Good picks for a full sound?

[FretGrinder]

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/picks&cat=6

I favour the black 1mm Nylon (a bit of flex, good grip, cheap and tough), but there are various options on that page that work well. You get a different sound and feel out of the tortex ones - but they can snap.

Using a pick that's too light is usually a mistake - it requires more effort, and gives you a weaker sound. I want a heavy pick made out of a softer material, getting a fat tone without an overpowering plasticy click, most of the time.

It's all part of your personal quest for tone

 

[lazyone2]

I use the Dunlap Tortex Yellow.

 

[proud_of_scar]

I use a quarter xD

 

[Qvist]

http://www.jimdunlop.com/index.php?page=products/picks&cat=6

I favour the black 1mm Nylon (a bit of flex, good grip, cheap and tough), but there are various options on that page that work well. You get a different sound and feel out of the tortex ones - but they can snap.

Using a pick that's too light is usually a mistake - it requires more effort, and gives you a weaker sound. I want a heavy pick made out of a softer material, getting a fat tone without an overpowering plasticy click, most of the time.

It's all part of your personal quest for tone

I completely agree and I use the very same pick as you do

 

[jaibot]

personally, i have the tortex pixks and a ton of 1.5mm gator grips, and the gator grips get a fuller sound, and sound great.
plus, the gator grips have some really nice thickness for bass (2mm 1.5mm, etc)

 

[Floyd Eye]

I have personally found that the thicker the pick, the less "clack" and more lows you get. I use 1.14mm Tortex atm (the purple ones). I like the material on those.

These are all I ever use. I have been thinking about getting some thick, felt picks for certain songs ( like Folsom Prison Blues and older R&R etc.) Do felt picks take some of the edge off?

 

[David Jayne]

Yep. Like ALL of it. Tried and hated them, but YMMV. Also they shed immense amounts of dust onto your bass.

 

[Murph#2]

Try the WEDGIE RUBBER GUITAR PICK I found these on MF.they add a whole new sound to pickin' Also there is a felt pick it is very dense and tough and smooths things out also but they tend to make a little dust.

 

[dave64o]

Another vote for Big Stubbies 2.0mm.

 

[Lurker79]

Anything at 2mm is awesome. I like the gators but will try the stubbies 2mm and 3mm soon...

 

[xxfaux_punkxx]

Dunlop Tortex 1.0 black. Sound great quick movement. minimal clack (only audible when strumming hard and without using the amp).

 

[MrTAteMyBalls]

lol @ the pick of destiny link.

 

[weemac]

I currently use 1.0 nylon picks from Herco and I love them but I'm looking to try some other ones. I want something that is clear and full and has drive but not something that has a lot of clack or high end clank to it. Any ideas?

I tried heaps of plectrums over the years but as soon as I tried the Hercos I was hooked.
They dont grip the strings too much, you usually lose them before you can manage to wear them out, they don't spin around in your fingers.
They have a tone closer to a celluloid plectrum without the wear.
I doubt you will find anything that can do what the Hercos do without other downsides.

emac.

 

[chanson]

I use the purple Dunlop Tortex picks. They're 1.14mm. The thicker the better, in my opinion. After using these, I can't go back to the yellows or the blues. They're too thin sounding to me

 

[chanson]

Where can I get 1.0mm Herco picks? I have only seen .50 and .75 online