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While I used the old standby Fender 351 Medium in faux tort for decades on guitar, these days I prefer a Dunlop Tortex 1.0. I like the less slippery feel, great attack for double picking and they last a long time, more durable than the Fenders.

For bass - I am mainly a fingerstyle guy but when the song calls for a pick, a Pickboy Meta Carbonate 1.0 or a Dunlop 8011 felt pick.

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I posted this on Instagram and thought it might interest you guys.

"So... my buddy Todd kind of rocked my world last night. Came up to me, "You try these picks out?" and he didn't mean the material but the shape. Said it helped him do his double picking/tremolo picking/whatever term he used for it. I tried it out, and I am immediately hooked.

In the upper left, see how the picks compare to each other. Note the not as sharp slopes before each rounded tip on the Ultex.

Upper right, how I hold a standard pick for arpeggio/picking/notes.

Bottom left, how I hold a standard pick for double picking and double stops. Note how I hold the pick differently? This gives me more speed and accuracy. Essentially, I open the side of the pick and it allows for both strings to be played with equal pressure and the "pluck" occurs closer together.

Bottom right, the triangle Ultex, note how the tip looks like the upper right photo and the bottom edge looks like the bottom left photo? Best of both worlds, with the triangle pick I don't have to adjust my pick position!"

On the subject of picks, I discovered several years ago, that if I put some 'SORTKWIK' (That stuff that Bank Tellers use to get a better grip on dollar bills), on my thumb and index finger, I not only get a better grip on my pick, but my forearm is less fatigued at the end of the set, since I don't have to grip the pick as tightly. It can make a big difference.
Not only that, I can't even remember the last time that I dropped a pick during a performance.
Clark

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-Less Paul, more Reverb-

-Cheers, Clark-

-Less Paul, more Reverb-

I've tried a few different picks in the last year.
I don't usually change up what I do or use much but thought I'd give some different styles and materials a whirl.
In the end I've just come back to a regular, Fender medium style and shape or equivalent. Maybe the old dog/new tricks thing is true for me.

Cheers,
Jeff

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I've been playing with these guys for awhile. Dunlop tortex fins,usually the heavier ones. They give me lots of options as to pick attack and feel depending on my grip. The concave area also make it much easier to palm them for finger picking. They are hard to find,but Dunlop sells them direct,you have to buy a bunch though...

Salud!

Mark

I've been thrilled to death with these picks lately. They're the Eric Johnson Jazz III pick. They're nearly identical to your garden variety jazz pick, but they're nylon, and when they warm up a bit in your hand, they have a gummy and ever-so-slight flex to them. They glide over the strings with minimal effort, and the sharpness of the edge really grabs the strings when I tremolo pick.

I thought name on them was a gimmick, until I used them for a while. Now if I accidentally pick up a regular jazz pick, I really notice the difference.

I used Ultex triangle picks (as Jake mentioned) for years, although in lighter gauge. I had to quit them because I kept breaking strings. I broke three strings in at one gig within 2 hours, and always broke at least one per gig. And that was with the lighter gauge 0.60 and 0.73 mm Ultex and new strings.

I still use Ultex picks with bass guitars, those strings don't break.

Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com

Stubby 3.0 mm.

devinomatic wrote:

I've been thrilled to death with these picks lately. They're the Eric Johnson Jazz III pick. They're nearly identical to your garden variety jazz pick, but they're nylon, and when they warm up a bit in your hand, they have a gummy and ever-so-slight flex to them. They glide over the strings with minimal effort, and the sharpness of the edge really grabs the strings when I tremolo pick.

I thought name on them was a gimmick, until I used them for a while. Now if I accidentally pick up a regular jazz pick, I really notice the difference.

I've been playing with the normal (non-Eric Johnson) dunlop Jazz III for a while now with my Jazzmaster. I had only really ever tried them on a strat. They feel great on a Jazzmaster! I've been forcing myself to learn some Chet Atkins/Travis picking stuff and the smaller/firmer pick really helps out with that.

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