Silver Pick

[dukerutledge]

So I just recently started playing with a pick. Before that I had been a nay sayer, one of the many who say bass is meant to be fingered, but now I'm open to different sounds. However I started using a sterling silver pick and i really like its sound, its hard and growly (especially on my fretless). It kinda sounds exactly like you would think it would. Has anyone else dabbled with metal picks?

[Scourge441]

I own a metal pick. It's pretty nice, but it beats the crap out of my strings.

[amacintosh]

I figured they'd be hell on my strings, so I never tried, but now I'm interested and I probably will

[FunkSlap89]

I make my own copper picks by hammering out old pennies. I don't use them for bass though, just guitar.

And if you're going to try this, get pennies made before 1982 because after that, they weren't pure copper.

[cnltb]

I use a metal pick and like the tone very much.

[cnltb]

WHERE DID YOU FIND A STERLING SILVER ONE???...Would love to try.

[TheDarkReaver]

i thought those sterling sliver ones one for decorative purposes....

[dukerutledge]

Originally Posted by TheDarkReaver

i thought those sterling sliver ones one for decorative purposes....

Yeah, the probably are, but that doesn't mean they don't work. I imagine it sounds terrible on a guitar, way to stiff. But on a bass I really like the tone. I bought it from an Indian (native american, they call themselves Indians in new mexico) craftsmen who made jewelry, picks and random silver objects.

[Pantsman]

If you want to hear what a metal pick sounds like on guitar, give a listen to Shellac. Most excellent band!

[FunkSlap89]

metal pics sound great on guitar. They give the tone a nice edge. I hate how you can hear the plastic pics clicking against the strings. Metal on metal sounds more natural.