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| Clarence_chung_zm |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:16:56 AM
Does anyone know whats the best gauge and size of the pick for light gauge strings?? iv been using a heavy teardrop pick to play wif my acoustic mediums n its great but when i use it for the electric strings it gets clumsy. |
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| Bustoff |
Posted - 04/23/2003 : 11:20:49 AM
http://www.jimdunlop.com/picks/stubby.html
Check these picks out by dunlop - i just got one of the "big stubby" ones yesterday and i love it! It makes fast licks a lot easier to play. Very sturdy, yet still some flexibility. |
| victorwootenfan |
Posted - 04/22/2003 : 7:07:44 PM
flaming moe anyone? |
| Dickey500 |
Posted - 04/22/2003 : 6:14:11 PM
After trying a mess of picks out - I've settled on the Tortex .88 (solid green). I think they're just heavy enough to stay virtually break-free, but light enough so I don't abuse my acoustic strings. |
| PJK |
Posted - 04/21/2003 : 06:24:52 AM
Ok Jason, you put it on 2 threads and I am just reading this one now and I still think it's awesome!      |
| GuitarGuy305 |
Posted - 04/20/2003 : 11:28:09 PM
I use picks around .73 when I use them. I've been getting away from picks more into fingerstyle/fingerpicking and just using my fingers to strum.
Adam |
| enthuTIMsiast |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:30:58 PM
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| Poparad |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:14:04 PM
Wow, just checked my old posts and I see I've actually been here for two years. Guess my posting rate really is shamed by the likes of some of the guys around here. |
| Poparad |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:11:38 PM
I've been here for a while, I don't post much. I think I registered over a year ago, but thanks for the welcome none the less.  As for thick picks, I also use heavy gauge strings so I don't know how they would work on light gauge. |
| Clarence_chung_zm |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 11:19:40 PM
hahaha cool.. but dont u think that a heavy pick would end up slipping on very light gauge strings?? |
| victorwootenfan |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 8:58:16 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Poparad
quote:
... i never use picks on my bass(against my religion),
As for bass, fingers all the way!
Damned right! and welcome aboard dude! |
| Poparad |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 7:33:03 PM
quote:
... i never use picks on my bass(against my religion),
Amen Brotha! On guitar I like 2mm picks (yeah I'm probably crazy like that). I started out with thin ones and kept getting thicker and thicker until I landed on these. As for bass, fingers all the way! |
| Arthen |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 4:46:20 PM
I think if you are a beginner I think it's best to use a medium or lighter pick. When you get comfortable with that, then look around. Something around .60mm, would serve pretty well in my opinion.
This of course, is my opinion. |
| CPPJames |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 4:35:59 PM
Interesting question...I'd say not really. I think it's all a matter of preference. Try different guage picks and see what feels best. Most are still the same shape in the end. |
| Miss Sorrel |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 3:24:10 PM
When my father taught me how to play guitar he wouldn’t ever let me use a pick, so I had no idea that there were so many different types… Whenever I would try to use one, I would fumble all over the place with it (not to mention, felt a great sense of rebellion against my father, jk)… But here's my REALLY dumb question… is there a good/better beginners pick? |
| victorwootenfan |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 2:50:14 PM
then again i am a bass player, so i rarely use picks... i never use picks on my bass(against my religion), and when i play guitar i use heavy jazz picks about 90 percent of the time. whenever i use a slide on guitar i always fingerpick tho.. i have weird habits, but ah well... |
| Erich |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 2:45:48 PM
i never use a pick, whether for rythmn, lead, or anything in between. if you ever watched the birdcage, the housekeeper that cant wear shoes and always fall over cause of them... thats how i am with a pick. |
| JemezFoodPeople |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 2:29:34 PM
Dunlop Medium-Light gels ( the clear-green ones) are picks that I have found to be a good versatile pick for both rhythm and lead playing. it's like goldie locks found the nice warm pick pouridge in between heavy and light... or something. Otherwise I use the 1.0 mm blue tortex picks. they rock. they NEVER break! |
| joojoo |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:32:37 PM
Gotta throw my vote in for Tortex picks too... never had a problem with them. |
| CPPJames |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:25:34 PM
I always use lighter picks...just feel more comfortable to me. Completely agree on the Dunlop Tortex though, phenomenal picks. |
| Silky The Pimp |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 11:57:38 AM
For me it depends on what type of music I'm playing. I like to use a slightly lighter pick (.60) for rhythm based stuff, and I like to use a heavier (1.0) for lead/blues.
I only use Dunlop Tortex pics, and have been since I first started... they're the only ones I know of that won't break. I got a kick out of it when I saw that TR uses the same ones. |
| victorwootenfan |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 11:34:31 AM
personally i love heavy jazz picks. don't know specifics on them, but i used to use fender mediums, and then i fell in love with jazz picks... |
