Toolman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I've been fooling with different brands and materials for awhile. My fav, was the dunlop Jazz pick. I decided to try a set of Tusq picks made by Graph tech. After the first try I could tell I was going to like them. Now, after using them for two months, all my guitar cases now have a set of these Tusq picks in them of the 1.00 thickness. Great control, no quaky tone. Even though it's bigger than the jazz size,although it's the same size as your generic Fender pick, I can still grab it in my knuckles for finger snapping notes. I haven't tried Carbon fiber yet (even though a friend makes them) but I think I've landed on my fovorite for now. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzoboy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I've been using Jim Dunlop .73 mm nylon picks since they first came out.I also use the Dunlop .73 Match Piks which are picks that you tear out of a matchbook like pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Lol. I just use run of the mill green tortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Dunlop .46 Thinking of going to a .38, the .46 is feeling a little thick now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 A little narcissistic are we? :P -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 At the end of the night I have the masses clambering for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 .50 DUNLOP I like the turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytrain513 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 When I started almost ten years ago, I've been using these: http://anniespicks.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/5/7/4857075/1067922.jpg Depending on the genre, sometimes I switch to mediums if I need more bite, but I've tried other picks and always come back to these. They're tiny - less than half of your thumb, but I like them that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 .50 DUNLOP I like the turtle. That was me a year ago. I still have loads of them. The bubblegum color is what drew me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Contents of my pick box. Earplugs, of course. Brush, I use it to clean out my bridge pieces after I take the strings off. (Dust buildup) Picks, 6 or 7 Dunlop .46s, 4 Tortex .50s, 2 Dunlop .60s (one of which was the first pick I ever had, used it for roughly a year and a half. (on and off for the half) ) 1 generic .61 from a music shop somewhere far (given to me at my first jam session, guy who gave it to me has since gone missing) 1 generic .71 from an eBay store, 1 Tortex .88, and I'm not sure about the triangle pick. In all honesty, it feels between a .73 and a .88. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I've been trying to find a pick that is nice medium between my hamhanded picking and what my guitars will take before going out of tune. One style I keep coming back to are Tortex The Wedge picks. Fingers crossed, I have been using this gauge for the past four months and have been very happy. Because of my indecisiveness, I have three of four Altoids boxes filled with random picks in all types (nylon, celluloid, etc) and gauges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Any thoughts? Yes, your avatar is giving me welder's flash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenKen Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 40+ Years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Just regular Dunlop tortex. I might switch to Jazz IIIs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega1 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Dunlop Tortex .60mm (Orange) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 impossible to drop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 When reading the accoustic forum and about some of these "tortiose" picks, and other 'legal' and expensive ones, I became curious as to the SOUND of different picks. I decided to do a poor mans version, and when and bought a collection of every-day picks in different thicknesses and types, and try paying attention to the sound. I was surprised that a lot of the time, the thicker picks actually had a brighter sound, or more of an edge. I don't really use picks, I use my nail. But, in trying picks and using them sometimes, I was surprised that the thicker nylon ones sounded more percussive and brighter than the old standard Fender ones medium or Heavy. My 2 favorites at this point, is the purple Dunlop Tortex, and the Fender Extra Heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I use Dunlop Medium Abalone, I think they are like 0.88mm and a bit flexible, next favorite is the James Hetfield picks which are about 0.94mm and made of stiffer material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamGuy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 The silver Herco flex 75's... guess they're made by Dunlop now. It's funny, I had a few I bought AGES ago and hated them until I picked one up about 6 month ago... since then it's been my go to for electric. Still love the orange and yellow tortex for acoustic... orange for rhythm, yellow for lead work. There's a bunch I've sworn by over the years... my tastes change every so often or I just stumble on something "new" that I like the feel of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 impossible to drop... These are all I use. I like the gray, 1 mm size. Great grip on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I don't really use picks, I use my nail. I'm not alone? I play with a pick 10% of the time. Nevery on nylon, if I have to hit individual strings I just screw up if I use a pick, but when I do powerchords (punk or basic folc or pop) I use them. I have screwed up my nails doing this, but I can't aim with picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Nuttin fancy. electric - red tortex acoustic - orange or green tortex... No pick available? I have cut bread tags into pick shapes on numerous occasions. They work great. Otherwise,, I'm a pick Sl^t and not to particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm not alone? I play with a pick 10% of the time. Nevery on nylon, if I have to hit individual strings I just screw up if I use a pick, but when I do powerchords (punk or basic folc or pop) I use them. I have screwed up my nails doing this, but I can't aim with picks. Hey Izzy,, I had a friend who played classical so he used his fingernails all the time. When they broke, he would cut ping pong balls into shapes and crazy glue them on his nails. Maybe not the look you're going for but high on the utilitarian scale ;) hehe,, I know,, I can be an *** sometime.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Pick punch + all the used up gas cards at the Country Fair = hundreds of free picks. They are within .002 of the thickness of a Fender medium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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