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What pick do you use?
- Thread starter Warpeg
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Dunlop Jazz IIIs in carbon fiber.
http://www.amazon.com/Dunlop-Carbon...&sr=8-2&keywords=dunlop+jazz+iii+carbon+fiber
The small shape allows me to choke right up on the tip for speed and accuracy, and the grippy surface means I can hold onto them with a more relaxed grip.
The carbon fiber means they last forever. Not to be confused with the nylon jazz iiis which are available in black, the carbon fiber has a totally different feel and sound.
They are not very clicky or pick sounding. You get none of the Ultex or Tortex "scratch". Very close to a finger sound, which is fine with me.
Took some getting used to after using Fender Heavy 1.0s forever, but totally worth it. I can play a lot tighter and more dynamically with the better control I get from the carbon jazz iii.
I grew up playing pick-style and there are still a lot of things I can do with a pick that I can't do with fingers. Tried many many different picks and this is the only thing I've found better than the classic Fender Heavy 1.0 mm.
http://www.amazon.com/Dunlop-Carbon...&sr=8-2&keywords=dunlop+jazz+iii+carbon+fiber
The small shape allows me to choke right up on the tip for speed and accuracy, and the grippy surface means I can hold onto them with a more relaxed grip.
The carbon fiber means they last forever. Not to be confused with the nylon jazz iiis which are available in black, the carbon fiber has a totally different feel and sound.
They are not very clicky or pick sounding. You get none of the Ultex or Tortex "scratch". Very close to a finger sound, which is fine with me.
Took some getting used to after using Fender Heavy 1.0s forever, but totally worth it. I can play a lot tighter and more dynamically with the better control I get from the carbon jazz iii.
I grew up playing pick-style and there are still a lot of things I can do with a pick that I can't do with fingers. Tried many many different picks and this is the only thing I've found better than the classic Fender Heavy 1.0 mm.
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I might order me some of those...
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When I use one, I like the tone I get using the yellow triangle Tortex (edgier sound).
IMO, the heavier the thickness, the tone goes toward the one I get with fingers so...
Ed Friedland used a leather one lately. I think it was made out of old belts and he said the tone was very close to the one you get using fingers.
IMO, the heavier the thickness, the tone goes toward the one I get with fingers so...
Ed Friedland used a leather one lately. I think it was made out of old belts and he said the tone was very close to the one you get using fingers.
I'm mostly a fingers player, but I use a pick on a few songs with my hard rock band. I started using thick picks, thinking that slimmer ones were for guitarists. However I've settled on slimmer picks because the thicker ones have less attack, and the only reason I use a pick is to sound like I'm using a pick.
My favorite:
Dunlop Ultex 0.73
Runner up:
Dunlop Tortex 0.73
The downside to the Ultex is that they are transparent yellow and very hard to find when dropped... especially in dark bars. The Tortex is neon yellow and much easier to see. But the Ultex sound just a little crisper to my ears, so that's why it gets the nod.
My favorite:
Dunlop Ultex 0.73
Runner up:
Dunlop Tortex 0.73
The downside to the Ultex is that they are transparent yellow and very hard to find when dropped... especially in dark bars. The Tortex is neon yellow and much easier to see. But the Ultex sound just a little crisper to my ears, so that's why it gets the nod.
My "go-to" pick is a Dunlop Big Stubby 2.0mm pick. It's made of Lexan, it's very quiet, has an indent in the middle so it's easy to hold, and it plays well with flatwound strings.
+1 Same here, but with the tip rounded off slightly via fingernail cutters/sandpaper.
I wish they came that way.
I really liked the two picks that came with my set of Lollar pickups, but I've lost them both, unfortunately. They were fairly thick, grey, and a little bit dusty/rough. Best picks I've ever used, but I have no idea what they were made of.
Me too. Used 'em for years. The 355 heavy:
It's rare for me to use a pick, but when I do, that's what I use as well (although I use Medium gauge). Much better control (for me) than the smaller picks.
Dunlop Ultex Sharp .90 on bass, guitars (acoustic and electric), and mandolin.
I got sick of trying to keep track of four different kinds of picks. It took a smack year of retraining my right hand, but this one now works in all situations for me.
I got sick of trying to keep track of four different kinds of picks. It took a smack year of retraining my right hand, but this one now works in all situations for me.
This is the pick I use, but I hate it. I can't figure out how to play it. I'm faster on my martin .78mm acoustic picks, but they are too thin, and I don't have that many left...This:
