Guitar/bass pick question

[furym]

Fender 1mm and often the shoulder

 

[romzin]

for both guitar and Bass:
Dunlop Jazz III XL
in red because:
- they are faster (same as red cars)
- they are a little less easy to lose (same as red/orange tools)

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Tortex .073 did bass, Fender Medium for guitar, don’t know what gauge the Fender ones are, but it feels a bit springier.

 

[mexicanyella]

I use Fender heavies in the brown tort celluloid material and the rounded triangular 346 shape on guitar. Fender says they are 0.97mm. I play “hybrid” with the pick + 2 fingertips and I chose that pick because I like how the picked notes and finger-plucked notes are fairly similar in attack and timbre, so I have the option of playing a stream of notes that don’t have jumps in loudness or harsher “clicky” pick attacks jumping out if I don’t want them.

On bass I don’t use a pick—first two fingertips and chrome flats are my thing.

 

[2thAche]

Fender medium on all. I started with those on guitar cause that's what SRV used. I'm not a shredder so no need for thick. Not a strummer who needs thin. I never used a pick on bass until after I was playing guitar, so I just used the same picks. You'd think thicker would be better for bass but it limits my right hand movement.

 

[ComesATime]

Dunlop Tortex 1.0 for both.

I usually play with fingers for both guitar and bass, so if I'm using a pick, it's to really dig in for a different tone.

Definitely not any kind of technical speed player--I just like a more rigid feel.

 

[ryco]

I don't play guitar. Well, not much. Took some time at it and learned a bunch of chords, but never felt right. Same with piano - invested a lot of time trying to learn over about six years and just never got the hang. Was hoping to learn a chordal instrument for writing and playing by myself. Got good at doing exercises - chords, arpeggios, turnarounds, and that sort of thing, but never well enough to play out in public.

Started on double bass in elementary school, electric bass in jr high '68.

Never used a pick until the '80s when engineers wanted to hear that sound, so I took them up. Played with Dunlop 1mm 'til about 5 years ago changed to 1.5 Flow and Primetones. They have a bit of flex to them, but feel nice and solid.
But 90%+ of my playing is finger style - three fingers. And slappy slap.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

It sometimes comes down to what I can scrounge.
But when I have my druthers... I prefer a thinner pick for guitar strumming and heavier for bass playin.
Green and purple tortex!

 

[MVE]

I have a giant plastic jar full of picks of all different shapes and sizes. When Im feeling plucky, I just pick a pleasant plectrum and pick pleasingly.

 

[Fuzzbass]

I don't play much guitar. But when I do, I usually use .50's, whereas I use .73's with bass.
I like picks that bend just a little, and I feel like .73's have too much "pushing power" on guitar. But it's perfect for bass.
Curious to see what you other folks do.

Exclusively fingerstyle for decades, but eventually realized I should expand into pickstyle as well. I bought a gross of Fender 1.12 picks on sale thinking that bassists needed to play with heavy picks, but they didn't have the snap I was looking for. After experimentation I finally settled on 0.73. I don't own a guitar.

 

[skygzr]

Those ubiquitous 1mm 351 Fender-style picks. I bought a couple gross in different colors on eBay about ten years ago. It's a lifetime supply (image stolen from teh interwebz).

Every guitar case or gig bag has an Altoids tin with a dozen or so picks and some foam earplugs. Never leave home without them!

 

[allen_m]

IF I were to use a pick on my bass, I suppose I’d pull out the Fender 351 medium that’s laced in the G B and E strings of the dusty acoustic guitar hanging on my wall and regret that even after having multiple guitars in my house for over fifty years, all I ever mastered were a bunch of cowboy chords.

 

[evanrunyon]

I use the same 1.38 Dunlop Jazz III picks for everything I pick unless someone’s specifically asking me for something else.

 

[LowEndSoul]

I just could never get the hang of a pick. I think it's something to do with playing right handed instruments even though I'm a lefty. I think that's part of why I've taken to bass much better than guitar. When I do use a pick on bass, I use the thickest one I can find.
In general, I just don't feel very nimble with my right hand while using a pick.

However, I don't really play the guitar at all other than some blues scales, and maybe like 4 or 5 chords. Other than that. If I do decide to noodle around on a guitar, it's just 1&5 power chords for me.

 

[Iristone]

I use herco Flex 75 for both; sometimes 1mm Dunlops for bass. I specifically use a not-too-thick bass pick for a bright tone, otherwise I play fingerstyle.
My girlfriend plays guitar extensively, but she doesn't use a pick - she plays either fingerstyle or thumb strumming.

 

[Ondoval]

I use The Tortex Jazz III for guitar. Not sure how thick they are, but they are small and doesnt bend much,

For bass I use the larger Tortex 0.6 or 0.5, depending on what I'm playing - so much thinner picks for bass.

 

[Watchootognbout]

I don't play guitar,but I have a wide assortment of picks from regular thin to the ridiculously thick.

 

[Stempelloos]

In general "My guitar pick is a LITTLE THINNER than my bass pick".
But I also play guitar with "THE SAME GAUGE as my bass pick".

I have a variety of picks. The ones I use most are the Jim Dunlop Jazz II.

 

[Deleted member 394181]

Played bass with a pick (or... plectrum) when I started decades ago.

Now (last 10 years) I can't stand the feel. Tried to persevere for a bit with an alternative rock/indie band. Found a fairly bendy .8 least annoying. That stopped so it's fingers only.

Don't play guitar.

I use a Delrin Dunlop .46. Its very "bendy" that's why I use them. Maybe you would like them.

 

[Dirtnap]

I use 1.5 mm Dunlop tortex for both. I still have the same pick I've been using since about 1990. I bought half a dozen extras, just in case, but I have yet to drop a pick while playing.