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23 Jan 03 - 05:21 AM (#872674) Subject: mandolin picks From: banjomad (inactive) For most of my playing I use a Dunlop 1mm pick for mostly English or celtic music. Bluegrass pickers seem to use very heavy guage picks compared to what we use in the UK. What is the general consensus of opinion on guages and types of mandolin picks. Dave |
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23 Jan 03 - 07:21 AM (#872724) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: GUEST,Sir Roger de Beverley I find that everyone uses heavier picks than me on both mandolin and guitar. For mandolin I use a 0.6 and lighter on the guitar. I like the percussive sound of a floppy pick. R |
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23 Jan 03 - 07:28 AM (#872728) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: GUEST,Davetnova I started with light picks vacilated back and forth between light and heavy and settled on purple big stubbies, very thick and a bit pointy so I round the points down. I get some strange looks if someone borrows a pick but I like the control that heavy picks give ( no flexing, the pick picks where I expect it to. |
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23 Jan 03 - 07:28 AM (#872729) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: mooman 0.6 Dunlops for me on guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin and tenor banjo for many years now. No one can accuse me of not being a creature of habit! moo |
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23 Jan 03 - 08:23 AM (#872757) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: Mooh Now that I've got a local source of Dunlop Ultex picks I've gone back to that make and material in the .73 guage, and occassionally .60 guage. I either use the dull rounded corner or I round off the sharp point to match. This material lasts much longer for me, seems to have more snap on the fast or percussive tunes, and sounds smoother on slow tunes to my ears. Because they're smoother than the Dunlop Gators I was using for so many years, I will rough the gripping surface slightly with fine sandpaper, but usually only on one side. I've flirted with very heavy picks on mandolin in the past and though they're okay for melody playing, I find them less than smooth on chordal things, including doublestops. I dislike changing picks for every instrument, and I find the Ultex perfect for everything. Results will vary according to a variety of factors like angle of attack, choice of strings, type of mandolin, repertoire, technique considerations, and so on. Make sure the pick edge is smooth...I shape, buff and polish mine, obsessively. My 2 cents (Cdn). Peace, Mooh. |
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23 Jan 03 - 08:48 AM (#872766) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: Stu I recently discovered these round picks with holes in. The heavy gauge one suits me for tunes on the mando, although I have to say I more often than not play with my orange Dunlop. For my bouzouki strumming I use a thin (.44) Eagle, which is big and triangular. |
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23 Jan 03 - 08:53 AM (#872772) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: DonMeixner I use the white Tortex picks from Jim Dunlop. They come to a sharp point. I find them to be very fast on the banjo and great for flat picking fiddle tunes on the guitar. Our mand/fiddle man in the band likes the David Grisam Dawg Picks which are like very well used very heavy traditional style flats. To each their own. Don |
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23 Jan 03 - 10:12 AM (#872814) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: GUEST,Davetnova Anybody else tried the metal picks with the holes in? |
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23 Jan 03 - 10:55 AM (#872854) Subject: RE: mandolin picks From: Willie-O Metal flatpicks with holes in them? Nope. Never seen such a thing. I stick with the Dunlop .73's on mandolin and guitar these days. And they must be yellow. I've gone as high as 1.14 mm. But those heavies tend to dig into the strings and get dropped which makes for an unmusical moment, and they don't sound that great. Less than .73 has too much flex. .73 has just enough for a little give and take. (I do play fairly hard). They ring nicer and feel better. W-O |