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Old 10-10-2009, 08:59 PM
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what thickness do you find best? I used to be heavy, then extra heavy, and now medium.... medium allows faster playing to me.... what about you?
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I use COOL 1.0's, a little stiffer than standard mediums but not quite a full on heavy.
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1.0 and 1.14, but mainly use 1.14's

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Old 10-10-2009, 09:16 PM
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I don't play with a pic often, but the 2.0 that I use on occasion, are my favorites.
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dig it.... are those snarling dogs rubber?
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dig it.... are those snarling dogs rubber?
no, not sure the material composition but more like plastic

I sweat alot and regular picks spin, the grip on these are awesome
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I use purple ones.
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I use purple ones.
Everyone knows purple is the best tone plastic.


Mine are see through purple, same tone, but a little glassier.
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Everyone knows purple is the best tone plastic.


Mine are see through purple, same tone, but a little glassier.
mine are doo doo brown.... they have a warm, full, and thick sound to them
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mine are doo doo brown.... they have a warm, full, and thick sound to them
True bass picks.


I won an adjustable insert bass pick, in the ABG forum OctaveBelow, and that should be here in a few weeks, looking forward to trying that out.
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I won an adjustable insert bass pick, in the ABG forum OctaveBelow, and that should be here in a few weeks, looking forward to trying that out.
how's that work?
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Old 10-10-2009, 10:36 PM
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how's that work?
Its rubber, and comes with different thickness inserts that slip into it, so it can feel heavy, or you can swap it to a lighter feel.

Supposedly sounds more like fingers too.
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how's that work?
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Its rubber, and comes with different thickness inserts that slip into it, so it can feel heavy, or you can swap it to a lighter feel.

Supposedly sounds more like fingers too.
sweet.... in case you want to switch in the middle of a song or something...
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the 1.14mm fender delrins (purple) for most stuff, and the .88 snarling dog brain picks (black) for punk.
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