Pick Choices. . .

[All_¥our_Bass]

Wasburn, thin/light roundwounds, 1.14mm, tortex

Tortex is really tough, compared to celluloid, which is what fender picks are made out of.
I'm not bashing the fender picks here, but I'd seriously kill them in >30 minutes, it was sad.

[deaf pea]

Originally Posted by Scott in Dallas

I'm sorry, when did you think I said that it was a "new" idea?

Hey, easy . . . didn't you see the "smiley"? I was trying to make a JOKE out of it! Sorry for the confusion . . .

Originally Posted by Scott in Dallas

I'm sorry, when did you think I said that it was a "new" idea? I guess the same place you thought I said one pick sounds better than another, which doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense, either.

The comment about "a thicker pick SOUNDS better, too!" was refering to the post about how one could have better control with a thicker pick as opposed to one of those "floppy" thinner picks.

Originally Posted by slejhamer

I find thicker picks give much better control.

YMMV.


BTW, using different picks (different thickness, different shape, different material, etc.) DO make the bass (OR guitar, for that matter) "sound" DIFFERENT! And IMHO, "a thicker pick SOUNDS better".

I'm NOT trying to pi$$ you off, Scott . . . but seen in contex, what I said DOES make a lot of sense.

[Scott in Dallas]

Originally Posted by deaf pea

And IMHO, "a thicker pick SOUNDS better".

It reads much better with the IMHO in front of it.

[NKUSigEp]

Dunlop Ultex triangle-shaped - .73mm

[IAmTheDood]

I use felt picks when I do pick .. thick (roughly 1/8" thick) ... white .. triangle ..

i don't like the clicky tone of any guitar style pics .. the felt pick is the closest you can get to a finger tone.

[clockworkwar]

Whenever i use i pick, i use a thick Dunlop pick, the purple 2.0mm version. They maybe thick, but give a powerful tone and sounds nice and deep.

[FaithNoMan]

I use both fingers and pick on my P-bass, but when I play my Ric, only a pick will do - ala Chris Squire and Paul D'amour.

I use Clayton Acetal triangle 1.25mm or lately, Dunlop Ultex triangle 1.14mm.... I find anything thinner flexes too much for me, and anything thicker takes away from my precision, speed, and getting that perfect attack, with just enough bottom, and that nice, subtle "tinge" on top..

[JanusZarate]

For that punk/thrash pickstyle tone, I opt for a combination of Dunlop Gator Grip picks and D'Addario XL Nickelwounds on my Schecter Stiletto Elite-4L. I'm still experimenting with 1.00mm and 1.14mm gauges to see which I like best. Lighter picks don't provide enough “thump” for me, and heavier picks impede my speed and attack style. I was previously using Tortex, but at the same gauges, it seems that Tortex is stiffer and doesn't deliver the tone and control I'm looking for.

[Rickengeezer]

[quote=FaithNoMan;3931258]I use both fingers and pick on my P-bass, but when I play my Ric, only a pick will do - ala Chris Squire and Paul D'amour.

I use Clayton Acetal triangle 1.25mm or lately, Dunlop Ultex triangle 1.14mm.... [quote]

+1 for the Clayton Acetals, after 20 or so years of using them (on a Ric, natch) I'm not sure I could play without them. I use the .80 myself, I like that little bit of flex that makes it pop off the string. I am also weird in that I rely primary on _upstrokes_, or at least that is how I'll start a run. I understand Carol Kaye does that as well, but it seems to be unusual.

The holy grail of picks, at least for me:

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

[Lowpro]

For picks, I've gone through a whole lot, and I just can't find a better pick than these really cheap fat purple Dunlop 2mm ones. They are inflexible, which to me is perfect. They don't dull when doing scrapes, however nylon work even better, they just don't make a nylon version.

I personally want to try a bone pick sometime though.