solacematt Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Sounds like a dumb question, but I'm just curious as to what people's preferences are. I use to use the heavy Purple picks Dunlop makes forever on acoustic and electric, and than I came across this little company called Cool Picks. They're a company based out of Canada that has these different, I guess you can say boutique style picks as they're all kind of different. I use this one pick called the 'Stealth' It kind of has this sort of rubber feeling grip in the center. I've been using the same two picks, medium gauge since mid '06. I'm just now finally starting to wear one of them down a bit to whee I want to use a new pick. On acoustic I just use Dunlop Nylons :D
DamienAzrael Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 I've got picks with my name on them that I ordered from InTune Guitar Picks for my last tour that are the same gauge and size as the Dunlop Purple Tortez....But you knew that already...I think you still have one laying around the old warehouse.
L5Larry Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Dunlop Totex .88 (green). If anybody knows where I can buy these with a custon imprint (at a reasonable price), please let me know.
Ian Martin Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Dunlop Totex .88 (green). If anybody knows where I can buy these with a custon imprint (at a reasonable price)' date=' please let me know.[/quote'] You can do so from Dunlop's website.
Tim Plains Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 They're Dunlops and they have a gator on them. Usually 1.14mm, but I also use 1.5mm from time to time. I can't stand anything thinner.
brundaddy Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 I like the feel and sound of medium celluloid for playing at home, but when I play live, it's green tortex...
myspace.com/jessenoah Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 dunlop .46 i like em thin and small GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER IAN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAhahaha
solacematt Posted November 28, 2008 Author Posted November 28, 2008 I've got picks with my name on them that I ordered from InTune Guitar Picks for my last tour that are the same gauge and size as the Dunlop Purple Tortez....But you knew that already...I think you still have one laying around the old warehouse. It's in my room now, on the base of my monitor where I keep the rest of the 'Cool Picks' that the company sent me to try out. Ahh yes, the old warehouse...I'll be there soon
Thermionik Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 . . Fingernails. Eat jelly and oil them to keep 'em supple. Never loose them, drop them or run out..... ..... good enough for Jeff Beck, good enough for me.
80LPC Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 I make them from old credit cards. Cut out with scissors, and smooth with a file. Last a lot longer than expensive celluloid, and you can produce exactly the shape you want. It's a great way to recycle !
littlekenny Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Usually dunlop 1.1-something but I've also been using the thin Guitar Center picks a lot recently
rocketman Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Oh boy am I going to get some flak for this, but here goes. I use Fender (yep that's right) Delrin .73mm (M).
ninety1vee Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 used to use the green ones, been using these for 6 maybe 7 years
justin.guitar.. Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 I use the blue Dunlop They are nice and thck. i forget the size it says on there and on the one i have been useing everything is worn off of it so i cant tell
RichCI Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 Fender Medium. Cheap and easy to find; I grind through picks like crazy. Before anyone suggests Tortex or this or that or any other kind of picks, I like the way the regular celluloid picks sound and feel so I'm willing to sacrifice durability.
Dynadude Posted November 29, 2008 Posted November 29, 2008 I've tried all kinds, and always end up back with the old standby. The huge white 3 cornered Fenders. I use thin, medium, and heavy, depending on the guitar and my mood. Thin for strumming and light picking. Medium for general playing on electric and acoustic. Heavy for intricate picking and hard strumming on electric. I've experimented with flattened silver coins, brass tokens, milk jugs, oil bottles, and even pieces of pick guard material. I made some from a large beef bone, and a few from cow horn. Some woods can work well, but they have to have little to no visible grain, or the strings will hang on them. I tried one of those weird metal squid things, that are supposed to give you all kinds of effects with and A/E, but it sucked, and just scuffed the strings real bad. I always end up with the big white Fenders. I can grip it better than a single point pick, and they last forever.
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