take your Pick!

[Ajak]

I've been playing the Dunlop 1mm for almost 2 years now I think. Last week I got myself a 0.88mm and a 0.96mm but we haven't had rehearsal since and I need to play comfortably with my picks for some hours.
I chose the 1mm because I had an annoying click with thin picks when recording. Now I strike my strings pretty hard and that makes noise that some might not like. But I do
Now I'm trying out some thinner ones, just to be sure (always try some new stuff...). First I had the 0.71 mm but since I'm used to use so much strenght while playing it is to thin for me now.

 

[swooch]

Jim Dunlop jazz III

Same here. (The black one.) I don't normally play with a pick, but when I do I use the same as when I play guitar.

 

[Marton]

Fender Heavy.

I mean, dude, they're tort !

 

[portlandguy]

I have a small bag of the Fender (heavy) picks that I bought back in the late 90's, still using them when I use a pick.

 

[Ajak]

Just tried out the 0.88 (Tortex) and the 0.96 (Gator). The 0.88 felt actually kind of stronger to me...
I'll stick with the 1mm on bass, but I'll definitely use the 0.96 for guitar (at least the metal stuff).

 

[XtheDeadPawn]

The Sharp Tortex .88 it gives me more room to choke on the pick than a regular Tortex. With those I choked the pick and every so often my thumb, middle or index finger is caught in the strings I hated that. Switched to the Sharps and haven't looked back now if only Dunlop made Sharp Nylons......

 

[FrednBass]

The one i'm using right now is Dunlop (gator) .96.
I don't have a special brand of picks or whatever. I just go to the store put my hand into the "pick-jar" and feel around for the right consistency.

 

[Jeff Bonny]

Blue Chip TPR50. Worth the price.

 

[JimmyM]

My favorite these days are the Dunlop Gator 2.0's but I'll use pretty much any trad shaped heavy pick in a pinch. Only heavies for me, though. If you subscribe to the Carol Kaye picking method (and I do), you'll find that heavies are much easier on your hand because they end up doing most of the work compared to lighter picks, which cause me to play harder to get the same output with the heavy picks. If I use anything thinner than a Fender heavy, my hand starts to hurt within seconds.

 

[Epitaph04]

Big Stubby 3.0 mm.

 

[bassman314]

I'm not sure the brand on either, but those rare occasions that I use a pic, I use either a brass pic or a stainless steel pic.

Nice pop and zing. Great attack.

 

[Rip Topaz]

Dunlop Tortex .73 or .88. Depends on my mood. I'm 95% fingers so a pick doesn't happen often, but as long as its at least a .73, I'm good.

 

[cusar5]

My favorite these days are the Dunlop Gator 2.0's but I'll use pretty much any trad shaped heavy pick in a pinch. Only heavies for me, though. If you subscribe to the Carol Kaye picking method (and I do), you'll find that heavies are much easier on your hand because they end up doing most of the work compared to lighter picks, which cause me to play harder to get the same output with the heavy picks. If I use anything thinner than a Fender heavy, my hand starts to hurt within seconds.

I do something similar to Carol's technique, but I couldn't get those 2mm Dunlops to work for me. The 1.14mm Tortex picks are the best off-the-shelf solution for me, and they work great for guitar as well. I tried the Big Stubbies for a while too, but the material seemed too slippery to me.

V-Picks are by far the best picks for bass that I've tried. I particularly like Vinni's "unbuffed" picks for flatwound strings, with the Dimension being my favorite at the moment. They were kind enough to include a free Nexus with my last order, and while it has an interesting percussive feel, I prefer the precision of the Dimension. I like the Snake Pointed I got in that order as well, and I think I'll pick up its unbuffed counterpart for comparison.

 

[duff84]

i like the dunlop .73mm for bass yellow ones, right now im trying these green ones out to see how i like em, i used to play with fingers all the time now the band im with likes the pick tone so ill try to play with a pick now.

 

[Kaa]

Jim dunlop Jazz III for me.

 

[Clef_de_fa]

The only one I have are from Carvin ... I think they are 2mm and are really stiff.

 

[thorplaysbass]

I'm pretty sure it's bad for your strings, but I love that metallic, grimey, scraping sound you get with quarters. If not that sound then a large dunlop thumb pick

Those exotic clayton picks are cool, they have a groove in the top for your thumb that seems to work better then most grips. At least for me anyway

 

[spaz21387]

sharp .88s for me i love them.

 

[Nate9]

Dunlop Nylon .73's, love 'em!

 

[69shovlhed]

i use thin picks for guitar, but i like thicker picks for bass. the key for me is to turn the bass up a bit too loud and then play lightly. less fret noise and pick clicks, just a nice fat rumble.