it a 3-cornered pick. It takes a little work to cut them and smooth the edges, but I have a lot of free time!

Bill

Lostheart · July 6th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Dunlop Tortex 0.73mm or Fender Heavy

July 4th, 2009, 06:17 AM	#42 (permalink)
all_identaties_taken Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 867	My fingers. You don't need a pick. __________________ John. „Als das Kind Kind war, ging es mit hängenden Armen, wollte der Bach sei ein Fluß, der Fluß sei ein Strom, und diese Pfütze das Meer." ~ Lied Vom Kindsein – Peter Handke

July 4th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#45 (permalink)
Eric Karonen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Age: 57 Posts: 3,242	I always went with the store-branded freebies, a teardrop, light to medium weight, but I've gravitated to fingers-only now. Took me a lifetime to get used to it .. however, I still use a pick for rhythm playing. Edit: Years ago, one of my buddies who worked for a major guitar store here, gave me a mic bag filled with a few hundred assorted picks for my birthday. It's funny, but I still preferred those freebies from the music stores ... no matter what I bought from them, I always asked for a couple of free picks. They're nothing special, but I loved 'em. 2nd edit: I used a felt pick at one time when I played a lot of bass. A hard plastic middle, surrounded by felt. It made for a nice soft tone on a bass. __________________ Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope (1688-1744)

July 4th, 2009, 09:51 AM	#47 (permalink)
all_identaties_taken Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 867	One more argument against picks is that they can give you cancer. According to 60 a day smoker Eddie Van Halen it was holding a metal pick in his teeth while working in the studio that caused his cancer. __________________ John. „Als das Kind Kind war, ging es mit hängenden Armen, wollte der Bach sei ein Fluß, der Fluß sei ein Strom, und diese Pfütze das Meer." ~ Lied Vom Kindsein – Peter Handke

July 4th, 2009, 01:15 PM	#51 (permalink)
Bill Hullett Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Nashville Tn. Posts: 1,539	Pick My Favorite pick is a 346 style heavy......Made from a real "Dead Turtle" Bill Hullett

July 4th, 2009, 02:17 PM	#52 (permalink)
MaxCaster TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Eugene, OR Age: 54 Posts: 97	Dunlop Gator 2.0mm __________________ Yer pal, Max Home of Frankencaster's Monster

July 4th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#46 (permalink)
udister Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tel-Aviv Posts: 227 6 Photos

July 4th, 2009, 11:24 AM	#48 (permalink)
superchicken_VI Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Monroe, NC Age: 37 Posts: 2,269	For electric, Fender 351 heavies in either white pearl or confetti, or a similar copy of such. Right now I'm using the Webstrings version, and they're fine but not as good. I'll stick to the Fender Celluloids next time I order. I'm using Fenders when I play out and the Webstrings for practice/rehearsal. For acoustic, it's either fingers and nails or Martin Medium tortoise. For bass, pizzicata only.

July 4th, 2009, 12:07 PM	#49 (permalink)
stxrus Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Croix, USVI Age: 57 Posts: 1,052	another vote for V-Picks. small rounded, small poiny, & screamer for me steve

July 4th, 2009, 12:53 PM	#50 (permalink)
Just-Jim Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 513	I am also a huge fan of the Dunlop Jazz III picks (various gauges). I think they help give me the tone I like for blues. I don't play a lot of chords, but lately I have been trying to do more strumming. Does anyone else find these picks to small for that? I can't help using them 100% of the time. I have a hard time switching picks, because I know when I play chords, I will soon switch back to solos and picking. Jim

July 4th, 2009, 02:32 PM	#53 (permalink)
photoweborama Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 51 Posts: 1,797 15 Photos	I use medium Stix Pix's by Ice Pix. I don't stick them to the guitar, but I like the foam on it. easier to grip with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, and it kind if sticks to your finger so you can concentrate more on playing than gripping the pick. __________________ Best guitar photos on the net! photoweborama.com!

