358-Style Picks

maxsmith · July 25th, 2005, 09:48 AM

I used these 358 Fender picks

for a long time a while back (10 years ago) but have been using the regular 351 mediums more recently. I have been playing with a couple of Fender tortoise 358s recently and would like to use the smaller pick for awhile.

I notice that there are other manufacturers (Clayton, D'Andrea, Dunlop, etc.) that make this size pick out of different materials (Acetal, Celluloid, Tortex, etc) - can anyone who uses any of these in the small 358 shape make some recommendations?

Thanks!

Iceman · July 25th, 2005, 10:44 AM

Dunlop stubby. 2.0. Great pick.

mmmosborne · July 25th, 2005, 10:52 AM

I discovered these a few years ago and bought a couple of dozen to try.
I have given some away and still have a lot left.
I find them the best pick I have ever used !
You cant break them , they don't fly out of your fingers and no difference in tone !
I had previously used nothing but Fender,but these were IMHO a revelation .
All the Best
Mike

rkwrenn · July 25th, 2005, 12:20 PM

I use Clayton 1.0 mm small teardrop.

http://www.steveclayton.com/acetal.html

The Acetal plastic doesn't seem to sweat very much. The logo makes a good grip surface too.

Cheers and HTH

Bob

Buck Cannon · July 25th, 2005, 12:37 PM

I heard that the Fender white Jazz Heavy's were Roy Buchanan's picks he used.
So I went out and all I could find was (6) dark red tortouse types, beside the color.. i instantialy started to enjoy the attack and smooth nature of these picks.

now the weekend is over and I'm scouring the floor trying to locate just one...
Now I know why white was the color of choice.

Tele295 · July 25th, 2005, 01:43 PM

Buck - I've bought white 358s by the gross. Trying the remember where - either MF or Elderly.

I've used the Gibson black 358 shape, too - they do sound a little darker than the white Fenders. Don't know why - they feel the same.

JohnnyAtomic · July 25th, 2005, 09:49 PM

i buy white ones like that and either tortoise or black ones as well. then i carry both colors in my pocket. then i can choose whichever one is furtherest from the color of the floor of the stage. that way you can see them when you drop them even on the darkest of stages. i usually use white because it generally stands out on dark gray stages, even tortoise ones disappears under stage lights on a gray carpet.

i bought a whole gross of those little white ones (which i love) except they were NOS 70's music man picks w/ logo of the little men wearing bell bottoms on

johnny atomic

July 25th, 2005, 09:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
maxsmith Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 166	358-Style Picks I used these 358 Fender picks for a long time a while back (10 years ago) but have been using the regular 351 mediums more recently. I have been playing with a couple of Fender tortoise 358s recently and would like to use the smaller pick for awhile. I notice that there are other manufacturers (Clayton, D'Andrea, Dunlop, etc.) that make this size pick out of different materials (Acetal, Celluloid, Tortex, etc) - can anyone who uses any of these in the small 358 shape make some recommendations? Thanks! __________________ Who loves not women, wine and song, Remains a fool his whole life long. -- Martin Luther

July 25th, 2005, 10:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
mmmosborne TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gosport England Age: 62 Posts: 42	Tortex for me I discovered these a few years ago and bought a couple of dozen to try. I have given some away and still have a lot left. I find them the best pick I have ever used ! You cant break them , they don't fly out of your fingers and no difference in tone ! I had previously used nothing but Fender,but these were IMHO a revelation . All the Best Mike

July 25th, 2005, 12:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
rkwrenn Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Plata, MD Age: 50 Posts: 279	I use Clayton 1.0 mm small teardrop. http://www.steveclayton.com/acetal.html The Acetal plastic doesn't seem to sweat very much. The logo makes a good grip surface too. Cheers and HTH Bob __________________ Help I've fallen and can't reach my Tele!

July 25th, 2005, 01:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tiger Town Posts: 3,089 14 Photos	Buck - I've bought white 358s by the gross. Trying the remember where - either MF or Elderly. I've used the Gibson black 358 shape, too - they do sound a little darker than the white Fenders. Don't know why - they feel the same. __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

July 25th, 2005, 09:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
JohnnyAtomic Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Little Rock, AR Posts: 1,287	i buy white ones like that and either tortoise or black ones as well. then i carry both colors in my pocket. then i can choose whichever one is furtherest from the color of the floor of the stage. that way you can see them when you drop them even on the darkest of stages. i usually use white because it generally stands out on dark gray stages, even tortoise ones disappears under stage lights on a gray carpet. i bought a whole gross of those little white ones (which i love) except they were NOS 70's music man picks w/ logo of the little men wearing bell bottoms on johnny atomic __________________ flaming hamper of rock! www.myspace.com/johnnyatomicmusic

July 25th, 2005, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Iceman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central Virginia Posts: 107	Dunlop stubby. 2.0. Great pick.

July 25th, 2005, 12:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Buck Cannon Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 516	I heard that the Fender white Jazz Heavy's were Roy Buchanan's picks he used. So I went out and all I could find was (6) dark red tortouse types, beside the color.. i instantialy started to enjoy the attack and smooth nature of these picks. now the weekend is over and I'm scouring the floor trying to locate just one... Now I know why white was the color of choice.