Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

[Misanthrope189]

Hey guys, what's your solution for slick picks while you're trying to riff? Sometimes I don't even need to sweat, and if I play some gallops on the E string from Iced Earth, I'll lose my pick position, and I have to try to fix it while playing. It pisses me off, especially when I can't even get through a lick without my pick sliding around in my hand so I don't even have a picking surface anymore. It's crap. I don't know...I'm using Dunlop 3mm stubbies...I love them, but damn, when they slip I wanna beat the hell out of them...but they're so frickin' small I can't do much but curse.

Any solutions?

Thanks,
Nick

[Child Of Norther]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Clayton polymers...


Buy those and if you drop it as a result of it slipping, i'll eat my KV

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

interesting...will any of them do, or would you recommend a certain material of the 6 they offer?

Thanks,
Nick

[thetroy]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

I have a pack of those 3mm stubby jazz picks and I always like them for a minute then they start slipping. Now I use the Jazz III's (usually the red ones) all of the time.

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Haha, yeah...I did use the red jazz IIIs...for some reason they always slipped, too. I would wrap electrical tape around them to get a grip. They looked cool, though.

I used to have the regular tortex ones, but they felt kinda cumbersome and goofy. I would mess up playing, or they'd get stuck on strings...so I moved to those smaller pointier ones that I like a lot, the dang things just slip all the time...

Nick

[GodOfRhythm]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Try rubbing it against a piece of sanding paper to rough it up. Works for me.

[thetroy]

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The black Jazz III's are less slippery than the red ones. I haven't figured out why I'm better with the red ones, but for some reason I am.

[Chameleonfong]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Try punching some small holes in your picks, that will create enough ficition.

[Deneb]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

I use Dunlop Tortex Black Sharps. (the black is the size, I believe it's 1.35 or 1.15, I've not looked at the size in awhile, since I've been using them for years.

I've not dropped one in some time. However, when I did drop picks, I would take a razor and carve X's in it.

[toejam]

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I've not dropped one in some time. However, when I did drop picks, I would take a razor and carve X's in it.

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I used to carve Xs in my picks, too. Got that trick from Dimebag Darrell. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[dfvxc]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Hey I use 3mm Stubbies too!

I used to have slipping problems with rythm too... Now They're pretty much gone.. I guess I'm used to them

[quiksilver]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Drill holes in 'em for added grip.

I agree that the black Jazz IIIs are less slippery than the red ones (the red ones are easier to find though [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] ).

I use HotLicks Copper picks, cut to a small circular shape (using a penny as a template), so it doesn't matter which way it's pointing, and drill a few holes in the middle for grip. An actual penny also works well - and it's cheap! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Deneb]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

I got it from Amir Derakh (spelling) of Orgy. I was bitching about dropping picks (and amongst other things, when I played in an Orgy cover band, make up) and he showed me what he did.

I've not dropped a damn thing since though, so I quit cutting them. I've cut my fingers so many damn times doing it.

[black cherry]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Have you tried the Dunlop Big Stubbies? I use the 2mm version.

[Misanthrope189]

Re: Slippery Picks and Metal Riffs

Actually, no, I've only been using the regular sized 3mm stubbies...are the bigger ones easier to handle?

-Nick