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Pickboy Bass Picks - HUGE!

Discussion in 'Miscellaneous [BG]' started by ggvicviper, Apr 10, 2012.

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  1. Apr 10, 2012 #1
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
    So, I was talking to a rep from Osiamo the other day, who is the US dealer of Pickboy picks. I asked him if he had any of the triangular bass picks that I saw on Amazon once. He wasn't quite sure what pick I meant, so he pulled out a triangle Rainbow one, that was 1.2mm. I assumed that was correct and took it home.

    I tried it out on my Precision that night, and it was really comfy. Great tone from a pick too, a little brighter than others but more bottomy. I was very happy, so I decided to place an order.

    On Osiamo's site, I saw they had the bass picks, and that they weren't quite what I took home that night - what I was given were the triangle Rainbow classics (which are ever-so-slightly rounded). I wondered if there was much difference, so I pulled the trigger on two sets of Pickboy Bass Triangle Picks, a 1.5 black set, and a 1.2 rainbow set.

    I just got the bass picks delivered to my office today, and they certainly are NOT the rainbow classic traingle pick that I was given by the rep the other day. The black one is pretty big, but the rainbow pick is HUGE. It puts my thick glass pick to shame - it doesn't even fit in a large pick holder. Here's it next to a standard planet waves celluloid pick I own:

    [​IMG]

    Certainly Pickboy knows how to treat us bass players. I can't wait to try it later! Have any of you tried these monsters?
     
  2. Apr 10, 2012 #2
    Richenbacher

    Richenbacher Guest

    Jan 2, 2012
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Woah... See the desk on that pick?! Gotta get me one of those :D
     
  3. Apr 10, 2012 #3
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
    Desk sold separately.
     
  4. Apr 10, 2012 #4
    Lo-E

    Lo-E

    Dec 19, 2009
    Brooklyn, NY
    I tried one for a while years ago. Wasn't really my thing, but i was kind of an anti-pick bass snob then. I've gotten over that, but I haven't dug out the giant triangles since.

    PickBoy is a great company. They were my pick of choice when I was playing a lot of guitar.

    Do you have a link to Osiamo's site?

    -E
     
  5. Apr 10, 2012 #5
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
  6. Apr 10, 2012 #6
    Lo-E

    Lo-E

    Dec 19, 2009
    Brooklyn, NY
    Awesome - thanks!
     
  7. Apr 10, 2012 #7
    lordziros

    lordziros Guest

    May 10, 2011
    easton pa
    i use fender heavy picks in that triangle style i really like them
     
  8. Apr 10, 2012 #8
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
    Cool. I have a pack of the rounded Fenders somewhere in Heavy, but I found Pickboys to be a little more to my liking. They are thicker, but they retain flexibility. Plus these are huge - you'd never mistake this for a regular guitar pick.

    Also, the Dunlop Ultex are really nice too. Planet Waves picks are nice, but the X-Heavy ones are pretty stiff.
     
  9. Apr 10, 2012 #9
    bassmonkeee

    bassmonkeee

    Sep 13, 2000
    Decatur, GA
    Thanks for the heads up. I've been looking for some new giganto-picks to go along with my V-Pick and Gravity picks.

    I just grabbed a pack of 10 Rainbow picks from Amazon that will be here on Thursday in time for my gig this Saturday.
     
  10. Apr 10, 2012 #10
    WashburnBasser

    WashburnBasser

    Feb 19, 2006
    Massachusetts USA
    I've used the heavy Fender triangles, pretty good.
     
  11. Apr 10, 2012 #11
    afzoomie67

    afzoomie67

    Mar 1, 2011
    Downingtown, PA
    I might get one just to be like "Oh yeah, I use those huge picks.."
     
  12. Apr 11, 2012 #12
    low c

    low c Guest

    Apr 11, 2012
    Any chance you could post a pic of the Pickboyh black triangle pick alongside the standard one too?

    Actually I'd really like to know how long the sides of the black ones are if it wouldn't be too much trouble. The dimensions on the amazon description are just about the thickness. I want something 1 3/8 inches on a side like the old herdims and wonder if the black Pickboy's on amazon fit the bill.
     
  13. Apr 17, 2012 #13
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
    Here's a side by side of the rainbow, the black, my big glass pick, a standard wide pick, and a normal pick.

    [​IMG]
     
  14. Apr 18, 2012 #14
    Big Brother

    Big Brother

    Feb 13, 2011
    San Diego
    Roving sub-demon
    Which one is the best pick for metal?
     
  15. Apr 18, 2012 #15
    droo46

    droo46

    Jun 16, 2011
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    Gravity picks are pretty cool. There was some guy showing them off several months ago in a thread someplace... I picked one up (no pun intended) and I really liked it. It was a bit on the light side but it felt nice.
     
  16. Apr 18, 2012 #16
    Zeb Norris

    Zeb Norris Guest

    Dec 27, 2010
    They all look great! Help me pick...

    :bag:
     
  17. Apr 19, 2012 #17
    ggvicviper

    ggvicviper Yamaha & Grosbeak. I’m Marc!

    Jul 16, 2011
    East Meadow, NY, USA
    My not pictured quarter.
     
  18. Apr 19, 2012 #18
    amimbari

    amimbari

    May 6, 2008
    Pittsburgh, PA
    this one
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    .
     
  19. Apr 19, 2012 #19
    McHaven

    McHaven

    Mar 1, 2005
    Thanks for the tip. If I'm using a pick, it just has to be a large triangular pick. I've gone through hundreds of the tortoiseshell fender triangles over the years.
     
  20. May 8, 2015 #20
    kkaarrll

    kkaarrll

    Jun 1, 2014
    I am using dunlop tortex green. I have always loved them. I have a physical issue that doesn't allow me to really use fingers well, and I grew up a guitar player using a pick. I am looking for something to get a less zippy sound. I can't find these dang things anywhere.

    I was intrigued by this.


     
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