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Just a curious question. What picks do you use?
- Thread starter Cole Allar
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Im alternating between v-picks FLP’s and primetone triangle w grip. Leaning to the primetones cause they have just the right “thunk” and not too much click. Just got a 12-pack of 1.5’s, should be set for a while.
Recently got one of those in a Dunlop combo pack and LOVE em. Same thickness and everything. They give/bend a little bit (which I like), and have a fairly clicky, chunky attack (which I also like).
I've also come to find I really like the Dunlop ULTEX Sharp (1mm) from that same Dunlop assortment. Firmer than I usually like, but they slide off the strings well, and give me a nice snappy response without overbearing click. Very comfy in the hand considering they don't have any texturing on the grip.
Tortex picks. .60 - .73 I started out with the heavy s, but soon learn the mediums handle better. For hard rock
the the heaver pick get the more aggressive sound.
the the heaver pick get the more aggressive sound.
I know there are loads who are against playing bass with a pick/plectrum, but if you do play bass with one, even occasionally, which one do you use and why?
The reason I ask is that I'm playing a lot of faster thrash metal stuff at the moment - I personally prefer the sound of a pick for this style. The issue I have is that I can't find a suitable pick:
- Dunlop 1.0mm Black - great until you start sweating then they fall out of your hand
- Tortex 0.60mm Orange - good for low notes and playing aggressively but harder to pick faster / more intricate parts
- Tortex 0.73mm Yellow - good for picking intricate parts but harder to play through the string and feels like it pushes back on your wrist a bit
Really can't find a suitable one - I like the grip on the Tortex ones - maybe it's my technique. I just seem to change pick every 30 minutes as I stumble across something I don't like about it!
The reason I ask is that I'm playing a lot of faster thrash metal stuff at the moment - I personally prefer the sound of a pick for this style. The issue I have is that I can't find a suitable pick:
- Dunlop 1.0mm Black - great until you start sweating then they fall out of your hand
- Tortex 0.60mm Orange - good for low notes and playing aggressively but harder to pick faster / more intricate parts
- Tortex 0.73mm Yellow - good for picking intricate parts but harder to play through the string and feels like it pushes back on your wrist a bit
Really can't find a suitable one - I like the grip on the Tortex ones - maybe it's my technique. I just seem to change pick every 30 minutes as I stumble across something I don't like about it!
Dunlop Max Grip 1.5 mm or Primetone Jazz 5 mm. If I don't use an extra heavy pick, I get hand pains immediately.
I don't play with a plectrum often, but when I do, I use the one that came with my Darkglass preamp pedal. It feels like a medium-heavy pick. Just feels right to play with something that has bass clefs all over it.
former guitar guys will remember those "Herrco" nylon picks...they came in grey and blue colors and were really thin. I know it sounds crazy, but the thinner the pick, the better I like it. Fender mediums are nice too. I found a medium triangle pick the other day but the sheer area of it, makes me not really care too much for it. I've tried felt picks and these soft rubber picks that are supposed to duplicate the sound of a finger but the playing style of a pick and found them pretty useless.
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because of the wild enthusiasm for pick playing on TB, i thought i'd try and get more serious about it, so i ordered these after they popped up on a FB feed. it's a sample pack: there are a couple that i think i can actually hold onto for a tune or two:
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I use the “big” Clayton’s. The acetal version. Rounded Triangle it’s called. They are kinda white in color so easy to see on stage and I can “twist” them around as I play to the point I like. Sometimes I feel one point might be “softer” than another??
And of course they are larger than a say Fender traditional pick. They are 80’s , not too stiff not too soft..... just right
Enough.... picks are cheap, steal some from other players at shows, at the rooms where we rehearse ya can always find them around on the floor. If in the states GC always have some around too. I’ll shut up now.... board this am.
And of course they are larger than a say Fender traditional pick. They are 80’s , not too stiff not too soft..... just right
Enough.... picks are cheap, steal some from other players at shows, at the rooms where we rehearse ya can always find them around on the floor. If in the states GC always have some around too. I’ll shut up now.... board this am.
I literally have dozens of kinds. Tortex orange, yellow, and green get the call quite a bit. (I Forget the thicknesses.)
But I'm all over the place. I'm one of those guys who will leave my tone knob dimed (all my fretted basses are passive), and use pickup selection and technique to change my tone. So I use different kinds of picks for different attacks. Some are really thick with no give whatsoever. Some are nearly flimsy. I also use standard finger plucking (from the neck to the bridge), the side of my thumb plucking at the neck, tap, slap, etc. to coax the tone I'm after out of my basses.
But I'm all over the place. I'm one of those guys who will leave my tone knob dimed (all my fretted basses are passive), and use pickup selection and technique to change my tone. So I use different kinds of picks for different attacks. Some are really thick with no give whatsoever. Some are nearly flimsy. I also use standard finger plucking (from the neck to the bridge), the side of my thumb plucking at the neck, tap, slap, etc. to coax the tone I'm after out of my basses.
