da-ron
Joined: Jan 02, 2009
Posts: 1305
The original Plymouth, UK.
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Posted on Dec 30 2012 04:18 PM
I've been using Moshay picks. The pick with the hole. Blue medium sized teardrop. They seem to last forever - I use the same one for about 3 - 6 months playing daily. I found the grey Dunlops rapidly develop a rough edge which sort of 'scrapes' when playing the plain strings. Soon got on my nerves. The Moshays don't seem to wear and stay nice and smooth...
The Tortex are good, but ping out of my fingers all the time. Local guitarists come to see me play just to get free picks...
I really rate the Moshays, so does anyone I introduce to them.
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Mike_Vivisector
Joined: Sep 13, 2012
Posts: 24
The Vivisectors
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Posted on Feb 02 2013 02:25 PM
My favorite is Jim Dunlop Stubby Triangle 1,5 mm. Actually this is 3-in-one picks. Plus perfect for tremolo in my opinion...
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Vivisectors/124623237526
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PrestonRice
Joined: Oct 05, 2012
Posts: 1725
Austin, Texas
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Posted on Feb 02 2013 03:27 PM
Jim Dunlop Big Stubby, the thickest kind.
— IMO.
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LostInParadise
Joined: Aug 23, 2010
Posts: 111
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Posted on Feb 02 2013 03:32 PM
Or...make your own ;)
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AgentCooper
Joined: Jan 16, 2013
Posts: 30
Michigan
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Posted on Feb 08 2013 02:46 AM
My favorite right now are the GraphTech Tusk picks, but I also like the Cool Picks (Juratex,Stealth,Beta-Carbonate,Pure-Cell) for different things too.
That pick maker is cool, I need to get one of those!
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GaryJ
Joined: Feb 15, 2013
Posts: 56
District of Chicanery
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Posted on Mar 12 2013 01:29 PM
I have a bunch of different picks in a bowl from super thin to super thick, and I use them all depending on what I'm playing. I don't know who makes what, I just know the colors, the way they feel, and their tone. I actually use thin picks a lot.
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RaistMagus
Joined: Mar 30, 2011
Posts: 388
Copenhagen
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Posted on Mar 13 2013 08:21 AM
crumble wrote:
tubesNtweed wrote:
Dunlop Tortex .73mm (the yellow ones). The green ones aren't bad either, a little stiffer. I used to use Fender medium shell brown celluloid picks but they got too slippery, where the Dunlops have almost a chalky feel. Although the tortoise shell ones look cooler. For acoustic I use the Dunlop gray ones with the grip.
I use to have problems with slippery picks. Tried everything i could think of including anti-perspirant on my fingers and various makes with gripy surfaces, all to no avail. The remedy which works well for me is, choose a slippery type and lightly sand the sheen off with some fine wet & dry. Works 100%.
An other solution to slippery picks/fingers is carving an X or a # or something on each side of the pick using a sharp/pointy object. Don't overdo it because the pick may break along these lines while playing.
— https://zakandthekrakens.bandcamp.com/
https://www.dirtyfuse.com
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psychonaut
Joined: Dec 08, 2007
Posts: 1303
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Posted on Mar 13 2013 08:51 AM
I just visited here the other day, it's really close by my house:
http://americanguitarmuseum.com/
They had a display of old pick die cutters. I learned that to this day,
regardless of if they say Fender or whatever on them, all classic tortise style picks are made by La Bella -- who've been stamping out guitar picks in NY since the early 1900's
— https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger
http://coffindaggers.com/
http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com
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ksargent
Joined: Sep 19, 2012
Posts: 60
Pensacola, Florida
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Posted on Mar 13 2013 08:55 AM
Dunlop Jazz III - the red ones. Every now and then I run through the alternatives but end up going back to the JIII's. I am thinking about trying John McLaughlin's trick of scoring the grip part to reduce slippage.
Regards
Ken
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Donald77
Joined: Jun 23, 2012
Posts: 226
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Posted on Apr 14 2013 02:06 PM
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Apr 15 2013 12:11 AM
Donald77 wrote:
Now I use Jim Dunlop 0.38 mm. Works great for surf. I'm looking to go even thinner than this.
I used these for my first several years of playing. Stopped using them when I started playing live, no good live. My thumb got eaten alive.
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derekirving
Joined: Nov 03, 2011
Posts: 660
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Posted on Apr 15 2013 02:18 AM
I really dig the Dunlop Jazz III, feel and play great. I go back to a normal pick and they feel big and sloppy. The Dunlop Jazz III help me play accurate, clean and with more control. Plus they are warm sounding to my ears.
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GulfofBrass
Joined: Nov 03, 2012
Posts: 36
Winnipeg, Canada
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Posted on Apr 15 2013 02:24 AM
I have only one pick and I've used it now for years. (At least three now). It's a traditional style 1.5mm Brazilian agate stone pick from picksandstones.com and I would recommend it to anyone. They are truly amazing.
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blueruins
Joined: Mar 05, 2010
Posts: 362
Mauna Lani, HI
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Posted on Apr 15 2013 03:30 AM
I'm with a lot of you folks on the red Jazz III's (really strange to me how much I hate the sound of the black ones). I recently switched to the Ultex Jazz III'S because they are indestructible and seem almost frictionless against the strings...great silky feel.
— http://blueruins.bandcamp.com
Last edited: Apr 15, 2013 03:31:59
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shadowlink867
Joined: Apr 12, 2013
Posts: 13
Maryland
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Posted on Apr 16 2013 12:15 PM
No one I know likes the picks I use (which is nice, never have to lend them to bandmates). Clayton acetal rounded triangles, 1mm on bass and 1.26mm on guitar. They don't slip and they have three points so when one is worn out, which in and of itself takes forever, you just switch to the next so the pick lasts three times longer than a traditional pick of the same material.
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TheReallyRottens
Joined: Feb 26, 2011
Posts: 10
Austin Texas
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Posted on Apr 17 2013 06:46 PM
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Samosurfer
Joined: Jun 24, 2011
Posts: 52
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Posted on Apr 18 2013 06:05 AM
.50 Dunlop Tortex pitch black or Planet Waves Duralyn
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BigKen
Joined: May 08, 2008
Posts: 253
Motor City Surfer
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Posted on Apr 18 2013 03:31 PM
I too have used Jim Dunlop nylons for years and loved them. But I've recently discovered a new nylon that is just awesome.
Snarlin' Dog Brain Picks 60mm purples.
They have a great feel and attack, and have a super grippy emboss on them. They DO NOT spin around in my hot dog fingers.
— Fin Doctors
Crashmatics
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keechotune
Joined: May 06, 2012
Posts: 11
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Posted on Apr 18 2013 06:05 PM
Don't use it much but for slippery picks there is a product called Gorilla Snot - it works but many may not like the residue on your fingers.
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artdecade
Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 399
Twangsville
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Posted on May 06 2013 11:25 AM
^ I prefer picks with a textured surface over "snot." I am using Cool Picks "Juratex" at the moment and they are pretty darn good.
— To Boldly go where no Tiki has gone before...
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