AgentClaret
Joined: Jan 30, 2024
Posts: 129
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Posted on May 05 2024 05:38 PM
I tried some of those precision picks and they were nice but I think I need something firmer than 1.5mm, being vinyl they just bend too much.
I also recalled an old trick someone taught me about putting a point on celluloid picks... just rub each side against the carpet to use friction to sand to a point!
This is helping me get more life out of my Chicken Picks.
Last edited: May 05, 2024 20:55:03
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4446
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on May 05 2024 06:17 PM
AgentClaret wrote:
I tried some of those precision picks and they were nice but I think I need something firmer than 1.5mm, neing vinyl they just bend too much.
I also recalled an old trick someone taught me about putting a point on celluloid picks... just rub each side against the carpet to use friction to sand to a point!
This is helping me get more life out of my Chicken Picks.
Great tip.
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
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Marrguar
Joined: Jun 19, 2024
Posts: 3
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Posted on Jun 19 2024 07:41 AM
If I'm doing a lot of tremolo picking, I like a lighter pick. Something like the Glow in the Dark EBE Alien picks.
I flat pick on a Martin also and use a Blue Chip 48 for that and will use that on electric as well a majority of the time. The greatest pick and material that's ever been made, takes so long to wear down, basically doesn't.
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DeathTide
Joined: Apr 13, 2018
Posts: 1374
New Orleans
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Posted on Jun 19 2024 10:06 AM
Marrguar wrote:
I flat pick on a Martin also and use a Blue Chip 48 for that and will use that on electric as well a majority of the time. The greatest pick and material that's ever been made, takes so long to wear down, basically doesn't.
Wow lookit those! So expensive but they look awesome.
— Daniel Deathtide
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taijiguy
Joined: Mar 27, 2006
Posts: 210
Newington, CT USA
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Posted on Sep 30 2024 11:40 AM
I've collected a crapload of picks over the years while trying to decide which one suits me best, buying 3 of one kind, 6 of another and a dozen of others. I finally decided on the one with the best fit for me, so I've packaged all the rest into a dozen little grab bags with at least 15 unique picks in each bag. Almost all have never been used, but the ones I tested have had some use. Each bag is slightly different, except that they all have one pick from the dozen packs that I bought. If you would like me to send you one of these bags so you can test them out for yourself, please PM me. I can't guarantee you won't receive some that you've already played with, but there may be some that are new to you, plus, they're free. Mainland USA only, please.
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synchro
Joined: Feb 02, 2008
Posts: 4446
Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.
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Posted on Sep 30 2024 12:03 PM
taijiguy wrote:
I've collected a crapload of picks over the years while trying to decide which one suits me best, buying 3 of one kind, 6 of another and a dozen of others. I finally decided on the one with the best fit for me, so I've packaged all the rest into a dozen little grab bags with at least 15 unique picks in each bag. Almost all have never been used, but the ones I tested have had some use. Each bag is slightly different, except that they all have one pick from the dozen packs that I bought. If you would like me to send you one of these bags so you can test them out for yourself, please PM me. I can't guarantee you won't receive some that you've already played with, but there may be some that are new to you, plus, they're free. Mainland USA only, please.
I’m in a similar situation, with more picks than I ever imagined owning. I use a Dunlop 477-205 as a flatpick and a Fred Kelly Slick Pick as a thumbpick the vast majority of the time, but I still have a LOT of other picks. I’ve found that truly thin picks, or a Fred Kelly Speed (thumb) Pick can really help to generate reverb drip. Standard sized picks don’t work well for me, most of the time, although they seem to work better if I’m playing a gig and therefore playing harder, then I would at home.
The Dunlop 477-205 is a slightly oversized take on the classic teardrop “Jazz pick”, and I find it very comfortable, but it’s fairly thick and more oriented to a fuller sound, so it’s not my first choice for obtaining drip. I wish that they made them in assorted thicknesses, because I would definitely prefer these over any other flat pick.
I can play almost anything with a Fred Kelly Slick Pick that I can play with a flat pick, but there seems to be a difference in note attack that I can’t get around, so I still use flatpicks. I don’t do much fingerstyle Surf. 
— The artist formerly known as: Synchro
When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.
Last edited: Nov 02, 2024 08:43:55
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taijiguy
Joined: Mar 27, 2006
Posts: 210
Newington, CT USA
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Posted on Oct 08 2024 07:24 AM
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taijiguy
Joined: Mar 27, 2006
Posts: 210
Newington, CT USA
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Posted on Oct 08 2024 07:25 AM
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