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I forgot...the hole in the MOSHAY also lets you attach the
spare picks to your keyring...that way you never have to
search very far for one.
dp
--- ohsyrus <> wrote:
> Thanx for the tip. I will look for them. I was successful
> today in my
> efforts to find more Fender Hard picks, although they had
> 3 types,
> premium celluloid, classic celluloid, and california
> clear, which
> struck me as more of a fashion statement than anything
> else. The
> classic celluloid seemed a little thicker than the
> premium, although
> the flexibility seemed the same. I went with the premium.
>
>
> --- In , DP <noetical1@y...>
> wrote:
> > ohsyrus:
> >
> > I use MOSHAY picks exclusively...they are white nylon
> with
> > a hole drilled in them...they are hard to drop, even
> during
> > my lame attempts at "The Wedge". MOSHAY's come in a
> > variety of thicknesses and sizes...I use the big
> > ones...thickest ones for bass, next one down for lead,
> and
> > the softer ones for chord action.
> >
> > If you can find them, I highly reccomend MOSHAY.
> >
> > dp
> >
> >
> > --- ohsyrus <ohsyrus@y...> wrote:
> > > The other day I went into the dreaded "Guitar Center"
> to
> > > get some
> > > strings after an online vendor dropped the ball on a
> > > recent order, and
> > > I figured, what the heh, I might as well try some
> > > D'addario Chromes,
> > > since, I haven't tried a set for years, and while I
> was
> > > checking out,
> > > the sales guy successfully upsells me on a bag o'
> picks.
> > >
> > > Now, for a while there I was using this strange
> little
> > > pick with weird
> > > torus like grooves that helped to center the grip
> while
> > > picking
> > > furiously. But I didn't like the type of plastic it
> was
> > > made from, and
> > > went back to what I have typically used since I was a
> > > kid, which is a
> > > medium tortoise shell pick. I am always losing them,
> so i
> > > bought a bag.
> > >
> > > But when I got home and was adding them to my cache
> o'
> > > picks, I saw
> > > this beautiful blue mother of toilet seat Fender pick
> > > there in the
> > > box--hard, that someone gave me once, and that I had
> > > never tried. So I
> > > did. What a revelation. My tone instantly took on a
> > > stronger edge, to
> > > my shocked disbelief. Not only that, but after a few
> > > minutes of
> > > playing, when I went back to my medium tortoise
> shell, it
> > > seemed,
> > > well, flacid and weak. It no longer even seemed
> > > right--and I've been
> > > using that kind of pick for years and years. So I
> went
> > > into the cache
> > > again and found what I was looking for, a translucent
> red
> > > Extra hard
> > > pick, and gave it a shot. There was definitely more
> snuss
> > > than with
> > > the Hard--but, I did not like it as much. It seemed
> over
> > > the top.
> > > Especially when double picking. It seemed TOO
> aggressive.
> > > I was
> > > starting to feel like Goldilocks. So I went back to
> the
> > > Fender Hard,
> > > and today I intend to go on a quest for a bag of
> these
> > > picks. But this
> > > whole tiny moment of discovery made me wonder--We've
> > > talked alot about
> > > favorite strings. But what kind of pick do you
> prefer?
> > > What's your
> > > favorite?
> > >
> > > I now see that certain picks go with certain strings
> go
> > > with certain
> > > playing styles go with certain guitars go with
> certain
> > > tubes go with
> > > certain amps go with certain effects. And some
> > > combinations work
> > > better than others. I never realized that a pick
> could
> > > cause such a
> > > tweak...but then again so do tubes so do strings...
> > >
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