JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 30 2016 02:09 PM
Hey everyone, I posted this in the "Picks!!!" thread as well since that will persist a lot longer than this thread.
Went to watch my buddy Todd play last night and after they finished he 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!
Last edited: May 30, 2016 14:09:37
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on May 30 2016 02:20 PM
I don't mess with different picks much but a customer/friend sent me a stone pick recently. I shrugged it off at first (the pick not the gift aspect) but this thing is amazing for fast double picking. It's crazy good for that stuff. I don't like it as much for anything else and won't be converting any time soon but it surprised me.
You get that mass moving and it's off to the races with precision like I've never had before.
Cheers,
Jeff
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on May 30 2016 02:22 PM
oops.
I thought this was the old, regular "Picks!" thread.
Sorry Jake, my mistake.
Congrats on your new discovery.
Chers,
Jeff
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 30 2016 02:26 PM
Not at all! The perfect place for this. I've wanted to try one of those as well, a buddy has some.
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devinomatic
Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
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Posted on May 30 2016 11:05 PM
Thanks for the tip! Gonna have to give one of these a whack. I spent an hour recording some fast and lengthy tremolo picked leads tonight, and I either need a more suitable pick or some more practice to tighten up.
Ive been on a tortex jazz kick, and also bought some tortex sharps today thinking they might grab the strings even more efficiently, but I can't seem to get a hang of them. They feel way too long after using the jazz.
I loved the shape of the dunlop stubby triangles, but couldn't ever jive with the indention in the center.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 30 2016 11:37 PM
To me, sharp picks release the string too violently creating an inefficiency. I like the more rounded and picking with the edge for that really smooth efficient double picking. This is all more important when double picking double stops, something I do quite often these days.
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devinomatic
Joined: Feb 02, 2016
Posts: 61
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Posted on May 31 2016 12:03 AM
Just found one of these laying around that I really didn't care for back when I was playing flatwounds. I'm back on roundwounds now, so I'll give this one a whirl! This monster is 4.1mm thick. Any of you folks find surf success with picks that thick?
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on May 31 2016 12:05 AM
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stratdancer
Joined: Dec 11, 2013
Posts: 2532
Akron, Ohio
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Posted on May 31 2016 05:06 AM
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on May 31 2016 06:36 AM
Started working with a triangle shape awhile back with one of the 'Cool' picks to see if I liked the grip to address a shifting issue. Sound-wise the material isn't anything special but I do like the shape, so may give these a try. Might be a nice amalgam of my .88 Dave-logo'd Tortex and the triangle-shape that I like. (Other than that, Fender tort-colored mediums are laying all over.)
— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.
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ArabSpringReverb
Joined: Jul 13, 2012
Posts: 490
San Diego CA
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Posted on May 31 2016 07:26 PM
Ive been using that shape pick since the mid 80s ...Johnny Ramone used them and I figured it was good enough for me . I never really warmed up to anything else despite trying just about everything at one time or another.
I use Clayton .8mm in acetyl polymer or whatever ...they're white and wear very well.
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