Picks?

[JimmyM]

The first ones of those I saw were red. I really want Dunlop to bring back the red ones. They were much cooler. Hasn't stopped me using them, but I can dream.

I would like to see more white picks. The Gator 2.0's are gray, and they turn blacker the more you use them. And you know what that means...if you drop it on a stage, it'll take you forever to find it. Red ones are a little easier to find, but the white ones are super easy to find. But dark colors...forget it! And the worst is trying to find the tortoiseshell picks. They blend in with everything.

 

[Epitaph04]

I have recently seen the light and have started practicing my pickstyle bass playing, so when I do use a pick, I use a 3.0mm Dunlop stubby pick.

 

[Korladis]

I use the light purple dunlop tortex 1.5 mm picks for everything that I use a pick for on bass.

 

[carlos840]

Dunlop gator grip .96 mm

 

[EpiRipper]

Dunlop Tortex 1.14mm for me

 

[AltGrendel]

Dunlop 500 purple pick

2.0mm


Love em.

 

[GreenAlsatian]

I play mostly with fingers, but when it comes to plecs, I use Dunlop Delrin 500 2mm or Dunlop Big Stubby 2mm. The Stubbies are ace for grip, due to the indented centres.

Like hitting the strings with a hammer!

 

[Fuzzbass]

I've been a fingerstyle player for decades, but my rock band plays a few songs where pick sounds so much better: Mudshovel by Staind, Would by Alice in Chains, Slither by Velvet Revolver. I figured a thick pick was the way to go and started on 1.14, but then realized that a thinner pick gave me a sharper attack... and that's the whole reason why I use a pick!

So I tried 1mm picks, then 0.88 (green tortex), but lately I've been using the yellow 0.73 a little bit more.

Even more recently a friend lent me a couple of his Ultex picks. I think I like them a little better, they seem to have a little more edge. The only bummer is that they're semi-transparent yellow, and probably a bitch to find when dropped.

That said, I use the Dunlop pick holder on my mic stand. So if I drop a pick, I can easily grab another one:
Dunlop Microphone Stand Pick Holder: Shop Accessories & Other Musical Instruments | Musician's Friend

 

[JxBass]

I haven't used picks for awhile but when I did I used Fred Kelly Bumblebee picks.

 

[LiamPodmore]

Dunlop Tortex 1.0mm (Blue) for me, its a good blend between flexibility and ease of playing to me (Thicker picks i find hard to play with, flexible picks annoy me) and i can get them 3 for £1 near me.

Liam

 

[rimtism123]

I play in a pop punk band. I use the black 1.14mm Dunlop Tortex jazz III's. I like the fact that they're small because I always found myself "choking up" on the normal shape picks. So the Jazz III's just fit the way I like them to. (Weird preference for bass I know...)

 

[Konigstiger22]

Dunlop Gators 1.5

 

[henryjurstin13]

I've been a Tortex fan for 16 years now, used the yellow .73 for guitar, and when I first came to the bass I used .88's... I've since changed & STUCK with the .88 TRIANGLE pics:
Dunlop

While I'm here I'll throw in a plug for a fantastic product (that I'm not associated with):
The Wedgie!!! Wedgie Bass Pick Holders

 

[AltGrendel]

While I'm here I'll throw in a plug for a fantastic product (that I'm not associated with):
The Wedgie!!! Wedgie Bass Pick Holders

That's actually pretty slick.

 

[FunkMetalBass]

I use the blue (light) Dunlop gels. They are cheap and widely available. I don't often use a pick, but when I do, it's for tonal reasons. Light picks give me that aggressive pick tone and really help to keep playing consistent.

 

[Versatek6]

It is not often I use it, but it is the Dunlop green .88 that I punch a hole in the middle of.

I usually use one of the rounded corners rather than the pointed tip as I like the sound it delivers, and find it easier to grip that way.

 

[cheapimitation]

Cool Picks Phat Cat -- very similar to the Dunlop Jazz III XL, but slightly thinner (in the 1.3 mm size), and a slightly different point.

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[zachoff]

Klaus has such a distinctive tone that I don't think it matters what pick he uses.

I use the Dunlop Nylon .73mm. I ruin plastic pics in a song or two & the Nylons seem to hold up best w/ the Tortex picks falling second in line.

 

[audiomitch]

I use Fender Heavy picks. If I"m playing live, I'll break 2 or 3 per night. I usually buy them in bulk.

 

[FaithNoMan]

I used to only use Clayton Acetals, then I found the one that makes a nice pronounced attack on my Ric, and haven't looked back:

Henry, do those Wedgie pick holders ever affect your tuning? They look really convenient.