Is size important?
nog
I just bought - nay, invested in - a Wegen pick which is significantly
larger than the JD Stubby type that I've used for the last year or so.
It's a chunky bugger, 3?mm thick, and 30 x 26mm overall with deep
grooving both sides, as well as a recess on the top surface "fer yer
thumb", so it's less prone to shifting in your grip (well, mine anyway).
These things are hand-made - www.wegen.com - and the material, whatever
it is, is tough but smooth, giving a fairly muted attack and an easy
ride across the strings.
At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
coin, roll-your-own?
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andrew_s
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[snip the bit about Wegen picks]
> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
>
I was at a masterclass held by John Jorgensen a month or so ago and he was
using Wegen picks. He had dozens of them. He passed them round to let us
try them. They are certainly very fat indeed, to say nothing of being
expensive ! (They can be up to a tenner each) Although I found it quite
easy to use, I thought it would take a bit of getting used to. That said,
I have indicated to Santa that a Wegen pick would make a very interesting
Christmas pressie........
My normal pick is a 2mm Gator Grip although I'm trying out the 2mm Stubbies
just now.
cheers
Andrew
George Weston
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0.38 Jim Dunlop, blow-away-in-the-breeze white ones (or if I'm feeling the
need for something more meaty, a 0.46.
(I hasten to add that I am a rhythmist!).
George
Steve Cobham
Jim Dunlop Tortex 1.00 mm.
For everything, although I can usually make do with anything of a
similar shape marked as "heavy".
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and...@carrew.com says...
John's magnificent, isn't he?
It's the 2mm Stubby that I've been using but I have found that they've
tended to rotate in my grip.
Good luck with the man in the red coat. :)
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Simon Grimshaw
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
Fluorescent pink 0.96mm Martin ones, for ease of spotting them on a
dark stage. I actually tried buying some more but can't find them in
the local shop, and other apparently similar plectra just aren't as
good (for me, at least). Maybe I need to spend time wearing new ones
in before consigning them to the pick bin at the bottom of the gig
bag...
Adrian Clark
> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
I'm using (checks in pockets) Pickboy Celltex 0.88mm. They seem to work.
My main requirement is that a pick should have a smooth, rather than
matt, surface; also, it shouldn't be too small (10 years of Jazz IIIs
gave me hand cramps) or too thin.
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> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department?
2mm Dunlop Gator. The one true plectrum.
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Steve Dix
Orange Jim Dunlop Tortex. They last for ages. I found they were a
happy medium between thicker, heavier picks, which sounded a bit
thunky {1} and thinner picks, which sounded like those irritating bits
of plastic some people put in their bicycle spokes to make a noise.{2}
{1} Yes, thunky! I could clearly hear the dull thud of the pick as
separate from the picked note.
{2} You know, a sort of dreadful, farting rasping noise{3}. You got
something similar if playing fast rhythm with full chords and a thin
pick.
{3} It was definitely the pick and not any part of my digestion, thank
you.
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> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
ULTEX 1.0mm!
The other one true Pick ;)
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They dont bend, dont slip and sound good!
Dave
Gez
Because they're Deep Purple coloured!
Dazed
peter.mccor...@eudoramail.com says...
JD White Nylon .46mm, I like it for strumming mainly but suits me fine
for fast picking too, it's also got 2 hole punches in it now (ta ukmg
:P) - this is what I use most.
JD Grey .60mm for clearer picking, first started playing with this when
I was learnt to play on a 12 string (Eko Ranger XII, which commonly
snapped it's neck recently).
Gibson USA T & M black triangles, not used the T (thin?) one much after
it shattered after upgrading to Fender SB .10s (it's now filed down to a
hexagon), but bought some more and they're good for harder picking and a
bit of strumming. Still prefer the T though, I like to hold it flexed in
between my fingers.
I bought a JD 1mm ('Big Stubby' I think?) transparent pick recently,
feels too inflexible and has a gritty grip - that and I've lost it
because it's blended in with the floor.
Teckpick (metal) white & blue - used these briefly, think they were £1
from Music Exch in Stockport, the grip feels smooth, but the paint peels
off where it strikes and deposits it onto your strings, along with metal
filings on your pickups and scratches the guitar if you're not careful.
A mate likes the orange JD tortex but I didn't get on with it, because
it felt too smooth.
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> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
I use Pick Boy 'medium' which are about 1mm thick and about the size and
shape of the old Dunlop nylon picks (which glowed in the dark). I use hybrid
picking so I need a pick which sounds similar to the sound of my fingernails
(and has a similar amount of flexure). I have them in red and a cream colour
(which also glows in the dark). I'm not sure what the material is, but they
smelled slightly of mothballs when new.
I also have some Pick Boy picks of the same size but made of 'Delrin' and
covered in raised dimples. I don't use those much as the dimples make the
pick feel too thick and the 'Delrin' has a much stiffer feel to it than the
other picks, although the material doesn't seem too thick, 1mm approx. I've
also got a Dava 'Control' pick and a 'sharks tooth' pick somewhere which I
don't use much, although the 'sharks tooth' is a good alternative to the
pick+nail sound if my fingernail has worn down.
Icarusi
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Ross Edwards
(snip Wegen info... No, not Wigan; *Wegen*)
> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
Dunlop Gator Grip .96mm
A nice shade of purple... or is it mauve?
Ross.
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> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
Jim Dunlop nylon, carpet coloured!
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hlg
> At the risk of sounding a bit like Jarl, what are the preferences that
> you guys have in the pick department? Big, small, fat, thin, brand,
> coin, roll-your-own?
>
JD 2.0mm big stubby.
I have tried a 3.0 mm version; this will set the Queen Mary's anchor cable
humming, but it's too big for the guitar.
JD 500 1.14 mm as backup; lurid mauve, can be seen against carpet (unless
you are playing at the house of a friend who is stuck in a 70's timewarp).
And, when GAS threatens to become too insistent, I intend to copy a friend
who has potentially the world's dearest pick; he snipped a sharkfin shape
out of the middle of his Barclaycard.
Happy 2004 to all.