Pick players: What do you use?

[Ezmar]

I don't always play with a pick, but when I do, I use a Dunlop Jazz III.

A little weird, I know, but it's the only thing that's comfortable for me. Anyone else use the regular Jazz III on bass? What DO you use, and why?

[skidmarkbass]

I'm a finger player mostly, but I have been messing around with picks lately. I really like the planet waves light .60 mm. Sounds great with flats.

[Scott Sauna]

I usually use a pick so I've tried out a lot of different brands and thicknesses, my favorite has to be black Dunlop .88. I use .73 for guitar and .88 for bass. I used 1.0 for awhile but they aren't flexible enough for my play style.

[ntenny]

Am I the only one who likes metal picks? Someone gave me a copper pick when I was at university and I used it for bass until I lost it, as one does---I've just gotten around to buying a few more and I find the rigidity helpful.

(I'm a guitard as well, so I'm used to the feel of those spindly little strings against a plastic pick---on a bass string I feel like a plastic pick doesn't have enough backbone.)

-NT

[colcifer]

When I play guitar, I use .8 mm thick acetate Claytons exclusively.

[sillyfabe]

I use a pick about 5% of the time but when I do I use Dunlop Tortex .73mm picks (the yellow ones)...

[macbassplayer]

Blue Tortex 1mm

[Corevalay]

[jay tay]

I switch from finger to pick quite a bit so I use one of these...

Unfortunately it stops me from slapping, So I can either play finger style and slap, or play finger style and pick, but not all three, and not pick and slap.

[FatCity]

Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm (the purple ones)

[MrMeacham]

I've grown fond of the Everly Brothers picks. The star works for me.

[Ajak]

Dunlop Tortex 1.0mm

[musicman666]

A Pick.

[MrPierre]

Red "Brain" pick.

[LarryO]

SAME AS SILLYFABE the yellow one

[LumberjackTBird]

I have a lot of picks I have just picked up here and there. The ones I use the most are 1 or bigger, and they have to have a little flex. I have some cheap, walmart first act picks that are a soft plastic and probably 1.5. A few of them I have used so much the first act logo wore off. Bummer...

Anyone used a wooden pic? A friend gave me one, its pretty cool, but started to get ate up with my roundwounds. So its just a novelty now...

[nutso42]

When pick playing on bass, I prefer strength and rigidity. In those fields, nothing beats these:


However, when I'm playing guitar, I like these best:


Dunlops. Darn good stuff. Never had one break, and the grips on it are ridiculously good.

[musicman666]

Fender picks always seem to break in my opinion..

[SactoBass]

Moshay!

One pick will outlast me! (I still have the one I used back in the 70's).

http://moshaypickcompany.com/compone...id,2/vmcchk,1/

I use the red thickness, medium size.

[mjac28]

Beatles- Rubber Wedgies 5.0mm
Rock- Adamas Graphite 2.0mm Dunlop "Big Stubby" 3.0mm