Pick Simulation Effect????

[meev992]

And pshep... as far as I know, no pick simulator exists, and there's never been a motivation for someone to make one. Hence, why I explained that up-front.

If MysticBoo has not heard of it, it simply doesn't exist

 

[JanusZarate]

If MysticBoo has not heard of it, it simply doesn't exist

That's not always true

Reminds me of the old Pacific Bell Yellow Pages TV commercials (before they became SBC, then became AT&T )...

"If you can't find it in here, maybe it doesn't exist."

BUT... they didn't have any listings for mascot deathmatch arenas. So I'll just have to stick to Newgrounds for that.

 

[bigbass94]

Here's how you do it. Get an old credit card that in inactive and cut out a bit in the shape of a triangle. It sounds like a pick, but it's not, see what what I'm getting at here.

 

[meev992]

That's not always true

BUT... they didn't have any listings for mascot deathmatch arenas. So I'll just have to stick to Newgrounds for that.

I think I shall visit Newgrounds right now to play some games

 

[J.Stone]

Rubbing alcohol, gauze, bandages, and doctor's visits cost more than a pick. The pick wins.

Unless you have a national health service in your country.

 

[stedtale]

Unless you have a national health service in your country.

then you really lose.

 

[J.Stone]

then you really lose.

Unless you're on incapacity benefits and don't have to pay taxes for the NHS?

 

[Tired_Thumb]

Closest I EVER got was using a Danelectro Fab Distortion with the distortion all the way down and the tone dimed all the way up. Again, that's only the closest.

 

[stedtale]

Unless you're on incapacity benefits and don't have to pay taxes for the NHS?

Then your countrymen lose.

 

[J.Stone]

Then your countrymen lose.

Their problem, not mine.

 

[stedtale]

Their problem, not mine.

touché

 

[3NotesAbar]

Maybe a Sansamp Bass Driver with the presence knob turned up might come close?

 

[JanusZarate]

Maybe a Sansamp Bass Driver with the presence knob turned up might come close?

eep... that'd be harsh-sounding, IMO, but not picklike.

 

[SFjonstarr]

When I want to sound like I'm using a pick I just dig in with my right hand plucking up on the neck. I use light strings and it can be pretty convincing tonally. And I favor the neck pickup more than I normally would.

 

[dannybuoy]

If you grow your nails to just the right length you can get em to just catch on up each wards pluck and create a pick style effect! It's hard to keep em there at the perfect length though... don't do it with nails that are too long or you may end up looking like the earlier photos!

 

[OhThePeacock]

If you grow your nails to just the right length you can get em to just catch on up each wards pluck and create a pick style effect! It's hard to keep em there at the perfect length though... don't do it with nails that are too long or you may end up looking like the earlier photos!

I have a guitard friend that does this and doesn't use a pick.

 

[3rdBass]

If you grow your nails to just the right length you can get em to just catch on up each wards pluck and create a pick style effect! It's hard to keep em there at the perfect length though... don't do it with nails that are too long or you may end up looking like the earlier photos!

+1, that's been my solution for years......although, I use a Pandora PX4B for headphone practice that does have a built-in "Picker" effect. I can't really describe the exact sound or how it works but it does boost the super high-end tone for a "clicking" attack sound when using fingers.

see avatar...

 

[nad]

Remember that one pedal that had the input wired straight to the output jack?

I think that would do it, but when I want a pick sound I just play with a pick, so what do I know?

 

[ihateusernames]

a q-tip is decent substitute for the pick if you're simply fearing boogies on the fretboard.





















oh, a guitar pick. a pick simulator, interesting idea. rather than a pedal i'd prefer it in a handheld unit, like an e-pick

 

[Swimming Bird]

rather than a pedal i'd prefer it in a handheld unit, like an e-pick

E-picks exist, but they're called electric toothbrushes.