What pick?

[vracula]

I use a lot of differents picks! Gator are good, pickboy too, but my fave are "Jackou", it's new and it's french, actually you can't find it in U.S.A, but maybe soon or if you contact Jackou himself on www.jackou.com
his picks have a very little magnetic coin into the top of the pick, and so you can "stick" it on your hardware or any metallic parts of your guitar, it's pretty cool for people like me, I always get off my picks and loos it.

[Super_shredder]

wow that seem likes a pretty cool idea

[vracula]

it's exactly what i've think when i've seen that on a french magasine !

[Dred]

Here's some input from my point of view and whatever experience i have.


-Nylon picks are brighter and snappier.
Put more emphasis to the bass and treble on your EQ, and youve got good, clear riffy tone that's articulate. Whether you choose to scoop the mids or add some extra, is upto you. Results will vary quite a bit with nylons. More treble with some mids will give you more sparkle, but its upto your guitar to decide how this will turn out. It may very well be that it wont work out, depending on your pups. Also, if you've got very warm pickups, nylon will be a good material to bring out the highs. Like with any pick material combined with different electronics, woods and amps, it may take some fiddling with those EQ controls.
I recommend the planet waves Satch picks. Medium gauge is good for most purposes. I've got some left over from well over a year ago, they're all deformed from my fingers and worn out, but they play as well as anything. Quite durable.

-Celluloid picks are warmer sounding.
They're what I use most for 98% of the time. They got a lot of mids naturally. At least from what came from my amp. However, as warm as they are, they are very "sparkly", and have a completely different sound when a string is attacked, when compared to just about any other pick. Some of the most responsive stuff I've ever played. The dynamics you can achieve with these things is really astounding. You can make them as warm or as snappy, bright and loud as you want, but it all depends to your picking. I have my mids all the way up, with treble at 3 o'clock and bass at 10:30. From there, I can make them very warm with my neck pup, or really bright and beefy with the bridge. All thanks to the pick. I highly recommend these. Try Dunlop's Celluloid Classics. I use heavies. Don't pick scrape them too much near the playing tip, as they get caught on the strings with slightly more resistance when there's grooves in them. Each pick lasts months, literally.

-Jazz Picks
Jazz 3s is what I really checked out from that line. Used them for months and theyre really precise. They are very stiff picks, are durable and come in Nylon and Stiffo Nylon. Nylons are red and are slightly brighter, Stiffos are black and made of a tougher plastic, so they last longer and sound darker. I used either. Both picks, despite being nylon, are quite dark sounding. You'd like to get the highs a little higher on the eq, and maybe some mids to even the volume a bit. Very nice picks. Some people say that they're not the best choice for strumming, but I tend to disagree. However, you will grind your fingers up a bit until you get used to their small size. Dunlop manufactures those.

-Stubby picks. Dunlop designs these. One of the best picks I've ever used. I know I used either a heavy, or a medium before. Take a half hour or so to get used to these, because they are a completely different type of animal. They're thicker than your average picks, and are heavily rounded, but you've no idea how smooth they feel. Mid-filled as far as I remember, so they're very smooth sounding, also the rounded edges make for a smoother (sounding) ride as well . Highly recommended. One word of caution though: -they are eaten up by the bass strings REALLY quickly. The round tip gets rounded off even more, making single notes slightly more difficult to play. Expect it to feel like new for 2-4 days, after that. it will begin to feel a bit iffy. Riffing on the low strings is unaffected though, and these badboys never warp, either!

I wouldn't say that made all that much sense, so ask if there's anthing at all!

[j4vice]

some animals were kilt in the making of these picks.

[Ben...]

Jeez, I tried using a non-Jazz III today; it didn't work out so well. I'm so used to the Jazz III that I choked up on the pick so much that only a tiny bit was visible. I felt like a fish out of water so I went back to my Jazz III's and all's good.

[j4vice]

bye

[AussieTerry84]

Red Jazz III's!!!!!

I hate the finish on the Black Jazz III's, the Red's are so smooth :P

[SEEGERMANY]

"for aggressive playing"

[Ben...]

Red Jazz III's!!!!!

I hate the finish on the Black Jazz III's, the Red's are so smooth :P

I'm with you. The black ones just don't feel right.

[scott.court]

I use black Jim Dunlop 1mm pics (though I'm sure colour doesn't matter ) Having said that I've been known to use 13 gague strings due to being heavy handed, so what do I know? lol

[Ripley7t]

I just switched a couple of weeks ago to the Dunlop Stubby 3mm smalls. I cannot believe the difference between these and a standard shaped pick. I doubt I will use anything else from now on.

[drixll]

Need suggestions for a pick. I am very much a beginner and 99.9% of my playing is of a rhythm nature...no leads =] From what I have read, and what I have experienced, it would seem a thinner pick would be best for me, but how thin? What material? What brand?

Going to go and get a double-stand and some picks tomorrow, so any and all help is appreciated...thanks!

after trying every pick in production (i think), and a few that may not be in production anymore, i have settled on the dunlop .96mm 'gator grip'. i like the tension of a heavier pick, and i don't like it when they fly out of my fingers if i should sweat. they make them heavier, but they were just a bit too much, and the lighter ones bend, so for me it was the perfect balance of control and feel.

[scott.court]

I just switched a couple of weeks ago to the Dunlop Stubby 3mm smalls. I cannot believe the difference between these and a standard shaped pick. I doubt I will use anything else from now on.

Stubbies are quite cool if you wanna use alot of pinch harmonics, so that's something to consider!

[toejam]

after trying every pick in production (i think), and a few that may not be in production anymore, i have settled on the dunlop .96mm 'gator grip'. i like the tension of a heavier pick, and i don't like it when they fly out of my fingers if i should sweat. they make them heavier, but they were just a bit too much, and the lighter ones bend, so for me it was the perfect balance of control and feel.

I also love the .96mm Gator Grip. The only other pick I really like is the red heavy Dunlop Gel pick, I think it's like 1.0mm. And I'll use the yellow extra-heavy when playing bass.