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best pick to use on a bass

#101
Don't laugh, but I'm using these now:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...110100&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26017493

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I only play with a pick a few hours a week. The problem I've always had with picks is that they seem to move around a bit on me, and even when they're not, it seems like they are. I want my pick to be in the exact position every time. I also want to be able to switch back and forth between picking, slap and fingerstyle.

This thing keeps it in place, so I don't have to "death grip" it. A nice relaxed grip on this pick is working for me, and I can flip it back and forth to switch between techniques on the fly.

The problem is that they are darned expensive, and more importantly, they are only .6mm. I can deal with .6, but I'd like it heavier. I can't find any on the net that are heavier. I can't even find the manufacturer ["Zero Gravity"] to email them direct with my question.

If anybody has a website for these guys, I'd appreciate it.

Barring that, is there a way to stiffen up the thing a bit? Is there something I can dip the end in that will dry? I tried some cheap nail polish but that wore off in no time.

I'm likely gonna start a thread on this somewhere on TB so I can maybe get answers.
 
#104
"the best pick" my father has been a guiar(d)ist for about 26 years, and he still searches for the best pick:p so try lots of them!

Im not a pickplayer, but i like Adam Clayton Jazz pics (1.54mm) its thin and stiff
 
#105
bassrique said:
Don't laugh, but I'm using these now:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...110100&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26017493

Invalid Link Removed

I only play with a pick a few hours a week. The problem I've always had with picks is that they seem to move around a bit on me, and even when they're not, it seems like they are. I want my pick to be in the exact position every time. I also want to be able to switch back and forth between picking, slap and fingerstyle.

This thing keeps it in place, so I don't have to "death grip" it. A nice relaxed grip on this pick is working for me, and I can flip it back and forth to switch between techniques on the fly.

The problem is that they are darned expensive, and more importantly, they are only .6mm. I can deal with .6, but I'd like it heavier. I can't find any on the net that are heavier. I can't even find the manufacturer ["Zero Gravity"] to email them direct with my question.

If anybody has a website for these guys, I'd appreciate it.

Barring that, is there a way to stiffen up the thing a bit? Is there something I can dip the end in that will dry? I tried some cheap nail polish but that wore off in no time.

I'm likely gonna start a thread on this somewhere on TB so I can maybe get answers.
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Actually, this may come in handy. I have been struggling with some right hand problems for the last 8 months or so and although my doctors expect a full recovery, I have my doubts.
I'm having trouble with fast passages involving 1/8 or 1/16 notes. I think I'll give this a try.

JKT
 
#108
Another vote for felt picks. I play mostly acoustic/electric bass guitar (don't use picks at all with my electric bass). The felt pick comes out just after the blister on my thumb gets to hurtin'. The felt pick retains that thump, without the annoying click of a plastic pick. Of course, different picks for different styles.
 
#114
I don't know what happened to me, as I've been a Dunlop Jazz pick user for about 11 years... randomly picked up some full sized (well, normal sized, ha!) Dunlop tortex picks (1.0 and 1.14 mm), and I was having a blast with 'em. I've always used .63 or .80 Dunlop Tortex or Ultex (slightly nicer, IMHO) when I play guitar, but those thinner gauges never really worked for me on bass. My hand is so used to picking ultra close to the strings that the larger Tortex picks were messing me up a little bit, but for certain passages it was easier to be more precise. I suppose it's good to expand my palette of available tools every now and again.
 

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