Pick material differences

[FuzzyAce]

i like those too- im still hoping they make em in the big three point triangles! i tried the 'normal' picks and really dug em.. but i drop any pick thats not the size of a half dollar

Oh, I can't do the big triangle.
I have a vintage Santana pick and it's that shape.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Ah, I see. I thought you were talking about a version number.

My guess is there could be a limit to how thick they make nylon. Probably a material issue.

 

[newholland]

Ah, I see. I thought you were talking about a version number.

I‘d like to have a Tortex version with smoother edges.

git yoself a daggone drywall sponge and a nail file!

 

[metropolis_4]

D’Addario are still my favorite for celluloid 351 picks!

I’m sitting here with a D’Addario, a Dunlop, and a D’Andrea. The D’Andrea is really slippery, the D’Addario definitely has the best grip. Tone is very similar between all three (I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference if I wasn’t looking). Feel is very similar, but the D’Andrea is slightly longer and narrower. I know some people like that, I prefer the shape of the D’Addario. The old Dunlop were shaped like the D’Addario, the new Dunlop however are shaped more like the D’Andrea.

 

[la szum]

Geesh! They make picks that don't start with a "D", Met.

 

[metropolis_4]

Geesh! They make picks that don't start with a "D", Met.

lol, I do have a few of those too!

 

[la szum]

I am starting to think that the better my technique is/becomes the less the
pick matters.

Still have preferences, but they can all get the job done.... even as we chase
that last few % of improvements.

 

[metropolis_4]

I am starting to think that the better my technique is/becomes the less the
pick matters.

Still have preferences, but they can all get the job done.... even as we chase
that last few % of improvements.

Agreed.

To me pick choice is 99.9% about tone. But even that is small enough of a difference that nobody but me will notice.

But I still have fun trying out different picks

 

[la szum]

For sure.


For me, it probably matters more what instrument (acoustic, electric?) I am playing,
and what style I am playing, than just sticking to one type or size of pick.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Tone is important with picks, but if it doesn't respond right hitting the strings it's a no go for me. I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of warmth with a Flow 2.0 just because of this reason.

 

[la szum]

It's that "chirp" that really cuts through in a dense mix.

 

[Blix]

It's that "chirp" that really cuts through in a dense mix.

*cries in acrylic*

 

[newholland]

nah but in an open mix on the middle pickup.. you can definitely taste acrylic!

 

[metropolis_4]

For sure.


For me, it probably matters more what instrument (acoustic, electric?) I am playing,
and what style I am playing, than just sticking to one type or size of pick.

Same. One of the big challenges for me doing theater work has been finding picks that work well for steel string acoustic, nylon acoustic, banjo, mandolin, ukulele, Archtop, and electric. Sometimes I use multiple picks in a show, sometimes I have to find a compromise.

Another thing I had to adjust to was the need to sometimes play (for example) very sweet soft passages at pianissimo with a clean tone. I had been going thicker and thicker with picks, but I found playing that delicately just didn’t work well with anything thicker than 1.15 or so.