July 4th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#54 (permalink)
OuttaspaceMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Makati Posts: 160	I was never really aware how much a pick could change you tone. I started out using any medium pick I could find, then became particular on the thin & medium dunlop picks, then made a switch to the small red jazzIII. For the longest time.. I felt I found the one. Until I tried V-picks. I'm really lovin' the small pointed and the medium rounded V-picks. __________________ 平和、愛、ロックンロール

July 4th, 2009, 02:51 PM	#55 (permalink)
Kebmel Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NZ Age: 49 Posts: 213	I use anything handy in my pick case, mostly medium/heavy

July 4th, 2009, 03:25 PM	#56 (permalink)
octatonic Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2007 Location: An Australian in London. Age: 37 Posts: 2,731	Dunlop H3's for me. For about 15 years. Larger tortex feel great are too unwieldily. Jazz III's feel strange to me but are the right size. These are the best of both worlds. __________________ "A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges." Benny Green

July 4th, 2009, 03:48 PM	#57 (permalink)
Slow Reflexes Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Willamette and Columbia Posts: 1,744	Free ones. I suck badly, so really that's the least relevant component of whatever tones I create. __________________ The visions that I see believe in me.

July 4th, 2009, 03:49 PM	#58 (permalink)
Parma_TeleMon Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: parma, oh Age: 49 Posts: 1,010	These days I use Dunlop .73 nylon. I used to use the 2mm GatorGrips but went back to something softer. __________________ ================================ Packin' a Tele, lookin' fer trouble.... ================================

July 4th, 2009, 10:13 PM	#61 (permalink)
bluesboyorange TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 29	glad I'm not the only one who uses fingers

July 4th, 2009, 10:25 PM	#62 (permalink)
PennyCentury Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 850	My fave. I tried the thick Dunlop jazz III picks, but they weren't pointy enough. Started using the Tortex Jazz Sharps 0.88 mm when I had my pointy guitars (Ibanez Rocket Roll and BC Rich Mockingbird neck-thru) __________________ Now with whole-grain Telecaster goodness! I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament. ~Alanis Morissette

July 4th, 2009, 10:28 PM	#63 (permalink)
Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,818	Dunlop Tortex 1:14 MM. I simply couldn't do without them. __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

July 5th, 2009, 07:21 PM	#68 (permalink)
popeye Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Clemmons NC Age: 51 Posts: 116	I don't use a pick, but I do pick boogers out of my nose and eat them !

July 5th, 2009, 07:24 PM	#69 (permalink)
1977CJ5 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 266 9 Photos	Fender Heavy. Goofy looking ones. Easy to see, don't lose many. Never a question of whose pick it is when jamming with friends. Don't use the pointy end, use the rounded corners.

July 5th, 2009, 07:48 PM	#70 (permalink)
RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 37 Posts: 4,115 22 Photos	D'Andrea Spectra Sharp 1.5mm - smaller than a Dunlop teardrop style, bigger than a Jazz style pickup, and it has slightly less attack - great for a full, big sound (if I want to get some ultra-twangy sounds, I swith to .96mm Dunlop picks). Unfortunately, D'Andrea stopped making those, so I bought about 40 to last me for the next couple of years (they last a looong time, too!) __________________ http://www.myspace.com/romans212 http://www.myspace.com/theneatpickers http://www.thomassoulriverband.com/

July 5th, 2009, 08:24 PM	#72 (permalink)
Thorpey Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manchester Age: 20 Posts: 115	YES Broken Joe!!! I was looking for the name of my picks... I just love 'em picked a few up at my local guitar store, and just love the grip, thickness and the sharp point of the Dunlop Jazz III... best pick on the market (IMO of course ) __________________ "No charge for mistakes!" - Danny Gatton

July 5th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#74 (permalink)
ZZB3 TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 55	Now I use Ernie Ball thumbpicks that I shape the end of. I got a bunch that came with a used amp stack that I bought. For flatpick I like Fender medium turned sideways so the bigger round curve is used instead of the thinner pointy end. I like the tone better.

July 5th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#75 (permalink)
Wardpike Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Age: 44 Posts: 2,589	Since I was 16... Fender 347 heavy plectra __________________ Proverbs 3:6 Matthew 5:44

July 5th, 2009, 09:17 PM	#76 (permalink)
his dudeness Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 21 Posts: 367	dunlop tortex jazz picks are my new favorite, but fender mediums are one of my favorite back ups.

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Rabog Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 660	Someone a little while back bought me a titanium one, love it, probably shagging my strings early, but it is great....very stiff and very accurate.

July 6th, 2009, 07:20 AM	#80 (permalink)
Lostheart Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,833	Dunlop Tortex 0.73mm or Fender Heavy __________________ Casper: "Mmmmm. Butterscotch, yo. That's the best!" From the movie Kids

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