recommend me bass picks

[bchamorro]

Hey guys, I don't know anything about bass picks (only guitar picks).

What do you guys use? What would you recommend me? I play some metal and prog rock (Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Tool).

[Sneckumhaw]

I use guitar picks, fairly thin ones too. In my experience the strings feel more responsive that way.

[Jim Carr]

Fender heavy or medium, though I only use picks for times I need that tone.

[ROON]

My personal favourites;

Jim Dunlop USA NYLON .60mm
Jim Dunlop USA NYLON .88mm
Jim Dunlop USA -M- Purple See-thru

[pbass2]

I get the best/tightest/consistent sound and feel using something very heavy and stiff. My current faves are Dunlop 1.14, the ones with the little rhino on 'em.

[flakeh]

I hear index brand picks are good. Middle has some OK ones.

[cammage]

I also don't use picks very often but when I do I use Snarling Dog Brain Picks at 1.14mm

[Clayman]

I can use about anything in a pinch but I prefer use 73mm Dunlop Tortex (the yellow ones). I have a couple of bags of them and as I grind them up I toss them and grab another.

I've found he Tortex ones have everything in the right balance for me. Grip, shape and thickness. I don't get the feedback or speed I want from heavier picks and lighter ones get too floppy. It's real subjective though. Good thing is picks are cheap. Buy a bunch, try them all and see which one works best for you. You can even buy Dunlop packs that have 5 or 6 different ones.

[Dunne]

Originally Posted by Clayman

I can use about anything in a pinch but I prefer use 73mm Dunlop Tortex (the yellow ones). I have a couple of bags of them and as I grind them up I toss them and grab another.

I've found he Tortex ones have everything in the right balance for me. Grip, shape and thickness. I don't get the feedback or speed I want from heavier picks and lighter ones get too floppy. It's real subjective though. Good thing is picks are cheap. Buy a bunch, try them all and see which one works best for you. You can even buy Dunlop packs that have 5 or 6 different ones.

+1, although I use .60 Tortex (orange ones) right now.

[EarlSandwich]

Originally Posted by flakeh

I hear index brand picks are good. Middle has some OK ones.

I'm a fan of middle, myself. They've had some bad PR, but I think they're stronger.

In all seriousness, however, when it comes to plectrum choice, I'm not too picky. I am a fan of the stiffer picks though.

[Fuzzbass]

I'm a fingerstyle player, but a couple years ago I started using picks on certain rock songs such as Slither by Velvet Revolver. I'm still torn between medium-heavy, heavy, and extra-heavy picks. The flexible ones seem to have a little more 'snap' to them, which is kinda what I'm looking for from my pick tone, but I can dig in more with the heavier ones.

The bottom line is to go with whatever works best for you.

[mandocaster]

Tortex 1mm, the blue ones.

Tortex lasts much longer than regular plastic.

[andrewd]

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...products/picks

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?p...products/picks

I prefer the Big Stubby because the regular Stubby is easy to drop (in my experience anyway).

[Darkstrike]

I use Wedgie 0.73's when I pick, the glassy ones.
I love 'em but with hard playing I eventually snap 'em in half.

[lowbass68]

I don't use a pick much, but when I do I use the same ones I use for guitar. The Jim Dunlop Jazz III. They are small with a real point to them.

[EddieG]

When I use picks, which at the moment is often with the bands I'm playing with, I use these ones:


They're quite heavy, but I like to dig in!

[laboitenoire]

I buy the branded picks my local store sells (usually, although I've picked up a ton of picks for free over the years just by finding them places). I used to play medium, but I've shattered a couple of those, so now I play heavy or extra heavy for bass and leave the mediums and thin-mediums for guitar.

[Pennydreadful]

I pretty much use whatever I pick up, though I prefer medium or thin. I lose my picks (and find new ones) so often that I just don't really care what brand they are.

[T. B. Player]

Grow you fingernails (especially your index finger) and put nail hardener on them. Then use your finger nail, but clasp your thumb and index finger together like you're using a pick -

Then you can switch back and forth between "pick," fingerstyle, slap, whatever, without dropping anything or sticking something in your mouth if you need to transition during a song.

Get some gelatin and mix it in your morning OJ to keep your nails strong.

You think I'm kidding, I'll bet....

Nope....

Z

[eedre]

I like Dunlop Ultex because they don't snap or crack apart. They wear down.

For gauge - medium to thin. Too much extra scratching sound with heavy gauge.