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Clarence_chung_zm
Is Anybody Here?
Singapore
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 Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:16:56 AM
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| 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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victorwootenfan
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USA
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Silky The Pimp
Alien Abductee
3321 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 11:57:38 AM
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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. |
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CPPJames
Yak Addict
Fyro Macedonia
800 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:25:34 PM
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| I always use lighter picks...just feel more comfortable to me. Completely agree on the Dunlop Tortex though, phenomenal picks. |
There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't. |
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joojoo
Is Anybody Here?
USA
46 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 12:32:37 PM
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| Gotta throw my vote in for Tortex picks too... never had a problem with them. |
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JemezFoodPeople
Chatterbox
USA
330 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 2:29:34 PM
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| 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! |
"Do you have the patience to wait
till your mud settles and the water is clear?
Can you remain unmoving
till the right action arises by itself?"
-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
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Erich
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1427 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 2:45:48 PM
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| 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. |
~pw'oikr
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victorwootenfan
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USA
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Miss Sorrel
Yak Addict
593 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 3:24:10 PM
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| 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? |
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CPPJames
Yak Addict
Fyro Macedonia
800 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 4:35:59 PM
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| 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. |
There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 4:46:20 PM
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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. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
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Poparad
Try A Little Harder
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 7:33:03 PM
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... 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! |
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victorwootenfan
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USA
2128 Posts |
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Clarence_chung_zm
Is Anybody Here?
Singapore
27 Posts |
Posted - 04/17/2003 : 11:19:40 PM
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| hahaha cool.. but dont u think that a heavy pick would end up slipping on very light gauge strings?? |
Peter White.... |
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Poparad
Try A Little Harder
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:11:38 PM
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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. |
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Poparad
Try A Little Harder
USA
80 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:14:04 PM
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| 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. |
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enthuTIMsiast
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6990 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2003 : 5:30:58 PM
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Tim Reynolds Downloads
I am not the albatross of love, I am the human ellipsis. I am dot dot dot. - Leo Kottke
I hate beating people over the head with anything. We can all make up our own minds. What we don’t have is enough music. More music please. - Leo Kottke |
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GuitarGuy305
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USA
2007 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2003 : 11:28:09 PM
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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.
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2003 : 06:24:52 AM
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Ok Jason, you put it on 2 threads and I am just reading this one now and I still think it's awesome!      |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Dickey500
Chatterbox
USA
144 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2003 : 6:14:11 PM
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| 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. |
"All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out." - Mark Twain |
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victorwootenfan
Alien Abductee
USA
2128 Posts |
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Bustoff
Chatterbox
145 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2003 : 11:20:49 AM
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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. |
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