Old Dog learns new trick.

bri · January 2nd, 2006, 01:39 AM

I can't believe I didn't know this. Over the holidays my son and I were doing some Tele picking together and I made the comment that I wished I could mellow my Tele out a bit because I always get accused of being ice-picky when I play at volume. He said, "You're using too thin a pick. (Jim Dunlop .6mm) Try this." He handed me his regular pick to try. It was really thick by comparison and had no brand name on it. Well, I'll be damned! The guitar sounded totally different. Ice pick gone, rich Tele tone from the bridge pup (SD 5-2) for the rest of the afternoon.
I thought it was supposed the old guys pass on their tricks to newbies. But I guess your never too old to learn.
Brian

Joe-Bob · January 2nd, 2006, 01:57 AM

Picks make a huge difference in sound. Try several different ones successively and you'll be amazed what kind of tones you get just by changing picks.

Ryan · January 2nd, 2006, 03:21 AM

I found a bunch of these old Dunlop Stubby picks that are like rounded off 3.0 to 4.0 mm hard plastic with thumb indents. They're really sweet and they get an incredibly different sound, almost like popping the strings would. So that little find became a couple fun afternoons of playing around.

January 2nd, 2006, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
bri Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 68 Posts: 454	Old Dog learns new trick. I can't believe I didn't know this. Over the holidays my son and I were doing some Tele picking together and I made the comment that I wished I could mellow my Tele out a bit because I always get accused of being ice-picky when I play at volume. He said, "You're using too thin a pick. (Jim Dunlop .6mm) Try this." He handed me his regular pick to try. It was really thick by comparison and had no brand name on it. Well, I'll be damned! The guitar sounded totally different. Ice pick gone, rich Tele tone from the bridge pup (SD 5-2) for the rest of the afternoon. I thought it was supposed the old guys pass on their tricks to newbies. But I guess your never too old to learn. Brian

January 2nd, 2006, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 46 Posts: 3,893	Yeah Buddy! Picks make a huge difference in sound. Try several different ones successively and you'll be amazed what kind of tones you get just by changing picks. __________________ Music is the language of God.

January 2nd, 2006, 03:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ryan Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Age: 21 Posts: 113	I found a bunch of these old Dunlop Stubby picks that are like rounded off 3.0 to 4.0 mm hard plastic with thumb indents. They're really sweet and they get an incredibly different sound, almost like popping the strings would. So that little find became a couple fun afternoons of playing around.