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  • ashstralia
    ROTH ARMY ELITE
    • Feb 2004
    • 6566

    the pick thread '11

    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
    TOASTMASTER GENERAL
    • Jan 2004
    • 10625

    #2


    Dunlop Gator Grip .96
    “If bullshit was currency, Joe Biden would be a billionaire.” - George W. Bush

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    • VanHalenFan5150
      Sniper
      • Oct 2009
      • 960

      #3
      Stuck between two kinds.

      Everly Star Picks, .60 gauge, and Dunlop Tortex picks, .50 gauge
      Reading Crazy From the Heat in four hours flat, in a cramped RV, on the return trip of a 3,000+ mile family outing to New Jersey is an enlightening experience you'll never forget.

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      • indeedido
        Veteran
        • Feb 2004
        • 2293

        #4
        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.
        This space for rent.

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        • neuralfraud
          Head Fluffer
          • Aug 2010
          • 278

          #5
          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.

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          • VAiN
            Use my hand, I won't look
            ROCKSTAR

            • Nov 2006
            • 5056

            #6
            I like these:



            In .94mm or 1.07mm.
            Originally posted by wiseguy
            That shit will welcome you in the morning and pour the milk in your count chocula for ya.

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            • Coyote
              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
              • Jan 2004
              • 8185

              #7
              1.0mm, brand be damned.
              Why settle for something you have, if it's not as good as something you're out to get?

              Originally posted by Seshmeister
              It's like putting up a YouTube of Bach and playing Chopstix on your Bontempi...

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              • twonabomber
                formerly F A T
                ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                • Jan 2004
                • 11263

                #8
                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.
                Last edited by twonabomber; 03-17-2011, 08:23 PM.
                Writing In All Proper Case Takes Extra Time, Is Confusing To Read, And Is Completely Pointless.

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                • Nitro Express
                  DIAMOND STATUS
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 32880

                  #9
                  Originally posted by VAiN
                  I like these:



                  In .94mm or 1.07mm.
                  I use the same picks but in .80
                  No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!

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                  • Etienne
                    Commando
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 1196

                    #10
                    Ibanez Sand Grip PA16



                    1.2 mm

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                    • ZahZoo
                      ROTH ARMY WEBMASTER

                      • Jan 2004
                      • 9053

                      #11
                      Hard to top a Fender Medium the last 30 years... Dunlop .73's work too...
                      "If you want to be a monk... you gotta cook a lot of rice...”

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                      • ashstralia
                        ROTH ARMY ELITE
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 6566

                        #12
                        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.

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                        • sadaist
                          TOASTMASTER GENERAL
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 11625

                          #13
                          Originally posted by ZahZoo
                          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?
                          “Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”

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                          • indeedido
                            Veteran
                            • Feb 2004
                            • 2293

                            #14
                            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.
                            This space for rent.

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                            • Diamondjimi
                              DIAMOND STATUS
                              • May 2004
                              • 12086

                              #15
                              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...
                              Trolls take heed...LOG OUT & FUCK OFF!!!

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