the pick thread '11

[ashstralia]

ok guys and girls, i'm sure we've all tried lot's of 'em.


what's your favourite pick? i like the large dunlop tortex triangles. red or orange. bassists welcome too, we know who you are....

[BigBadBrian]

Dunlop Gator Grip .96

[VanHalenFan5150]

Stuck between two kinds.

Everly Star Picks, .60 gauge, and Dunlop Tortex picks, .50 gauge

[indeedido]

My fav is the Dunlop Tortex .88mm, the green ones. Just the right amount of thickness for me. Too thin and the tone is bad.

[neuralfraud]

Now HERE's a thread!



Where does one begin?

Just about every pick dunlop makes is excellent. That being said, I can't just list a favorite, so I'll start with the ones I DON'T like, followed by the ones i DO like and why.

Picks that SUCK
Wedgie picks. They suck. What a bullshit gimmick.

Cellulose picks - cmon, leave that shit in the trash. How many times have you been shredding only to have your pick CRACK and get stuck on a string?

Picks that ROCK
Current Go-To pick is the ULTEX sharp .73mm, though sometimes I prefer the slightly thinner ULTEX standard .60mm. This the pick I use daily for farting around at home, whatever.

When I play speed metal, shit like slayer and any other type of music involving speed-picking, I prefer a solid, fat pick, and that is usually the Gator Grip Purple or sometimes Green.

The ULTEX is a good compromise; I can pretty much easily play any style with that pick, it's a great pick, but some times you just need something more substantial, and the gator grip fills that need.

[VAiN]

I like these:



In .94mm or 1.07mm.

[Coyote]

1.0mm, brand be damned.

[twonabomber]

Jim Dunlop USA nylon, .73 mm

i have some Tortex and Sharkfins somewhere that are okay too. probably around the same gauge.

i like a little heavier pick for bass, but not a big ol' bass pick.

[Nitro Express]

I like these:



In .94mm or 1.07mm.

I use the same picks but in .80

[Etienne]

Ibanez Sand Grip PA16



1.2 mm

[ZahZoo]

Hard to top a Fender Medium the last 30 years... Dunlop .73's work too...

[ashstralia]

this conversation pops up from time to time in my workplace.... we perhaps play very expensive guitars through nice amplifiers, but it's a 70 cent pick that hits the strings.

[sadaist]

Hard to top a Fender Medium the last 30 years

That's what I use. Not that I can hit the correct strings in the right order or anything.

Any of you try the picks made of stone or a coin? Isn't it Billy Gibbons who plays using a coin as a pick?

[indeedido]

I have a quarter that a friend of mine manipulated into the classic tear drop pick shape. I don't care for it, sound too metallic when it hits the strings. Also a bit harder to keep a hold of.

[Diamondjimi]

I use these fuckers... been using them since Schenker handed me one back in '87. (the 88. and eventually the 1. mil.)




I went through a short spell of using the 205's, but I was wearing them out too quick...