badbluesplayer Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Ultex 421P 1.0 or Ultex 426P 1.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've been using these Cool picks for about 8 years now. some have a rubbery finish on the top, others have a sandy/gritty section which makes them real easy to hold onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Dunlop tortex 1.14 mm. I think I started using them in the mid 80's. I used plastic picks for a while but I'd break the medium ones and wear down the heavy ones too fast with the music we were playing. I tried one of the Dunlops one day and I've been using them ever since, when I use a pick. I've tried probably just about every style, shape, thickness and material there is. I play classical as well and I use my fingers when I'm fingerpicking. I never was able to make much use of the thumb and finger picks that you wear. The Dunlops wear as well but they'll last a good 6 months, if I don't lose them. I always have at least two in my "pick pocket" of my jeans, a bag in whatever case I take with me, a few on my desk and in my desk drawer and a couple on the table next to the couch. I couldn't even begin to imagine how many picks I've owned over the last 40 years. The little guys sure like to sprout legs and run away, that's for sure. I always have a strip of duct tape on my mic stand to hold 10 picks there for an easy grab when I'm playing live. Yes, I know there's actual pick holders for that purpose. It's just what I'm used to and it works for me. However, I can and have used other picks and don't have a problem using anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've been using these Cool picks for about 8 years now. some have a rubbery finish on the top, others have a sandy/gritty section which makes them real easy to hold onto. Those look cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 This one or else one of my home made ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocdman Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 gator grip 2mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixlicks Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Fender 351 med. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hey there Mr. T What the hell up ? There are times when I wish I still did live in So Ca. Kind of ironic, that we discover we actually lived maybe 20/30 min. from each other and did not start talking until I move 1/2 way around the world. What I did when I started playing the alternating bass with my thumb was, just make it a point that I spent certain amount of time while I was playing/ practicing, and to set at least 20 min. for just the practice of using the thumb pick and do it over and over and over until it came naturally . I started that style probably in the late 1960s, maybe early 1970s. You will get so tired of the same thing, but even if you are sitting down watching TV, just grab a guitar and do it over and over . But set a certain amount of time each time you play, to practice the alternating bass run. When I was teaching guitar, I had lessons just for the Atkins/Travis style, even though they sound some what the same, the are completely different styles. Lotsa cabinets and tamales over here haha. Any progress on that Strat? I’m gonna follow your advice on practicing with the finger and thumb picks. Is there a brand or type that you like best? I’d like to get some different ones to try out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I use Dunlop celllose mediums. I can’t stand thick or pointy picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I use my index finger for my guitar and nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Interestingly many of us are quite "picky" about these things. I will be here all week, try the Veal.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 When I use them which is only about 25% of the time I use mainly the Gibson Med or Fender Med Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Lotsa cabinets and tamales over here haha. Any progress on that Strat? I’m gonna follow your advice on practicing with the finger and thumb picks. Is there a brand or type that you like best? I’d like to get some different ones to try out Got that Strat completed, and he loves it. I am now working on a custom Telecaster for another customer. As far as picks, try the “ Sharktooth” thumb pick, and a Dunplop fingerbpick. ( thin ) I would set picks to where just the very lip of the pick extended past my thumb and fingers . I always had a tendency to pick very deep into the strings, so by having just the very tip of the pick extending past my fingers, I got away from picking deep into the strings. Plus it gives you a smoother sound from the pick striking the string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Early on when I used very light gauge strings I used a thin pick. Now that I gone to a little heavier gauge strings (.10s) I use Fender mediums. I use heavy picks for acoustic and when I play the L-5. I always get white cause most of the time I played in bars with poorly lit stages and if you dropped one they were easier to find. I too used to tape a couple to the mic stand, but recently I broke down and bought a proper pick holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 rct Did you borrow Guitar God's camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I think we both use crappy TracFones. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I used this experimental one for a couple of months. Its still not quite as good as the tri-point picks though. I will make another based on a V-Pick Psycho next. V-Picks are ok until you drop them. They do some luminous ones but just not thick enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 V-Picks are ok until you drop them. I lost a green V-pick... just disappeared... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I lost a green V-pick... just disappeared... I may have it! They randomly teleport you know. No, its gone again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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