How thick is your pick?

[Greenman72]

There was a thread about this 20 years ago. It's still hanging around somewhere. I just wanted to get a new perspective, and see if anything's changed in 20 years.

Me? I'm a 60 or 73 guy. Triangle Tortex. I like the feel of the thinner pick, and I like that it's easier to hold. I can plan those faster than the thicker ones, they move the strings more than enough, and I'd rather bend/break a pick than a string. I can always reach into my pocket and get another pick.

 

[Killing Floor]

.73 or .88 Tortex or the Stringjoy copy of Tortex.
Or red .50 if I’m trying to play Nile Rodgers style guitar.

But most of the time I play with my hands on bass or guitar.

 

[FRoss6788]

1.00mm Clayton Acetal standard size pick.

Smooth puchy tone.

 

[Lo-E]

I like the Pickboy Pos-a-Grip in carbon/nylon or celuloid or the Ibanez Grip Wizard sand-grip. I not only like the grippiness (I made that word up but feel free to use it) but I also like the shape.

I’ve always liked .73 Tortex or Ultex or plain old Fender medium celluloid for guitar but for bass I’m a 1mm kind of guy.

 

[Riff Ranger]

I’ve favored Dunlop Gator Grips (.96mm for bass, .71 for guitar) for years, but just picked (OPE ) up some Dunlop Ultex (1mm and .60) because they have rhinos in them and they claim to last longer (but mostly because of the rhinos ). My only complaint about the Gator Grips is how fast I burn through them, so if the Ultex play like Gators and last longer and continue to have rhinos, they may claim my loyalty.

 

[jd56hawk]

Ten years and counting.
5.0mm...have yet to drop one!

 

[FRoss6788]

Ten years and counting.
5.0mm...have yet to drop one!

I have one and liked the idea, just couldn't get past how it seemed to "grip" the strings...

 

[jd56hawk]

I have one and liked the idea, just couldn't get past how it seemed to "grip" the strings...

Hard, medium or soft Wedgie?
(I'm guessing you're not talking about tapewounds or flatwounds.)

 

[FRoss6788]

Hard, medium or soft Wedgie?
(I'm guessing you're not talking about tapewounds or flatwounds.)

Hmmm, I'll have to dig it up and check, I don't recall.

 

[jd56hawk]

Hmmm, I'll have to dig it up and check, I don't recall.

The medium/grey and soft/white ones tend to crumble.

 

[James Hart]

I use a 2.0mm BlueChip TAD 60 (rounded triangle shape) when I need a pick. I have a selection of various thickness Primetone, Big Stubby and Fender rounded Triangles

 

[12BitSlab]

Thick as a Pick. Didn’t Jethro Tull settle this decades ago?

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

I heard size doesn't matter..

 

[rufus.K]

I did not expect to be in the overwhelming majority with a point 73.

 

[gustobassman]

2.0mm Dunlop Flow Gloss.. love these things for pick work. Kinda pricey tho...

 

[Lesfunk]

Whatever size a fender heavy is

 

[Michael Stanley 2112]

I LOVE my (?)Dunlop Tortex 0.125(?) (They're the purple ones)

and my Steve Clayton 0.152 (The white whatever with the eagles on them).

"real bass players don't use a pick"? Someone needs to talk to a few of the greats. Off the top o' my head:

Jason Newsted
Dave Ellefson
Gene Simmons
Carol Kaye
Chris Squire
Roger Waters
John Lodge
...

Of course, Jaco didn't need no pick! (Sorry. I had to)

 

[HelpImaRock]

2mm Ultex

 

[Uncle Ernie]

I play fingerstyle most of the time, but the sound of the OMG mode in my wunkay with a pick is to die for, and then it’s a green tortex

 

[Vinny_G]

Whatever size a fender heavy is

Around 0.96 mm.