After years of using a copper pick, I am back to using Fender Mediums, but I use the shoulder, not the tip. They last me a long time, but eventually they tend to do this:
Show me your guitar picks and why you like them!
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Butcher of Strats
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Picky picky picky, must have my precious!
Pickboy metacarbonate 1mm, they are three ply and very slippery on the strings with no flex. Supply is running low, better order more…
Pickboy metacarbonate 1mm, they are three ply and very slippery on the strings with no flex. Supply is running low, better order more…
Butcher of Strats
Most Honored Senior Member
Mouses in your cases?
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Resident Pinball Enthusiast
You basic Fender medium. Just works for me, bass or guitar.
I recently found the yellow one and have been using it for bass guitar. I live the size!
I also have some ultex that I have used in the past. I do like the material.
My thumbpad is 18 mm across. The extra surface is a real plus for grip. Took me far too many years to discover this. Started using them about four years ago. Teardrop picks just feel wrong now, though I can play using them well enough.
I played bass over 20 years ago with a traditional teardrop pick, purple Tortex 1.14mm iirc. The triangular would have been helpful.
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Neil.C
Most Honored Senior Member
Dunlop Ultex Sharp 1.14 or Jazz III XL.
I tried a thick (1.5mm) pick about five years ago and loved the attack, so I found a company to make them of Delphin and custom print one of my tats on them.
stratocarlster
Most Honored Senior Member
Was a tortex fan for years but the Max-Grip has won me over ... perfect control and dirt cheap
Oldiemurphy
Senior Stratmaster
I've been using big Fender heavys for over 40 years. They just anchor in my fingers well. Every now and then I try other picks. But I wind up going back to these.
Oldiemurphy
Senior Stratmaster
Yep, I like big triangles too.
albala
Dr. Stratster
I had these made for my wedding. They are Fender medium sized
before we had a kid, my wife was a bookworm
before we had a kid, my wife was a bookworm
Lol, no just from digging too deep. Bend the pick to make it stiffer, then dig too deep, either chips or tears. But I get better than a year from most of them.
Fenderbaum
Senior Stratmaster
Im in the same club.. I have a tinbox with loads of various picks, but these are my go to all the time.
Wow
Very long while back i bought a pick called Jellyfish...
They whittled away...
So bought 4 more
By the time i got their routine down..
The picks were skeletons
And the mfr. Was gone from the earth
I just looked them up again
WhattaYaKnow
Reverb ($15.00)fer one
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They whittled away...
So bought 4 more
By the time i got their routine down..
The picks were skeletons
And the mfr. Was gone from the earth
I just looked them up again
WhattaYaKnow
Reverb ($15.00)fer one
Who's desperate
Picture available on reverb
I discovered these a couple of months ago, and they've been a real game changer for me.
They are Fender 355s, and apparently they've been making them since the '50s. I've never seen anyone else use them. (Although, I've heard that when Jimmie Vaughan uses a pick these days they are large and triangular.)
These don't move around much in my clumsy hands and they work well for strumming and single note lines.
I know it's cheating, but they seem to help cover up some of my ham-fisted technique.
They are Fender 355s, and apparently they've been making them since the '50s. I've never seen anyone else use them. (Although, I've heard that when Jimmie Vaughan uses a pick these days they are large and triangular.)
These don't move around much in my clumsy hands and they work well for strumming and single note lines.
I know it's cheating, but they seem to help cover up some of my ham-fisted technique.
Oldiemurphy
Senior Stratmaster
I used the hard triangles for a while back in the day but then I switched to the rounded triangles. But same principle. Three usable corners and they anchor great in the hand.
KillingTone
Strat-O-Master
I’m big on Dunlop picks, I use the Gels for lighter requirements (acoustic or pop/jangly stuff). The Gels are nice because they stick to my fingers and come in a bunch of thicknesses. For heavier stuff, I like Max-Grip (.88, 1.5), Gator Grip (2.0), Big Stubby (2.0), and Prime Grip (2.0). They all have all-grip, no-slip surfaces. The ones I use most are Prime Grip 2.0 and Max Grip 1.5.
