The Great Pick Debate

[Oldpunk]

Looks like Dunlop owns the market share pretty much, interesting. Makes sense, I used to play them exclusively as well.

 

[HeHasTheJazzHands]

Looks like Dunlop owns the market share pretty much, interesting. Makes sense, I used to play them exclusively as well.

Tortex actually makes one of my favorite picks...

But the Clayton version is $1 cheaper.

 

[Oldpunk]

Tortex actually makes one of my favorite picks...

But the Clayton version is $1 cheaper.

Cool, I dig the larger triangles as well.

 

[HAmmer]

I use V-picks i like the thickness of these i seem to hold on to them better
Stiletto
Chicken Picker
Red Rocker
Euro

 

[EndGame00]

Anyone use or uses acrylic pick before?

 

[RiverRatt]

When I was in retail sales I would bring dozens of picks home from the NAMM show every year. I had some acrylic picks that were insanely thick. I never learned to like them. I like an amount of friction between the pick and strings and there was none. I always went back to Tortex. I've used them pretty much exclusively since they came out.

 

[Bear R.]

Dunlop Jazz III Carbon Fiber...




$40 pick..wow..if I lost that id be hot..but, it's unbelievable how much a pick makes the difference in sound..they really do.. the Carbon Fiber picks are a little less bright, but clear as can be..

and im with you "Captain"..the price is ridiculous though..

 

[blues_n_cues]

Looks like Dunlop owns the market share pretty much, interesting. Makes sense, I used to play them exclusively as well.

and what's funny is basically all companies use the same blanks.

 

[solarburn]

Dunlop Jazz III Carbon Fiber...




$40 pick..wow..if I lost that id be hot..but, it's unbelievable how much a pick makes the difference in sound..they really do.. the Carbon Fiber picks are a little less bright, but clear as can be..

and im with you "Captain"..the price is ridiculous though..

Yeah Bear. Audibly different. The 3 I use sound different never mind the feel in hand or against string.

So a player can take some highs off or add warmth or smoothness to his/her tone by switching picks...no turning eq pots for a quick change in flavor. It's noticeable enuff to my ears.

Anyways I have to look at that cabon fiber version.

 

[Frozenintime]

The Jazz 3 size, but 1.14mm

 

[Vinsanitizer]

 

[Oldpunk]

So a player can take some highs off or add warmth or smoothness to his/her tone by switching picks...no turning eq pots for a quick change in flavor. It's noticeable enuff to my ears.

Picks are a big part of your tone. They are like another V1 slot in a sense... A definite noticeable effect on both playability and sound.

As far as losing a 40 dollar pick, believe you me, you wont. But not because of the money, because of how it plays. You will know where your ferrari is parked at all times. YMMV.

Oh and thats nothing compared to some violin bows....A RARE Superb French Violin Bow by Jacob Eury CA 1830 | eBay....

 

[EndGame00]

I switched pick... from Ultex Sharp 1.40 (bright and aggressive), Ibanez Paul Gilbert 1.00 (small teardrop. pointed tip, wears out faster) to Dunlop Premium Celluloid 1.00 (round tip, warmer attack)

The celluloid's rounder tip feels and plays a little wierd to me, there's more surface area than I am used to... Definitely much warmer than Ultex (bright, aggressive attack), but there's a lot less effort to pick notes vs. ultex sharp... I tend to dig on the strings more with the sharpie than rounder tip... I'm a heavy picker so I tend to burn more picks than anyone... This picks may work best with acoustic than electric, IMO.

Not a big fan of nylon picks. They're too dull and dark for my preference.

25 years of playing, and I still couldn't find the right pick for me.

 

[rads]

been using red and black Jazz III,
now also using tortex, ultex and ultex 2.0 from jazz III variant...

tortex jazz III for practice...
and other Jazz III for studio/live depends on the mood

 

[dreyn77]

if you're really that into it, just buy the pick maker and cutout you're own from anything you can find. $20.

you could srink down some chips packets and use them as the plectrum.

melt some quartz sand into a plectrum shape.

for that price I'd just cut some silver and use that.

 

[GuitarMutant]

Jazz III Purple Tortex. Frequently sharpen them on my carpet

 

[SlyStrat]

Right now I'm using Dunlop Ultex .60.
I prefer a flexible pick.

 

[LedZeppelinFan]

I used to use Standard Tortex .73, then I got into Herco .73, then Red Jazz III, then Herco again. I have recently developed a love for V-Picks Large ULP. I found that they give my notes more definition, and stick to my fingers nicely. I would say that I sound loads better with them. Well worth the ~$4.

 

[Flyingv4me]

Dunlop Ultex .90 Sharps. Tried Tortex...they are too slippery.

The Ultex are the best I have used in 40 years....nothing comes close

 

[Bear R.]

been using red and black Jazz III,
now also using tortex, ultex and ultex 2.0 from jazz III variant...

tortex jazz III for practice...
and other Jazz III for studio/live depends on the mood

I love the Ultex 2.0.. A nice bright sound that comes from these guys..I use them and my Carbon Fibers..lots of both in my room and 1 of each in my little pocket at all times..