Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Mark Clark
Date: 18 Dec 03 - 03:10 PM

I'm with you, Murray. I am aware that natural tortoise shell picks can still be had through devious channels but I'm not willing to be a part of building that market. The Tortis® Flatpicks seem like a great alternative and even at that price they are cheaper than what I hear genuine tortoise shell picks go for.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Pete_Standing
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 06:26 PM

Jim Dunlop 1mm (I have heavy strings) for strumming. For picking, nought. I can't cope with thumb picks (I like to feel the string) and me nails are useless, they either snap or grow at funny angles. No nails, no breaking, no worries! I might try a thumb pick one day. I was at one of those Hands on Music things in Witney (near Oxford UK). The guitar tutor used a really cut down thumb pick - it hardly stuck out at all. The guys name was Chris Foster. Really nice chap, great player, similar in style to Carthy, Jones, Hullet and the Obi Wan - Simpson.

Regards

Pete

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: JohnOttoCleese
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 07:13 PM

Hi all

Answer - my nails!

Yes, even on my steel string electro-accoustic :-)

Cheers
James

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: breezy
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 07:33 PM

have I mentioned 'Fred Kelly Speed picks'?
They bring out the true tone of your guitar, and make it sound even better, or worse if you've got a crap guitar, but then I do have some quality ones.
Came across them by chance thru Brook guitars.
So I bought a lifetimes supply from Fred himself in Grayling Michigan
They are long lasting, never snap, 3 gauges.
Then there's the bumble bee pick

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Bob Hitchcock
Date: 06 Jan 04 - 08:17 PM

For flatpicking I use a Fender "mini pick" medium, sometimes called a Telecaster Pick. For fingerpicking a Dunlop thumpick with 3 National "Picky Picks" which I think are made for Banjo, not sure.

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 06:26 AM

Gibson Medium for flat picks, but I never found a thumb pick that felt comfortable, mostly too tight, and the attack angle was always too much {90 Deg.} for my liking.
John

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: breezy
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 12:18 PM

you can loosen most thumb pix.and re-angle 'em they only come in a basic form, you have to tailor them to suit your style.

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Fortunato
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 02:22 PM

Unlike Bob Hitchcock I use the full size fender medium flat pick. I find the mini-pick or telecaster pick can get lodged in my nasal cavity and be the very devil to get out. Of course, if the object to be picked is too far up in there for the flat pick, then I prefer brass dunlops, 21 guage. You can do some serious scraping with those little beauties.

Happy New Year, Chance

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Rich from Milwaukee
Date: 07 Jan 04 - 08:56 PM

Wow - long lasting thread!

For flatpicking and strumming, standard Fender Heavy tortoise picks. Changed from Mediums about a year ago as I've been doing more picking and less strumming.

For fingerstyle, nail salon acrylics on my thumb and 1st 3 fingers. I file them so they're even with my fingertips. Gives that great combination of skin and pick tone!

RfM

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 08 Jan 04 - 04:42 AM

I know nothing (NO change there) on this subject but note a review of Jazz guitarist Paul Martino yesterday described him using a pick "the size and thickness of a domino" !!??

RtS

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: GUEST,Doug
Date: 05 Jun 04 - 06:38 AM

My favourite picks are dunlop Big Stubbys 2mm. Cain't beat them for shred accuracy and feel

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: GUEST,Jim Boles
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 02:54 PM

Tortis Picks,
I have tried the tortis picks made by some guy named Dave, they are way overpriced for what they are. he claims they are grown from a natural substance but has no proff to back his claim.

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Mark Clark
Date: 30 Jun 04 - 03:25 PM

Jim, Are you talking about the new Tortis® Flatpicks I linked above, and again here? How did you like them? Did you ever use real tortoise shell? How would you compare the two? What sort of guitar do you play most often? (brand, model and playing style)

Thanks,

      - Mark

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Mark Clark
Date: 24 Aug 04 - 11:05 PM

I took advantage of the current sale and ordered a couple of Tortis® picks from Red Bear Trading. I've been using them for a couple of weeks now and They are WONDERFUL!

I ordered the new model with three different shapes in a "heavy" weight (1.4mm?) and I just love them. They really play as well as natural tortoise shell. Much better control than with Fender heavies.

I'd been trying the Wegen Bluegrass picks (also heavy) but these Tortis® picks are far superior. If you do much flatpicking, you should really try one of these picks.

      - Mark

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 03:31 AM

Fingers is best of course. However if you find yourself in one of those noisy pub sessions (however it is our Irish friends spell it!) then you need a thumb pick. If you have fat fingers (along with fat much else sadly in my case) then there is only one solution, because reshaping thumbpicks in hot water weakens them.

You need the rotosound large size thumb pick, They sell them for 90p but if you buy the bag of a dozen - the shopkeeper will do you a deal usually. Personally I'd say order two bags, as they do attract the admiration of all classes even the criminal classes amongst our fellow musicians and you do have to look for them and search them out, they don't grow on trees.

A comfortable solution!

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 25 Aug 04 - 06:01 AM

DAWG. nuff said.
eric

Subject: RE: Guitar Picks - What's your favourite?
From:
Date: 06 Sep 04 - 12:58 PM

I use Jim Dunlop Nylon .73 guage as a standard flat pick with light strings (11 to 52). Does anyone know of a site where I can bulk buy them (100) at a discounted rate?