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Post by surfguy13 on Apr 3, 2023 13:54:25 GMT
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Post by Phil Taylor on Apr 3, 2023 14:29:45 GMT
I've tried a few different picks but mainly use these Dunlop ones. My preference are the 1.14mm and 1.5mm ones and I've used those on all my plectrum videos. I do find them a tad slippery at times. I'm always on the lookout for the perfect pick though........ Phil
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Post by lavaman on Apr 3, 2023 15:24:56 GMT
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Post by surfguy13 on Apr 3, 2023 16:55:29 GMT
it's interesting that both Phil and Iain use heavier picks......most people that I know use them too. I think I shall have to try the Black Raven Triangle as they look quite large and ergonomic; they also do them in a 50mm which is ideal.
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Post by curmudgeon on Apr 5, 2023 8:55:55 GMT
The choice of "plectra" is as personal as underpants, and as a "picker" since the mid '60s I have a large toolbox full of acoustic instrument impedimenta, not least picks.
I have a box of real tortoiseshell which back in the day were easily bought over the counter, sadly, like all beginners I used the thinnest possible, so they are pretty much useless now.
When I moved to composite picks, my thinnest picks were .60 m/m but as my "Dunlop" box shows I moved to 1 m/m pretty soon, for my "windscreen wiping" strumming style.
In 1975, I got involved with Bluegrass and changed to Martin Naturaltone No4 (?) 1.2 m/m picks in both nylon and delrin which I think I used until the mid '90s when I was introduced to Blue chip picks (which I was convinced were a scm until someone sent me one. That was a 346 large triangle which I found far superior to 351 teardrops.
I now have a Bluechip TAD 40 (1 m/m) for light gauge strings, and TAD50 (1.25 m/m for mediums) for all my flat tops apart from my 12 strings on which I prefer Wegen TF140s (I prefer these for archtops too).
I think that most of us start with light flappy picks for simple strumming - and gradually move to thicker , better picks as we develop our styles.
Comping, and manouche guitarists to to favour 2-3 m/m picks, flat pickers 1-1.5 m/m and strummers 1 m/m or even thinner.
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Post by Martin on Apr 5, 2023 19:18:49 GMT
I’ve tried several picks over the years and almost always play with fingers/nails, even for strumming.
The only pick I do use, mainly for mandolin is the Blue Chip TAD40. A wonderful thing that I still haven’t lost after more than a few years of ownership.
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Post by Derick on Apr 5, 2023 20:43:30 GMT
I have a little tin, inside the little tin there must be near on 100 picks, of different thickness, shape and material plus various, thumb and fingerpicks. About once a year, I get the little tin out open it up and try every pick, then put all the picks back in the tin for another year.
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 5, 2023 21:16:15 GMT
I have a little tin too, Derick, though I rarely delve into it. I used to take it everywhere in my guitar case so I could dispense picks to picklosers if necessary. I do know that among the contents are two picks with (now) very faded Fylde insignia - Roger gave them to my then very young daughters when I collected my first Fylde from him in Kirkham. Must have been early/mid 1990s or thereabouts. But the oldest one still in my possession was given to me in the mid 1960s by the son of our next door neighbour, who was at that time playing in Lonnie Donegan's band. I wonder if he'd nicked the pick from the Lonster....? Keith
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Post by grayn on Apr 6, 2023 6:24:53 GMT
I too can join the tin full of picks club. Many are decades old. I have used for decades, pretty much exclusively, Jim Dunlop USA Nylon .73mm plectrums, for acoustic, electric and very rarely, bass. Boring I know, but they just do it for me.
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 6, 2023 6:41:25 GMT
I too can join the tin full of picks club. Many are decades old. I have used for decades, pretty much exclusively, Jim Dunlop USA Nylon .73mm plectrums, for acoustic, electric and very rarely, bass. Boring I know, but they just do it for me. Thank goodness! I was beginning to think I was the only one in the Jim Dunlop Nylon club! And I'm a .73mm man meself - love the little dimples that make it easy to grip and the gradiated greys that go darker the heavier you get.
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Post by grayn on Apr 6, 2023 8:44:08 GMT
Here's my admission photo for the Picks In A Tin Club. Repeats and totally knackered ones left out.
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Post by curmudgeon on Apr 6, 2023 10:20:19 GMT
Talking about tins and safe storage, when I got my first "precious" Blue Chip Pick, I thought deeply about how to ensure that I could keep it safe, even though I'm a pretty OCD guy and tend not to lose stuff.
My first idea was the usual tobacco tin but then , probably looking on ebay I saw "Princess Mary Tins" and got one. It proved to be an attractive and ideal size for picks and (Shubb) capo and fitted comfortably in the accessory compartments of all my guitar cases.
Eventually, I got one for each of my flat tops, equipped with a Blue Chip TAD, a Wegen TF and a Shubb capo.
As they had a certain value, it acted as another reminder to make sure that the tin and the contents were never overlooked.
Sadly it seems impossible to insert pics here unless they are on some storage website or other, but I can show you this video made in 2018, but please note that I don't sell the repro boxes any more as they are readily available in the US.
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Post by ocarolan on Apr 6, 2023 11:21:30 GMT
....... Sadly it seems impossible to insert pics here unless they are on some storage website or other,..... Using a hosting site is certainly the preferred method here as on all proboards sites but it is possible to upload limited file sizes to your post direct from your PC. Use the orange "Reply" button on the right rather than the Quick reply one on the left. You'll find there is then an "Add attachment" button which will allow you to upload direct. The Forum has a limited amount of storage which once full requires deletion of older attachments added by this method. Keith
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Post by mandovark on Apr 6, 2023 12:46:45 GMT
The choice of "plectra" is as personal as underpants True, though as a general rule I've found that my friends are more willing to let me try out their plectra.
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Post by mandovark on Apr 6, 2023 12:51:34 GMT
A friend who also happens to be a professional jazz guitarist let me try out a couple of his Dugain picks recently. They're much thicker than I've used before - from a look round online, they seem to range between 2.5 and 5mm. I was genuinely amazed at how good they sounded, for single notes especially but they worked far better for strumming than I would have imagined. I'm thinking of investing in a couple of them, but unfortunately after looking at the prices I think 'investing' is probably the right word
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